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ForwardIntersections of Oral Health, Mental Health and Substance Use
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Description
The interconnection between oral and behavioral health is complex, each affecting and impacting the other. This session will explore this complex bidirectional relationship and offer strategies and resources for providers across all service lines to support whole-person health for people with intersecting oral and behavioral health care needs.
Learning Objectives
- Define the bidirectional relationship between oral and behavioral health (mental health and substance use).
- Identify strategies for increased coordination and integration across service lines (mental health, substance use, dental care).
- Offer resources for further education on supporting patients with intersecting oral and behavioral health needs.
Speakers
Tiffany Conroy, MSW, LISW
Integrated Health Consultant, Iowa Primary Care Association
Tiffany is an Integrated Health Consultant with the Iowa Primary Care Association. In this role, she is responsible for supporting and expanding the integration of behavioral health programs in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Iowa. Before this role, she worked as a trauma therapist, specializing in intergenerational trauma and survivors of violent crime, for eight years in Chicago and the Des Moines area. Additionally, she has worked in public health and served as the Injury Prevention Program Manager for the Iowa Department of Public Health. In this role, she led the state’s prevention efforts related to intimate partner and sexual violence and violent death. Tiffany brings a trauma-informed and healing-centered approach to all her work and believes in people’s ability to heal given the right environment, both inside and out!
Addie Trueblood, MA
Integrated Health Consultant, Iowa Primary Care Association
Addie is an Integrated Health Consultant with the Iowa Primary Care Association. Her primary responsibilities include integrating oral health in Iowa’s community health centers and supporting the centers in their work with maternal health. Before this role, she worked as an Outreach and Education Specialist for Delta Dental of Iowa with their Government Programs, where she led efforts to connect Medicaid members to oral health services. Additionally, she has experience in public health and served as a Community Health Consultant for the Iowa Department of Public Health. While there, she served as the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Coordinator and co-Adolescent Health Coordinator for the state, bringing awareness to the importance of adolescent health and positive youth development.
Accreditation Statements
MD: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS) through the joint providership of Des Moines University 
(DMU) and the Iowa Primary Care Association. DMU is accredited by IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this live, online activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.- DO: Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 2-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
- Nurse: Des Moines University is Iowa Board of Nursing approved provider #112. This live activity has been reviewed and approved for 1.0 continuing education contact hour(s). No partial credit awarded.
- Other Healthcare Professionals: This live activity is designated for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
EDUCATIONAL GRANTS
No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
DISCLOSURES
The planning committee member(s) and speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals or medical procedures and devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The determination of educational content and the selection of speakers is the responsibility of the activity director.
Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Tiffany Conroy, MSW, LISW - Activity Director and Speaker
- Addie Trueblood, MA - Speaker
Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education. It is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The content of each presentation does not necessarily reflect the views of Des Moines University.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 1.00 AOA Category 2A
- 1.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
- 1.00 IBON