Name
ELO8 - AI tools and skills for the next level of Integration: The future is yesterday
Date & Time
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location Name
Regency F (2nd Floor)
Description

AI developments in healthcare proceed on an almost weekly if not daily pace. Much of these developments focus on specialty care and not primary care. Behavioral Health Integration is generally not even discussed. If integration is to succeed it must be part of workflow. Workflow in the future goes through AI. This preconference is designed for bh folks just beginning the AI journey, as well as folks who are further along.

Speakers
Rodger Kessler, PhD, ABPP
Jennifer Yturriondobeitia, MSW DBH
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Artificial Intelligence in Integrated Behavioral Healthcare, Care management, Complex Patient Care, Team-based care
Session Type
ELO
Participants will identify key issues in IT development in healthcare
Participants will become familiar with the care algorithm of data collection through care management
Participants will review key elements of 2 novel primary care focused, generalizable applications and implementation

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Olawade, D., Wada, O., Odetayo, A., David-Olawade, A., Asaolu, F., & Eberhardt, J. (2024). Enhancing Mental Health with Artificial Intelligence: Current Trends and Future Prospects. Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glmedi.2024.100099.

Higgins, O., & Wilson, R. (2025). Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) With Workforce Solutions for Sustainable Care: A Follow Up to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (ML) Based Decision Support Systems in Mental Health. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 34. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70019.