2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Finding and Filling in the Gaps: Interventions Targeting Specific Populations Experiencing Homelessness

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Describe the unique aspects of a “Street Medicine” program, including support, treatment, sustainability, and resources. Describe evidence-based practices (e.g. integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment-IDDT-approach) used to implement housing, mental health, substance use, and support services to meet the needs of persons who are homeless. Identify barriers to providing high quality end-of-life care to homeless veterans. Describe common civil legal problems that homeless veterans have that may affect their recovery.
Moderator:
D Keith McInnes, ScD, MSc

10:30am
Integrated Services for Persons Who Are Homeless and Have Co-Occurring Disorders: Lessons Learned from Project Home Base in Santa Cruz, California   
Jennifer L. Magnabosco, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:50am
Barriers and facilitators to end of life care for homeless veterans   
Mary Weber, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, Jacqueline Jones, PhD, RN, Karen Albright, Evelyn Hutt, MD and Hannah Dischinger, BS
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
11:10am
Medical-Legal Partnerships to Address Civil Legal Problems among Homeless Veterans   
Jack Tsai, Ph.D.
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Caucus on Homelessness
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Caucus on Homelessness