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8:45 – 9AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Mike Alvaro, President & CEO, CP State
Maria Kansas, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Center for Disability Services
Vincent Siasoco, MD, MBA, Medical Director, ADAPT Community Network
9 – 9:30
SESSION 1
Hon. James McDonald, MD, Commissioner, NYS Department of Health
Dr. McDonald will discuss healthcare and new health initiatives for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York State.
9:35 – 10:30
SESSION 2
OPWDD & OMH Discussion on Patients with Dual Diagnosis
Hon. Ann Sullivan, MD, Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health
Jill Pettinger, PhD, Deputy Commissioner for Statewide Services, NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Mental health services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often challenging to obtain. OPWDD and OMH have been working together to resolve the various issues when individuals that are dually diagnosed seek MH services.
Drs. Ann Sullivan and Jill Pettinger will provide information on the current and future cross-agency initiatives and how OPWDD and OMH are working together to ensure people with I/DD with a mental health diagnosis are able to receive the services they need.
10:40 – 11:40
SESSION 3
Joseph Gioia, PhD, Psychologist, ADAPT Community Network
This session will discuss the changes in care and recommendations over time for those with co-occurring psychiatric and neurological issues.
12:10 – 1:10PM
SESSION 4
Multidisciplinary Clinics: Creation & Care Continuity
Jennifer Miller, MD, Physiatrist, Albany Medical Center
Dr. Miller will compare and contrast elements of the Multidisciplinary Spasticity Clinic (PM&R, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Orthotics, PT) which she runs with the Spina Bifida Clinic (PM&R, Developmental Peds/Behavioral Health, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Orthotics, GI, Urology) at Albany Med that she participates in.
1:15 – 2:15
SESSION 5
Ann Morgan, MD, Chief of Medical Services for State Operations, NYS OPWDD
Scott Stiefel, MD, Medical Director of Behavioral Health, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services, NYC HHC
John Barbuto, PhD, MPA, LCSW-R, Deputy Commissioner of the Division of State Operations, NYS OPWDD
Joshua Berezin, MD, MS, Clinical Director, NYS OMH
Jennifer Morrison-Diallo, PhD, BCBA-D, Senior Director of Specialty Services, NYC HHC
This panel will describe the collaborative planning and implementation of two specialized units to improve services for people within New York City with intellectual and developmental disabilities and acute mental health/ behavioral crises. A special acute inpatient psychiatric unit was developed along with a separate, short-term residential placement for those needing further stabilization. Some of the lessons learned, challenges, and successes of the pilot program will be discussed.
2:20 – 3:50
SESSION 6
Mental Health: Co-Occurring Conditions in Individuals with I/DD and Psychotropic Meds
Benjamin Margolis, MD, Senior Psychiatrist and Staff Neurologist, Access: Supports for Living
An overview of managing some of the most common presentations of autism and associated behavioral and affective challenges, and the most common challenges presented to the clinician in an office setting. We will review the need for comprehensive and collaborative evaluation to prevent diagnostic overshadowing and then present a framework of how to safely prescribe and monitor these medications, in addition to evaluating effectiveness. Three case examples will be included.