Title X - Region II Family Planning Training Center

Homepage

About Title X

Training Opportunities

Technical Assistance

Programs

HIPAA Checklists

Distance Learning

Links of Interest

Contact Us

CAI Home

REGION II
Family Planning Conference
MAY 19-21, 2008
El San Juan Hotel
San Juan, Puerto Rico

 

Conference Info Agenda Hotel Reservations Poster Online Registration

REGION II
Family Planning Conference

MAY 19-21, 2008

El San Juan Hotel
San Juan, Puerto Rico

 Cicatelli Associates Inc.
Region II Family Planning Training Center

Agenda
click here for a pdf version for printing

DAY ONE:   Monday, May 19, 2008

7:30 am - 8:30 am REGISTRATION
8:30 am – 9:15 am Welcome and Introductions
 
9:15 am – 10:00 am Family Planning: Maximizing our Resources and Strategies
(Invited) Susan Moskosky, MS, RNC, Director, Office of Family Planning, Office of Population Affairs, DHHS
 
10:00 am – 10:15 am BREAK
10:15 am – 11:45 am Effective and Efficient Clinic Operations

Moderator:
Susan Gadon,
Director of Technical Assistance, Cicatelli Associates Inc.

Panelists:
a.  Xan Blake, CEO, Planned Parenthood Association of the Mercer Area, Inc.
b.  Bonnie Bohme, Regional Director Clinical Operations, Planned Parenthood Rochester/Syracuse
 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCHEON

Mental Health Issues in Adolescence: The Challenge of Suicide
Presenter:  Maureen Underwood, LCSW , Clinical Director
New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
 

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm Workshops - Session I           

Psychosocial Development in Adolescents- What Puts Them at Risk?
Warren Seigel, MD, FAAP, FSAM, Chairman, Dept. of Pediatrics and Director of Adolescent Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, NY

Integrating HIV Services: Utilizing the CDC Guidelines
Christine Reynolds,
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey

Emergency Contraception
Rachel Baum,
Deputy Director, Public Health Solutions Inc.

Why Reinvent the Wheel: Tools for Clinic Management
Marty Blumenstock, Executive Director, Yates Family Planning Services
Angela Knapp, Office Manager, Yates Family Planning Services
 
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm BREAK
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Workshops - Session II 

HIV Integration into Family Planning Services
Luis Freddy Molano, MD, AVP of HIV Programs and Services Community Healthcare Network

Research Results:  Puerto Rican Adolescent Male Involvement Project
Ramón Sánchez, MD, MPH, Executive Director, UPR Title X Family Planning Program
Bethzaida Díaz López, MPHE, BHE, Education and Promotion Coordinator, UPR Title X Family Planning Program

Teamwork and Technology:  Ensuring High Quality Services
Rebecca Sze, FNP, MSN, MPA,
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

 

Male Services
G. Lynn Brown, President/CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey
David L. Bell, MD, MPH
, Assistant Professor, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital Medical Director, The Young Men's Clinic
 
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm RECEPTION

 

DAY TWO:   Tuesday, May 20, 2008
8:30 am – 9:15 am Working with States and Territories to Leverage Family Planning Dollars JoAnn M. Smith, President and CEO, Family Planning Advocates, Inc.
 
9:15 am – 10:30 am  Panel Presentation: Fiscal Management 
Moderator:
Joseph Alifante, Executive Director, New Jersey Family Planning League

Panelists:

  • Marty Blumenstock, Executive Director, Yates Family Planning
  • Gerry Christie, Project Director, Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility
  • Javier Velázquez, Fiscal Statistics Coordinator, UPR Title X Family Planning Program
10:30 am – 10:45 am BREAK
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Rights, Respect, Responsibility—A New Paradigm for Adolescent Sexual Health
James Wagoner, President, Advocates for Youth
 
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm  LUNCH
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Workshops - Session I

Why Reinvent the Wheel: Tools for Clinic Management
Marty Blumenstock, Executive Director, Yates Family Planning Services
Angela Knapp, Office Manager, Yates Family Planning Services

Psychosocial Development in Adolescents- What Puts Them at Risk?
Warren Seigel, MD, FAAP, FSAM, Chairman, Dept. of Pediatrics and Director of Adolescent Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, NY

Male Services
G. Lynn Brown, President/CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey
David L. Bell, MD, MPH
, Assistant Professor, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital Medical Director, The Young Men's Clinic

Experiences of the Prevention Outreach Tour for University Students
Ramón Sánchez, MD, MPH, Executive Director, UPR Title X Family Planning Program
Grace L. Santiago RN, MPHE, Health Educator, UPR Title X Family Planning Program

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm Workshops - Session II

Outreach Strategies for the Most At-Risk Women
Carmen Rivera- Céspedes, Executive Director, PROFAMILIA

Teamwork and Technology:  Ensuring High Quality Services
Rebecca Sze, FNP, MSN, MPA, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
Rachel Baum, Public Health Solutions
Staff from "The Door" (an adolescent family planning agency)

HIV Integration into Family Planning Services
Luis Freddy Molano, MD, Community Healthcare Network, AVP of HIV Programs and Services
 

 

DAY THREE:   Wednesday, May 21, 2008

RECRUITING AND RETAINING CLIENTS

9:00 am - 10:45 am

Panel Presentation:  Culture and Its Impact on the Most Vulnerable Women in Family Planning

Moderator: Michelle Gerka, Vice President, Family and Community Education, Cicatelli Associates, Inc.

Panelists:

  • Dorothy Farley MSW, LCSW-R, Vice-President of Social Services, Community Healthcare Network
  • Taetia Phillips-Dorsett, MS, STD-Program Director, US Virgin Islands, Department of Health

Overview of Region-Wide FPAR Data and Implications for Family Planning
Staff, Cicatelli Associates Inc.
 

10:45 am - 11:00 am BREAK
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Marketing and Advertising Family Planning Services in Your Community
Michelle  Ashby, President/CEO, Tipping Point Media
 
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Celebrating Our Family Planning Agencies
Media Presentation
 
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Evaluation
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH

For any questions or more information contact:

Michelle Gerka
  email: michelle@cicatelli.org
  phone: 212-594-7741  x 214
Amanda Brown
  email: abrown@cicatelli.org
  phone: 212-594-7741  x 294

 


Cicatelli Associates Incorporated, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1600, New York, NY  10018

phone: (212) 594-7741 / fax: (212) 629-3321 http://www.cicatelli.org

If you experience problems browsing this page, please send e-mail to webmaster © Copyright 2003, Cicatelli Associates Inc.

site map