Advancing Care with Advanced Technology (Adobe Acrobat format)
As we have been preparing for our second annual IIMHL leadership exchange the week of May 17, 2004 in the US, we have noticed that there is quite a bit of interest in the issues of electronic clinical records and the usage of these systems to provide individualized recovery plans. We are presenting our first feature article from an IIMHL member regarding how they are developing and using technology to design an electronic record. The organisation is Centerstone from Nashville, Tenn. and if you wish to follow up I would suggest that you contact Ramona Rhodes at ramona.rhodes@centerstone.org. Centerstone is also testing a system that allows consumers to access their records electronically.
Friday, April 16, 2004
A 73 page report, in Adobe Acrobat format, from the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Medical Directors Council - "The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Medical Directors Council developed its ninth technical paper through a series of pre-meeting conferences calls and extensive discussions at a workgroup summit held May 5-6, 2003 in Alexandria, VA. Participants included State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) medical directors, commissioners, public health leaders, consumers, disaster mental health experts, and consultants with Federal and State response experience..."
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The Spring 2004 issue of networks, the newsletter of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, focuses on the impact of last year's New Freedom Commission report, gathering viewpoints from Commission members, consumers who work in the field and federal officials (Adobe Acrobat format).
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SAMHSA press release - "The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing the availability of funds to support dissertation research involving data analysis on substance abuse services issues. The dissertation must examine in a quantitative way a problem or issue in the area of substance abuse. Approximately $150,000 will be available for five grants in FY 2004..."
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Part of Medscape's coverage of the 2nd World Congress on Women's Mental Health - " Sex and gender differences in schizophrenia have been described for a long time, especially with respect to age at onset, symptomatology, and course of the disease. More recently, sex differences in brain morphology and function have been reported. Furthermore, there has been a growing interest in gender-specific psychosocial influences and gender-sensitive therapeutic approaches. Together, the presentations by several speakers during the 2nd World Congress on Women's Mental Health gave us a comprehensive overview of the evidence-based knowledge about sex and gender differences and the specifics of schizophrenic disorders in women..." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free]. See also Economic Empowerment Improves Women’s Mental Health at Psychiatric Times, based on conference presentations.
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