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2009 Wisconsin Public Psychiatry Network, Mental Health Teleconference Schedule

Teleconferences are held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. every other Thursday, please review the schedule below for dates and topics.

You may register for any teleconference at the Wisline Teleconference Registration site (exit DHS)

Call (608) 262-0753 with registration questions.

Reasonable accommodation requests need to be made four weeks in advance of the teleconference.

Teleconference Procedure Reminders

  1. Call (608) 237-5850 before 11:00 a.m.
    Provide Code Number 7052257#

  2. Avoid extraneous sounds (doors, whispering, etc.)
    Please be aware that Background noise is heard by all.

  3. Put your phone on mute.
    Background noise is bothersome and makes it hard to hear the speaker.
    (You will need to un-mute your phone to ask a question.)

  4. Observe client confidentiality guidelines.

  5. When finished, please fill out the online teleconference evaluation. (exit DHS)

For questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact Kay Cram

Kay Cram
The Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
1 W. Wilson Street
P.O. Box 7851
Madison  WI 53707-7851

Telephone: (608) 261-6743
Fax: (608)267-9392
Email: Kay.Cram@wisconsin.gov

Kay Cram is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

To purchase a teleconference recording on CD, send a letter with the following information to the address below.

  • Your name
  • Mailing address
  • The date of the teleconference
  • A check for $15.00

  • Be sure to specify in your letter that the teleconference was a 'WisLine Mental Health Teleconference'.

UW Extension, c/o Donna Kozuscek
ICS, Pyle Center
702 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706-1391

Certificates of participation for the teleconference are mailed twice a year, usually in January and July.

Upcoming 2009 Mental Health Teleconferences

Table listing the Upcoming 2009 Mental Health Teleconferences
Date Teleconference Topic with Attached Handouts Presenters Name with Additional Information
Nov 12 Transitioning War Zone Skills to Home: “Understanding Readjustment”.
Handout (PDF, 80KB)
Andrew Hendrickson, Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital.
Dec 10 Family To Family Education Lisa Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., University of Maryland
Patti Jo Severson, MS, RD

Past 2009 Mental Health Teleconferences

Table listing the Past 2009 Mental Health Teleconferences
Date Teleconference Topic with Attached Handouts Presenters Name with Additional Information
Jan 8 Chronic Cutting
Handout (PDF, 28KB)
Ronald Diamond, M.D.
Jan 22 Antidepressants and Suicide Risk
Handout (PDF, 124KB)
Hugh Johnston, M.D.
Feb 5 Supported Employment
Handout (PDF, 52KB)
Sarah Swanson
Feb 19 Complimentary and Alternative Treatments Handout (PDF, 432KB) David Mays, M.D.
Mar 5 Compassion Fatigue
 Handout (PDF, 78KB)
Jennifer Wilgocki, MS, LCSW
 March 19 Update on Medications to Treat Drug and Alcohol Dependence (PDF, 16KB) Ronald Diamond, M.D.
Apr 2 Adolescent Treatment: Integrating Mental Health and AODA Services
 (PDF, 624 KB)
Scott Caldwell, MA, CSAC
Apr 16 Adult ADHD (PDF, 151KB)
Handout 2 (PDF, 1306KB)
Julie Nielsen, M.D., UW-Madison University Health Services
Apr 30 Behavior Therapy for Anxiety: Introduction and Examples (PDF, 31KB) Hugh Johnston, M.D., UW School of Education
May 14 Psychiatry and the Law (PDF, 60KB)
Handout 2 (PDF, 70KB)
Brad Smith, M.D. Mendota Mental Health Institute
Jun 11 Complex Trauma With Children (PDF, 21KB)
 
Handout (PDF, 39KB)
Jennifer Wilgocki, MS, LCSW, Mental Health Center of Dane County
Jun 25 Antidepressants, Outcomes, and Suicidality: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Handout 1 (PDF, 182KB)
Jonathan Kanter, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Depression Treatment Specialty Clinic
Jul 9 Family Psychoeducation
  Handout 1 (PDF, 84KB)
 Lisa Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., University of Maryland School of Medicine; Director, Division of Health Services Research; Associate Director of Research VA Capitol Health Care Network MIRECC
Jul 23 Benefits Counseling
  Handout 1 (PDF, 75KB)
 Handout 2 (PDF, 79KB)
 Handout 3 (PDF, 255KB)
 John Fuller, Employment Resources , Inc
Aug 6 Infant Mental Health
Handout 1 (PDF, 22KB)
Handout 2 (PDF, 309KB)
Donna Harris, RN, UW Milwaukee
Aug 20 Trauma-Informed Care: From Action Plans to Action
 Handout 1 (PDF, 16KB)
Handout 2 (PDF, 604KB)
Handout 3 (PDF, 20KB)
Elizabeth Hudson, Trauma Services Coordinator and select Trauma-Informed Care Champions
 Please listen to the audio of the teleconference of April 4th, 2009, (MP3, 45MB)"Behavior Therapy for Anxiety: Introduction and Examples by Hugh Johnston, M.D." , prior to participating in the Sept 3rd conference on Case Examples.
Sep 3 Case Examples of Exposure and Response Prevention Hugh Johnston, M.D., UW School of Education
Sep 17 Mood Stabilizers
Handout 1 (PDF, 143KB)
James W. Jefferson, MD,
Healthcare Technology Systems, Inc.
Oct 1 Mental Health Treatment in Corrections
Handout 1 (PDF, 138KB)
Molli Rolli, MD, Department of Corrections
Oct 15 Working with Angry People  Ronald Diamond, M.D., UW Department of Psychiatry
Oct 29 Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Treatment
Handout (PDF, 52KB)
Dean Krahn, M.D.,
Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

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Last Revised: November 05, 2009