Wisconsin Psychiatric Association

Friday, September 19, 2025

Rural Mental Health
Richard Lawrence (Larry) Merkel, Jr. MD, PhD; University of Virginia

7:30-8:00am	Registration & Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00-10:00am	Learnings from a Global Mental Health Collective Fred Coleman, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, Kajsiab House, Cambodian Temple Program, The Hmong Institute, Southeast Asian Healing Center, and Grand Journey Sebastian Ssempijja, PhD; Sebastian Family Psychology Practice; UBHA Ugandan Behavioral Health Alliance
10:00-10:30am	Break with Exhibitors
10:30-11:30am	Rural Mental Health Richard Lawrence (Larry) Merkel, Jr. MD, PhD; University of Virginia
11:30am-12:30pm	How We Improve BiPOC Provider and Client Experiences in the Workplace Lindsay Kinateder, NCC, LPC, CSAC; UW Health - Behavioral Health & Recovery
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch & Sponsored Talk
1:30-2:30pm	Session TBD
2:30-2:45pm	Break with Exhibitors
2:45-3:45pm	Care Considerations When Working with American Indian People Mark Powless, PhD
3:45-4:45pm	Working with the Deaf Community Karen Nguyen; University of Wisconsin, Madison Justin Vollmar; University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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