The 30th Forum for Behavioral Science in Family Medicine
This Year's Theme:
"Behavioral Science Comes of Age"
September 24-27, 2009
The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 YorktownCenter
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630-719-8000
Toll free: 800-937-8461
Early registration discount has been extended to September 3 at midnight!
Stephen P. Bogdewic, PhD - "All Leaders are Behavioral Scientists"
Dr. Stephen Bogdewic is Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development and the George W. Copeland Professor and Associcate Chair of Family Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Bogdewic received his PhD in Adult Education and Organization Development from the University of North Carolina and his MA in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from Santa Clara University. He is past-president of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and recipient of the Society's highest teaching award, the Excellence in Education Award.
Dr. Bogdewic is a nationally recognized lecturer, consultant, and educator. He is also a licensed therapist and maintains an active clinical practice. His scholarly interests include professional development, leadership development, clincial teaching skills, and the quality improvement of health care.
William L. Miller, MD, MA - "Broken Beauty: The Renewal of Generalism"
Dr. Miller is the Leonard Parker Pool Chair of Family Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine. Will celebrates wonder, justice, and adventure. Along the way, Dr. Miller received a master's degree in medical anthropology from Wake Forest University. Dr. Miller's team has developed a clinical department and residency program based on relationship-centered care. His research interests include practice organization and improvement and complexity theory, the ecology of chronic illness care, the family medicine socialization process, and healing relationships, and the use of mixed methods, qualitative, and particpatory methodologies. He is Consulting Editor for the Annals of Family Medicine and was evaluator for the American Academy of Family Physicians' Future of Family Medicine National Demonstration Project and advises the national family medicine residency redesign initiative. When not partnering with others in learning, adminstering, creating, doctoring, or family-shaping, he's most likely to be found playing in snow, woods, swamps, lakes, or streams or eating local whole food and drinking fine wine with friends and family and sharing stories about storms and animal encounters.
Jeffrey M. Ring, PhD - "Reducing Health Disparities in Our Lifetime?"
Jeffrey Ring received his PhD in Clinical and Community Psychology from Boston University in 1987, and went on to complete a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Minority Helath at the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He has served as the Director of Behavioral Sciences at the White Memorial Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program in East Los Angeles for the past 14 years. Dr. Ring has presented his work both nationally and internationally, and is the first author of the Curriculum for Culturally Responsive Health Care: The Step-by-Steph Guide for Cultural Competence Training. His most recent article, Psychology and Medical Education: Collaborations for Culturally Responsive Care appears in the March, 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.
First held in 1980, The Forum for Behavioral Science in Family Medicine has continuously served to stimulate the integration and advancement of behavioral science in family medicine. The Forum has always placed a high value on networking between behavioral scientists and family physicians, professional development, and the integration of behavioral science in the family medicine curriculum. From its inception, The Forum has provided a wide range of presentations focused on methods for teaching the behavioral sciences, sessions on personal awareness and professional development and an expectation for interaction between presenters and participants. The program now includes a clinical track to develop the clinical skills and knowledge of behavioral scientists and family physicians.
In 2008, The Forum received a record number of submissions resulting in over 70 presentations. Attendance also reached an all time high. The majority of presentations were co-presented by physician and behavioral scientist collaborators. The success of The Forum reflects the impressive progress behavioral scientists and family physicians have made in their efforts to make behavioral science core to medical education.
Hotel Information
The Westin
Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, Illinois 60148
Phone: 630-719-8000
Toll Freee: 800-937-8461
The Westin Lombard web site
A block of rooms will be reserved for registrants until September 3, 2009 at a special rate of $149 plus tax, per night. Note: If conference attendance exceeds expectations, rooms in the conference block may be sold out prior to this date. Therefore, please make your reservations as soon as possible. Please call the The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center at 630-719-8000 or toll free: 800-937-8461 for reservations. Please mention "Behavioral Science Forum" or "Medical College of Wisconsin" when you call to receive this discount.
Easy access to O'Hare Airport and only 20 minutes from downtown Chicago.
The hotel does not provide an airport shuttle service. If you travel via O'Hare or Midway airports, we recommend Go Airport Express 888.2thevan or Windy City Limousine (847)916-9300. If you travel from the airport by cab, verify with the driver that they are not a (Chicago) "city cab" as these are significantly more expensive.
Accreditation
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this educational activity for a maximum of 23.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 23.25 contact hours of continuing education for allied health professionals.
The Medical College of Wisconsin is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Medical College of Wisconsin is registered with the Illinois Department of Professionals Regulation as a Continuing Education Sponsor for social workers (License No. 159-000664).
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 22.50 Prescribed credits and 3.00 Elective credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Since some sessions run concurrently, no more than 22.50 Prescribed credits may be reported.
Planning Committee
Dennis Butler, PhD, Chair
Medical College of Wisconsin
Joane Baumer, MD
John Peter Smith Health Network
Fort Worth, TX
Michael Floyd, EdD
East Tennessee State University
Abby Kirschner, MSSW, LICSW
Hennepin County Department of Family and Community Medicine
Minneapolis, MN
Lee Petersen, PhD
Lutheran HealthCare
New York, NY
Sam Romano, PhD
University of Michigan
Deb Seymour, PsyD
University of Colorado
Vicki Straub, PhD, MBA
University of Missouri-Columbia
Deborah Taylor, PhD
Central Maine Medical Center FMRP
STFM Liaison
Randy Ward, MD
University of Minnesota
Clinical Track Consultant
Mary Ellen Radjenovich
Conference Coordinator
Medical College of Wisconsin
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