One Team, One Resident: The Power of Integrated Medical + Behavioral Health Care as a Strategic Partnership6/17/20269:30am1pm
Venue
Dover, DE 19904
Learn and Lunch Live! at The Center at Eden Hill, Dover
This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 2 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS—Approval #20270615-2-A122714-IN
Who Should Attend: LTC Administrators, DONs, ADONs, Clinical Staff, Social Workers
Presenters:
Dr. Susan Kirschdoerffer and Shane Conaway, TeamHealth
Dr. Sue, an experienced Medical leader in post-acute care, will present alongside Shane Conaway, Field Clinical Leader in Delaware and a psychiatric-certified Physician Assistant. Together, they bring both the medical director and frontline behavioral health perspectives to the evolving care model within skilled nursing facilities. This session will explore the role of the medical director in leading quality initiatives, improving clinical oversight, and supporting regulatory compliance, while highlighting how behavioral health integration strengthens the interdisciplinary care model. Dr. Sue will discuss the responsibilities of medical directorship in post-acute settings, while Shane Conaway will share practical insights on implementing behavioral health services within facilities and collaborating with medical directors and care teams.
Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how medical leadership and behavioral health providers can work together to address the complex psychiatric and medical needs of residents, improve outcomes, support facility staff, and maintain survey readiness.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the role of the medical director in skilled nursing facilities and how effective clinical leadership supports quality care, compliance, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Explain how integrating behavioral health services within the medical directorship model can improve resident outcomes and address complex psychiatric needs in post-acute populations.
- Identify strategies for collaboration between medical directors, behavioral health clinicians, and facility leadership to strengthen care coordination and support facility teams.
- Recognize common behavioral health challenges in skilled nursing facilities and the role interdisciplinary teams play in appropriate assessment, treatment planning, and medication management.
2 CEs are requested from NAB and the Delaware Board of Nursing