TASBHC   11th  Annual  Conference

Pre-Conference:   Thursday, February 22, 2007

Pre-Conference Workshop  1:00 - 5:00p.m.
   Starting a SBHC

Conference Day 1:   Friday, February 23, 2007

Welcome and Announcements:   Retta Knox, RN, TASBHC President
 
Opening General Session:   Advocating for the Health of Texas Children
                                                             Doug Lewin, MA, Legislative Director
                                                             Office of Representative Lon Burnam
 
Breakout Session 1
Principles and Principals: Nursing Regulations in School-Based Health Centers
Melinda Hester, MS, RN, and Jolene Zych, MS, RNC, WHNP,
Board of Nurse Examiners
 
Ethical Challenges in School-Based Health
  Paul Douthit, PhD, LMFT, Texas Tech School of Medicine
 
Breakout Session 2
The Link Between Drugs & Depression in Adolescents
  Uma Rao, MD, Professor of Psyciatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center
 
Class D Pharmacy
  Allison Benz, State Board of Pharmacy
 
Cultural Considerations When Working With Overweight Hispanic Youth
  Nancy Valdez, MD, Texas Tech School of Medicine
 
Lunch and Annual Business Meeting
 
Breakout Session 3
Immunization Update
  Monica Gamez, BS, DSHS Immunization Compliance Coordinator
 
Clinical Pathways for Mental Health Services
  Melba Tatum, LCSW, LCDC, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
 
Coding & Billing
  Beth McClean, RN, MSN, CFNP, Program Director, JPS Health Network
 
General Session:   Medicaid, CHIP, & SBHCs Working Together
                                            Will McGowan, Provider Relations Representative,
                                            State Medicaid Program
   
 Texas Association of School-Based Health Centers