American Psychiatric Association Hosts Congressional Briefing on Integrated Care – Collaborative Care Model

Apr 12, 2016

* * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *

WHAT

Join us to learn about the Collaborative Care Model, how and where it is being implemented across the country, and what policies could support further adoption. Over the past decade, the integration of behavioral health and general medical services has been shown to improve patient access, outcomes, and reduce stigma related to mental health.

More than 80 randomized control trials have identified one model in particular – the Collaborative Care Model – as being effective and efficient in improving patients’ health. Collaborative Care is an evidence-based, multi-disciplinary, team approach to care. Greater federal support is needed to enhance access to effective Collaborative Care.

WHO

Renée Binder, M.D., President, American Psychiatric Association, Professor of Psychiatry, Founding Director of the Psychiatry and Law Program and Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine.

Jürgen Unützer, M.D., M.P.H., MA, Director, Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center, and Chair and Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.

David Roll, M.D., Regional Medical Director, Cambridge Health Alliance Primary Care Clinics and Primary Care Physician at the Revere Family Health Center, Revere, Mass.

WHEN

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 10:30 a.m. – Noon

WHERE

430 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

MEDIA

More on integrated care and report on the Collaborative Care Model.

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