Tag: Head for the Hills 2016

We are so excited to see all of you tomorrow at Head for the Hills 2016! To tide you over until then, here is one last session summary from our featured speaker list. SUD TREATMENT EXPANSION BY MEDICAID Learn the ways in which Medicaid supports or does not support treatment for Substance Abuse, and how to… Continue reading Featured Speaker: Sue Cantrell

The following is a synopsis of the third of three breakout sessions we will be offering at Head for the Hills 2016. Participants will be able to select one of the three sessions to attend. Not every path leads to a hospital or clinic. Join VDH Health Director Melody Counts for an informal chat about the amazing views from a road… Continue reading HFTH Breakout Session

Check out these photos we received of the cabins at Hungry Mother State Park, the location of Head for the Hills 2016!   Accommodations for you and your guests are included with registration, but only one cabin is left. After the on-site beds are filled, attendees will be given rooms at the nearby EconoLodge in Marion, Virginia. Don't miss out on… Continue reading HFTH 2016 Accommodations

Head for the Hills 2016 will be held for the first time in picturesque Hungry Mother State Park. Accommodations are included with registration and will be provided on-site, in homey cabins nestled in the woods, nearest to the 108-acre lake. Hike, bike, or just enjoy the beginning of the autumnal season during your free afternoons and evenings;… Continue reading HftH 2016 is heading to…

GMEC is pleased to welcome the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Dr. William Hazel, as one of our session speakers during Head for the Hills 2016. Highlights from his official state biography are included below.  "William A. Hazel Jr. is serving his second term as Secretary of Health and Human Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia, a… Continue reading Featured Speaker: William Hazel, Jr.

Nora Blankenbecler is the Director of the Health Information Management program at Mountain Empire Community College, and one of our featured speakers at this year's Head for the Hills Conference. Her session on Clinical Documentation Improvement programs is sure to be packed with all kinds of information on medical documentation and is definitely a talk you… Continue reading Featured Speaker: Nora Blankenbecler

Head for the Hills 2016 is fast approaching! Are you still looking for a reason to join us? Why not attend Dr. Thomas Ward Bishop's presentation, entitled "BREAKING BAD NEWS: Communicating a Difficult Diagnosis or Lifestyle Change"? Breaking bad news is not something that most providers are eager to try. Dilbert's advisor Dogbert says: "Never break bad news...it will only… Continue reading Featured Speaker: Thomas Ward Bishop

What are some of the topics that will be discussed at this year's Head for the Hills conference? Check out the description of Dr. Sarah Hazelwood's presentation below! “Don’t head for the hills: Managing psychotropic side effects in the primary care setting” A discussion of commonly prescribed psychotropic medications that primary care physicians may encounter,… Continue reading Featured Speaker: Sarah Hazelwood, DO

Olivette Burroughs and Justin Crow from the VDH Office of Health Equity will be on hand to provide information about Virginia’s Primary Care Office programs.  Virginia’s Primary Care Office administers or provides technical support for a variety of federally-funded recruitment and retention and shortage designation programs, including: National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment &… Continue reading Head for the Hills Featured Experts

Physicians know how to treat cancer patients on a physiological basis, but what are individuals seeking when it comes to emotional care? How can providers help clients cope with mental health stressors and survivor’s guilt, especially when mental health is not their primary field? What are the top concerns cancer patients would like addressed by… Continue reading Featured Speaker: Jane Bennett