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Weather Note: The conference will be held on December 4, 2007.
Understanding and Living Well with Viral Hepatitis in Maine An Educational Conference
8 am - 4 pm Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine |
| Empower - Educate - Understand - Build Community - Collaborate - Network |
| Conference Agenda |
| 8:00 am | Registration | |
| 8:45 am | Welcome | Mary Kate Appicilli, MPH |
| 9:00 am | Viral Hepatitis: Personal and Public Fear | Hepatitis Advocates |
| 10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:30 am | 1A. Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Viral Hepatitis |
James Fine, MD
Kristin Van Reenan |
| 2A. Starting a Hepatitis Support Group |
Ruth Grady, LCSW
Rhonda Jankovich, RN, FNP-C Elizabeth Boudreau-Kelly, BSN |
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| 3A. Complementary and Alternative Therapies |
Ken Hamilton, MD
Deb Soule Dirk Vandersloot, MD |
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch (includes live music) | |
| 1:00 pm | Hepatitis Treatment Update | Alan Kilby, MD |
| 2:15 pm | Break | |
| 2:30 pm | 1B. Managing Medication Side Effects |
Ginny Fields, RN
Jennifer Rogers, MS, NP-C |
| 2B. Liver Wellness and Nitrition | Charlie Smigelski Jr., RD | |
| 3B. Empowering Yourself - Resources Available to People Living with Viral Hepatitis |
Ruth Grady, LCSW
Rhonda Jankovich, RN, FNP-C Paul Quijano, LADC |
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| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
| Faculty |
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Mary Kate Appicelli, MPH
HIV, STD, and Viral Hepatitis Program, Department of Health & Human Services, Maine CDC, Augusta, ME Elizabeth Boudreau-Kelly, BSN NMCH Ascend, South Portland, ME Ginny Fields, RN Virology Treatment Center, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME James Fine, MD Medical Director, Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Department of Developmental and Behavioral Services, Region II, Director of Psychiatric Services, Motivational Services, Augusta, ME Ruth Grady, LCSW Social Work Department, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME Kristin Van Reenen Hepatitis Advocate, Brunswick, ME Ken Hamilton, MD HOPE, Healing of Persons Exceptional, South Paris, ME Rhonda Jankovich, RN, FNP-C Togus VA Medical Center, Togus, ME Alan Kilby, MD Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME Paul Quijano, LADC Substance Abuse Specialist, Maine Deptartment of Corrections, Warren, ME Jennifer Rogers, MS, NP-C Virology Treatment Center, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME Charlie Smigelski Jr., RD Dietitian, Fenway Community Health Center, Arlington, MA Deb Soule Avena Botanicals Herbal Apothecary Dirk Vandersloot, MD Private Practice, Rockland, ME |
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