Abstract
The Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC) convened its 5th National APAHC Conference in Boston March
3–5 2011. The conference and its theme, “Preparing Psychologists for a Rapidly Changing Health Care Environment,” brought psychologists from academic health centers together to examine how psychology can adapt to and help lead health
care efforts in the face of health care reform. This paper reports on the conference and introduces the special issue of JCPMS
that is dedicated to the conference. The conference theme is framed in the historical context of the four national conferences
that preceded it. In examining the focus and topics of the preceding conferences, recurrent themes are identified and progress
in certain areas is highlighted.
3–5 2011. The conference and its theme, “Preparing Psychologists for a Rapidly Changing Health Care Environment,” brought psychologists from academic health centers together to examine how psychology can adapt to and help lead health
care efforts in the face of health care reform. This paper reports on the conference and introduces the special issue of JCPMS
that is dedicated to the conference. The conference theme is framed in the historical context of the four national conferences
that preceded it. In examining the focus and topics of the preceding conferences, recurrent themes are identified and progress
in certain areas is highlighted.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-4
- DOI 10.1007/s10880-012-9296-1
- Authors
- Justin M. Nash, Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860, USA
- Catherine Schuman, Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, USA
- Journal Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
- Online ISSN 1573-3572
- Print ISSN 1068-9583