MHI Community Connections

Name: MHI Community Connections
Start: 2025-07-23T07:15:00-05:00
End: 2025-07-23T10:30:00-05:00
Location: Vue 17

Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care: Overcoming Challenges in Practice and Payment

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Time & Location

Jul 23, 2025, 7:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Vue 17, University Tower, 1034 S Brentwood Blvd 17th Floor Suite 1702, St. Louis, MO 63117, USA

One-of-a-Kind Experience Salon

AGENDA

7:15 am - Doors Open: Light Breakfast and Networking
7:45 am - Welcome & Opening
- Eric Armbrecht, PhD, MS - Professor and Sr Advisor to the President, Saint Louis University
8:00 am - Supporting Primary Care Practices with Integrated Behavioral Health
- Joseph Eckelkamp, MD - Medical Director of Population Health, SSM Health
8:30 am - Behavioral Health Integration: Implementation Challenges and Strategies
- Dawn Prentice, LCSW - Director of Clinical Operations, St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute
9:00 am - Building the Business Case for Integrated Behavioral Health
- Thomas Horn, DO - Medical Director of Behavioral Health, Mercy
- Patty Morrow, MA - VP Behavioral Health Operations, Mercy
- Tracy Riordan, MD - Regional Physician Executive for Primary Care, Mercy
9:30 am - Pitch Perfect: Collaborating to Build and Promote an Integrated Health Model
10:25 am - Closing

Primary care now delivers nearly half of all mental health care in the U.S. amid growing patient demand and limited access to specialists. Integrated behavioral health can streamline mental health treatment and improve patient outcomes, but presents many resource and financial challenges. Is it worth the investment?

On July 23rd, Community Connections will bring together clinicians, health systems, plans, and purchasers to explore what it takes to build an effective, sustainable IBH model. We will dive into research and real-world case studies examining strategies for improving patient outcomes.

Join us on July 23rd as we chart a path to better behavioral health care in St. Louis.

Community Connections is an event series designed for the region’s health care stakeholders to build relationships and exchange perspectives, while amplifying the voice of primary care clinicians to community leaders. Each event focuses on a timely topic related to primary care where attendees learn from experts and trade ideas with community members.

Community Connections is an invite-only event with limited space. Invitees must confirm their registration and reserve their spot by filling out the registration form below. Individuals who wish to attend Community Connections but did not receive an invitation may request an invite by filling out the registration form below.

Accreditation & Credit Designation

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Midwest Health Initiative. Saint Louis University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Saint Louis University designates this (activity format) for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Saint Louis University School of Medicine will provide Other learner certificates (APPs, nurses, and other types of learners). The certificate will state that the activity was designated for 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Follow your board's requirements for reciprocal CE credits.