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The UPENN Collaborative on Community Integration hosts the first “National Sate of the Knowledge Conference on Increasing Community Integration of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities.”
This unique, three-day conference includes the presentation of state-of-the-art research related to community integration of individuals with psychiatric disabilities and the discussion of policies and practices relevant to promoting community integration, and ultimately facilitating recovery. Also included are multi-media and interactive plenary sessions that personalize community integration, including the world premier of "P. Baltimore," a video documentary about a proud, outspoken African-American woman who spent seven years homeless on the streets of Philadelphia.
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| WHO: |
Conference participants include:
Mark Salzer, PhD, Director and Principal Investigator, UPENN Collaborative on Community Integration of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Steven Tingus, Director, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Eran Preis, Producer, “P. Baltimore”
Arthur C. Evans, Director, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services
Estelle B. Richman, Secretary of Public Welfare, Pennsylvania
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| WHEN: |
Tuesday, September 19
9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
“P. Baltimore” world premier: 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 20
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, September 21
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
For a complete agenda and additional information, visit: http://www.upennrrtc.org/conference.html.
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| WHERE: |
Holiday Inn-Historic District
400 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
EDITOR’S NOTE:
If you plan on attending, please register with Kate Olderman at 215-349-8369 or kate.olderman@uphs.upenn.edu.
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PENN Medicine is a $2.9 billion enterprise
dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical
research, and high-quality patient care. PENN Medicine consists
of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (founded in
1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of
Pennsylvania Health System.
Penn's School of Medicine is ranked #2 in the nation for receipt
of NIH research funds; and ranked #3 in the nation in U.S.News &
World Report's most recent ranking of top research-oriented medical
schools. Supporting 1,400 fulltime faculty and 700 students, the
School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its superior education
and training of the next generation of physician-scientists and
leaders of academic medicine.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System includes three
hospitals, all of which have received numerous national patient-care
honors [Hospital of theUniversity of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania
Hospital, the nation's first hospital; and Penn Presbyterian Medical
Center]; a faculty practice plan; a primary-care provider network;
two multispecialty satellite facilities; and home care and hospice.
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