2023
Pediatric Brain
Health Summit

For more information, contact Dr. Dorothy Mandell at dmandell@utsystem.edu or Sarah Presti at spresti@utsystem.edu

The 2023 Summit is a collaboration between the Department of State Health Services, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Hackett Center for Mental Health of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, the St. David’s Foundation, The University of Texas System, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.

Continuing Medical Education:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) through the joint providership of The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Hackett Center for Mental Health of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, the St. David’s Foundation, The University of Texas System, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is accredited by TMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is accredited as a provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has awarded 9.50 contact hours of Nursing Continuing Professional Development.

Social Workers:

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service, the continuing education provider, ensures that the education provided is directly related to the practice of social work; and that the individuals presenting the information have the necessary experience and knowledge in the topics presented. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has awarded 9.50 hours of credit.

Certificate of Attendance:

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has designated 9.50 hours for attendance.

May 1-2, 2023

The 2023 summit will be in person in Austin, TX.
AT&T Conference center Parking map


The event – which is free to attend – is part of the Texas Pediatric Brain Health Initiative. This initiative is a multi-sector, multi-agency collaboration focused on the prenatal to three-year-old developmental window. The purpose of the initiative is to use the current science on pediatric brain development to help inform and support programs that promote community resilience and optimal development in Texas’ children.

Agenda

Day 1, 5/1/2023 | Grand Ballroom, AT&T Conference center

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration

9:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Welcome & Thematic Discussion

Dorothy Mandell, PhD, Associate Professor of Community Health School of Health Professions, UT Tyler

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Families’ Perspective on Care that is Trusted and Coordinated

Cindy Paz, Program Director at University of Houston Community Health Workers Initiative

Olivia Ruiz, Data Analyst- UHCHWI, University of Houston

10:30 AM - NOON

Trauma Informed Care to Support Families

Kathryn Dumond, LPC-S, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, HealthySteps Specialist and Early Childhood Clinical Therapist, Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children’s Health

Carly Grimes, MS, LPC - Clinical Therapist, Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children’s Health

Hilda Loria, MD, MPH, FAAP, Center Director, Rees-Jones Center for Foster Car Excellence Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center

NOON - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Networking

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

The Ins and Outs of Implementing Trauma Informed Care: Examples from healthcare

Aniela Z.G. Brown, MSW; TIC Clinical Coordinator, Texas Association of Community Health Centers

Roxana L. Cruz, MD FACP; Director of Medical and Clinical Affairs, Texas Association of Community Health Centers

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Break, Networking, and Resources

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

When the Conversation is Hard

Erin Donovan, PhD, Professor of Communication Studies in the Moody College of Communication, Director of Interdisciplinary Education for the Center for Health Communication, at the University of Texas at Austin.

Day 2 | 5/2/2023 | Grand Ballroom, AT&T Conference center

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome & Thematic Discussion

Dorothy Mandell, PhD, Associate Professor of Community Health School of Health Professions, UT Tyler

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Adversity and the Pediatrician: What does the future look like?

Christopher S. Greeley, MD, MS, FAAP; Chief, Division of Public Health Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital; Vice Chair for Community Health, Baylor College of Medicine

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Texas Example of Multi-System Coordination

Adam Rios, Help Me Grow Coordinator, Easterseals Rio Grande Valley

Patricia Rosenlund, M.S., Executive Director, Easterseals Rio Grande Valley

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Networking

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Behavioral Health Integration & Support Across Systems: Coaching, consultancy, therapy

Holly Gursslin, M.Ed., NCC, LPC, Senior Project Coordinator, Early Childhood Technical Assistance Coordinator, Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health at University of Texas at Austin

Kara Hill, MHA, Director, Integrated Health Care Initiative, Mental Health America of Greater Houston

Hani Talebi, PhD LSSP; Chief Clinical Officer; SVP, Health Systems Integration, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Next steps in Texas

David Lakey, M.D., Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, The University of Texas System, Senior Adviser to the President, UT Health Science Center at Tyler

Claire Niday, MPH, Child & Adolescent Health Branch Manager, Texas Department of State Health Services

Catherine Arwood, Manager in Child Care Program Policy, Texas Workforce Commission

Megan Schneider, Inter-Agency Deputy Director of Early Childhood Support, Texas Education Agency

Sarah Abrahams, Deputy Chief Officer in Prevention and Early Intervention Division, Department of Family & Protective Services

The Pediatric Brain Health Summit is part of the pediatric brain health initiative, a multi-sector, multi-agency collaboration focused on the prenatal to three-year-old developmental window. The purpose of the initiative is to use the current science on pediatric brain development to help inform and support programs that promote community resilience and optimal development in Texas’ children.