PFA1 - Addressing Emerging Health Care Issues from the Governance Level: A Spotlight on Substance Use Disorder

Mar 29, 2019 7:00am ‐ Mar 29, 2019 8:30am

As many communities face a dramatic increase in the prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), health centers are meeting this challenge by providing much needed services to their patients. This session focuses on what health center boards need to consider given the board’s strategic, oversight, advocacy, and community-facing roles. Participants will consider a framework for structuring discussions on this topic and how to apply it in their own boardrooms.

Speaker(s):

Donald L. Weaver, MD, Senior Advisor, Clinical Workforce, NACHC

Speaker(s):

Richard Hudspeth, MD, CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Ridge Health
Amanda Brooks, AM, LCSW, CADC, Chief Population Health Officer, PCC Wellness
Kemi Alli, MD, FAAP, Chief Executive Officer, Henry J. Austin Health Center
Robert J. Urso, MS, MHA, BSN, Chief Executive Officer, PCC Wellness