INTEGRATING STREET MEDICINE WITH EDUCATION:
MASTERING THE CHALLENGES OF COMPLEX CARE IN UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS
Day 1 - Conference Schedule
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Location: Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, 47470 Van Buren Street, Indio, CA 92201
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 am Welcome - The History and the Role of CVRM
Tom Cox, MDiv, Program Director, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
9:00 - 9:30 am Keynote Address
Short and Long Term Solutions to Our Homeless Crisis
Victor Manuel Perez, Riverside County Supervisor
9:30 - 10:00 am Addressing Homelessness in the Coachella Valley
Les Zendle, M.D., Director, Desert Healthcare District
10:00 - 10:10 am Break
10:10 - 10:30 am Creation of The Narrow Door: My Personal Story
David Ramirez, Director and co-founder of The Narrow Door
10:30 -10:45 am Q&A with Morning Panel, Moderator Rosa Lucas, FNP-C
10:45 - 11:15 am Coachella Valley Street Medicine Outreach
Developing Multi-Agency Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Teams
Richard Loftus, M.D., Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Eisenhower Health
Rosa Lucas, FNP-C, Founding Board Member Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, Team Leader CVVIM Street Medicine Outreach
Brian Wexler, Ph.D., Director of Behavioral Health, Family Medicine Residency, Eisenhower Health, Team Leader CVVIM Street Medicine Outreach
11:15 - 12:00 pm Interactive Presentations/Breakout sessions:
A) Addiction and Behavioral Health in Street Medicine: Treatment Options, New Innovations, and Resources
Facilitators: Reham Attia, M.D., Doug Thrasher, DO, Brian Wexler, Ph.D., members of Eisenhower Health, Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
B) Research-based Data, Outcome and Applications. Best Practices for Sharing and Replicating Local Resources
Facilitator: Greg Rodriguez, Government Relations and Public Policy Advisor, Office of Riverside County Supervisor
C) Integrating Homeless Outreach into College/Graduate Medical Education. Data Sharing and Collaborative Development
Facilitator, Diane Vines, RN, PhD, Faculty, Department of Nursing, Palm Desert, California State University, San Bernardino
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch and Speaker
12:10 - 12:40 pm Social Contract, Social Conscience, and Homelessness
Arlene Rosenthal, Director, Well in the Desert
12:40 - 1:00 pm Session Q&A with morning panel.
Moderator: Rosa Lucas, FNP-C
1:00 - 1:10 pm Break
1:10 - 2:00 pm Interactive Presentations/Afternoon Break-out sessions:
A) Technology in Street Medicine: Data Powered Service Delivery and Collaboration
Facilitator: Luke Barrett, MSW, EMR specialist
Development of Regional Consortiums of Street Medicine Outreach
Facilitator: Brian Wexler, Ph.D., Director of Behavioral Health, Family Medicine Residency, Eisenhower Health, Team Leader CVVIM Street
Medicine Outreach
B) Homeless Students in Public Schools: Impact on Services, Education & Resources
Facilitator: Naomi Soto-Steidle, MPP, Principal at Umbrex, Policy Consultant and Media Analyst
C) New Legal Requirements and the Care of the Homeless in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Settings
Facilitator: Ann Mostofi, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, VP Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer, Eisenhower Health
2:00 - 2:30 pm Review of Interactive Presentations/Breakouts
Facilitator: Richard Loftus, M.D., Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Eisenhower Health
2:30 - 2:45 pm Closing Remarks - Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, Street Medicine Team Leaders
2:45 - 3:00 pm Travel to Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine (CVVIM), 82915 Ave 48, Indio, CA
3:00 - 5:00 pm Reception and Networking at CVVIM
INTEGRATING STREET MEDICINE WITH EDUCATION:
MASTERING THE CHALLENGES OF COMPLEX CARE IN UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS
Day 2 - Conference Schedule
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Location: Eisenhower Health, Annenberg Health Sciences Building: 39000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
8:00 - 8:45 am Registration and Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00 am Welcome: The Evolution of Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine
Ron Hare, M.D., Founder CVVIM
9:00 - 9:20 am Keynote Address:
The Complexities of Integrating Street Medicine with Policy
Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA 36th District)
9:20 - 9:30 am Q&A with Raul Ruiz, M.D.
9:30 - 10:30 am Classroom of the Streets: Lessons Learned from Pittsburgh, PA
Jim Withers, M.D.
10:30 - 10:40 am Break
10:45- 11:15 am “The Most Important Student”
Richard Loftus, M.D. and Monica Salazar, MA
11:15 - 12:15 pm Stories from the Shadows: Caring for Boston’s Rough Sleepers
James O’Connell, M.D.
12:15 - 12:30 pm Q&A with Morning Panel
Moderator: Joseph Scherger, M.D., MPH
12:30- 1:15 pm Lunch & Poster Presentations
1) Analysis of Economic and Educational Benefits of Street Medicine on Coachella Valley Hospitals and the Eisenhower Family
Medicine Residency Program
Presenter: Valentin Nuzhny, M.D., Family Medicine Resident, Eisenhower Health
2) Safety and Street Medicine
Presenter: Andrew Nguyen, M.D., MPH, Family Medicine Resident, Eisenhower Health
3) A Collaborative Approach to Serving the Homeless Community
Presenters: Cintya Beltran Sanchez, BS, UC San Diego, and Yashini Patel, BS, UC Davis, Scribes/Researchers, CVVIM Street Medicine Team
1:15- 1:45 pm Community Public Health Nursing with Homeless and Housing-Unstable Clients
Diane Vines, RN, Ph.D.
1:45 -2:05 pm Integrating Street Medicine into Education-From Santa Barbara to Ukiah: The Family Medicine Perspective
Noemi Doohan, M.D., Ph.D.
2:05 - 2:15 pm Break
2:15 - 3:00 pm Developing a Quality Assurance Program in Street Medicine: An Essential Step to Health Equity
Brett Feldman, MSPAS, PA-C
3:00 - 3:30 pm Q&A with Conference Speakers
Moderator: Joseph Scherger, M.D., MPH
3:30 - 3:45 pm Meeting Close
