IBHC of AZ Social and Advocacy Event Sponsored by Janssen and Meadows Behavioral Health Care

Behavioral Health Providers,

Join the IBHC of AZ for a Social and Advocacy Presentation, sponsored by Janssen and Meadows Behavioral Health Care.

DATE: Thursday, January 25, 2017

TIME: 6:30 to 8:30 pm

PLACE: The Meadows Outpatient Center, 19120 North Pima Road, Suite 125

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

AGENDA

6:30 to 7:15 pm—Social (Light Supper Hosted) (IBHC BINGO)

7:15—Welcome & Introductions

7:25 to 7:40—Sean Walsh, CEO, Meadows Behavioral Healthcare

7:40 to 8:10 - "Health Policy in 2018, Priorities of the New Administration and 115th Congress," Shannon Groppenbacher, Director of Healthcare Policy & Advocacy, Strategic Customer Group, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.

8:10 to 8:30—Social/Networking Time/BINGO Prize Drawings ($100 Amazon GC, No Stigmas merchandise, and more)

The IBHC of AZ thanks Meadows Behavioral Healthcare for providing the host meeting site and support for this event and Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies for hosting the speaker and meal.

This event is free, with meal hosting by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, which meal hosting is reportable under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. For behavioral health providers employed directly by the Federal government or the State of Arizona, your attendance will be supported by the IBHC of AZ in order to comply with sponsorship restrictions.

The Inter-Professional Behavioral Health Collaborative of Arizona, brings together the professional behavioral health provider associations listed below to work together to address the behavioral health needs of Arizona while striving to promote inter-professional collaboration. The goals of the IBHC of AZ include working collaboratively to:

• Increase efficient and effective care coordination and community access to behavioral health services;
• Provide a unified voice to policy makers whenever possible;
• Reduce stigma through education and advocacy;
• Promote equal access to behavioral healthcare; and
• Promote access to continuing education opportunities which are interprofessionally driven.