2015 NNHVIP Conference Call for Workshops
“Healing is Justice: Helping Systems of Care Promote Equity”
September 28-29, 2015
The California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles, CA
The National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs’ annual conference
draws a diverse audience committed to breaking the cycle of violence and promoting healing in
communities where violent injuries occur. The over 200 attendees include: frontline gang
intervention workers, pediatric and adult physicians, public officials, experts and emerging
researchers from various academic fields, crisis responders, community-based programs and
organizations, social workers, mental health providers, nurses, members of state/local/federal
government, and community members affected by and/or responding to violence. Presentations
are encouraged that honor, promote and build upon the expertise of conference attendees.
Proposed Session Title: Click here to enter text.
Suggest a title (8-10 words) that is informative and clearly reflects the presentation content.
PRESENTER(S) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Name of Lead Speaker/Proposal Submitter: Leslie Zun
This person will be the contact and is responsible for all session logistics
Job Title: Chair, Emergency Medicine
Organization: Sinai Health System
NNHVIP affiliation (i.e. member program, emerging program, other.):Within Our Reach
Street Address:1501 S California
City, State, Zip: Chiago, IL 60608
Telephone: 7732576957
Email: zunl@sinai.org
NNHVIP 2015 Conference
Call for Workshops
Page 2 of 4
Additional Speakers: If applicable, identify any additional speakers below with e-mail and phone
information.
Name
E-mail address
Phone #
Click here to enter text.
Professional Background: Provide a 1-4 sentence biography for each speaker to be used as an
introduction as well as an overview of your knowledge and experience related to the proposed
session topic and HVIP field; i.e.: years of experience in the related field, degrees held and from
what academic institutions, current appointments, concurrent responsibilities, areas of specialty,
past speaking engagements, etc.
Leslie S. Zun, M.D., M.B.A. is the System Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine
in the Sinai Health System in Chicago, Illinois and Chairman & Professor, Department of
Emergency Medicine and a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School in North
Chicago, Illinois. His background includes a medical degree (M.D.) from Rush Medical
College and a business degree (M.B.A.) from Northwestern University's JL Kellogg School
of Management. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of
Emergency Medicine. Dr. Zun was a chief operating officer and acting chief executive
officer for a 200 bed hospital in Chicago. Dr Zun’s research interests include healthcare
administration, violence prevention and behavioral emergencies. His publications have
addressed the administration of the hospitals and emergency departments, physicians’ bonus
and incentive plans and quality improvement topics. He has presented his research and
lectured on these topics both nationally and internationally. He is a board member of
American Academy of Emergency Medicine and the President Elect for the American
Association for Emergency Psychiatry. He is the chief editor of the Behavioral Emergencies
for Emergency Physicians textbook and course director for the past five years for the
National Update on Behavioral Emergencies conference.
NNHVIP 2015 Conference
Call for Workshops
Page 3 of 4
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
Presentation Learning Objectives: List 3 educational goals of the presentation that specify
what participants will learn as a result of attending the presentation. (NNHVIP reserves the right to
edit objectives to meet requirements for CEUs)
1. To understand the prevelance of undiagnosed mental illness in the acute care setting
2. To review the correlation between mental illness and violence
3. To discuss possible interventions to address this correlation
Session Categories: Check one or more categories that best represent the focus area of the
presentation.
☐ Promoting Equity / Addressing Bias
☐ Best Practices in Direct Services
☐ Policy and/or Advocacy
☒ Trauma-Informed Care
☐ Bridging Direct Service & Advocacy
☒ Mental Health
☐ Research
☒ Hospital-Community Partnership
☐ Other: Click here to enter text.
☐ Healing the Healers / Self-Care
I submit this workshop proposal for consideration for the preferred following event format(s):
(Check all that apply)
Presentation Length:
☒ 90 minute breakout session
☒ 40 minute presentation to be paired with another presentation on a similar topic
Presentation Format:
☐
Presentation (with or without Q&A to follow)
☒
Interactive training or conversation
(At this year’s conference, the planning committee is giving special consideration
to interactive workshops that build on the skills and expertise of audience
members. If checked, please specify what methods will be used to ensure
audience participation and interaction on the topic presented.)
Audience discuss on the objectives noted above
NNHVIP 2015 Conference
Call for Workshops
Page 4 of 4
Session Narrative: Please summarize the presentation in no more than 500 words).
This will be utilized to evaluate the overall relevance and quality of the proposed presentation. If
your presentation is selected, this narrative will also be adapted for the Conference Program.
Studies have determined that there is significant diagnosed and undiagnosed mental illness of patients
seen in the emergency setting. There is also a positive correlation between certain forms of mental
illness and the incidence of violence and victimization. The best means to address the identification and
treatment of patients with mental illness who are victims or perpetrators of violence are yet to be
determined. Through audience participation the amount of mental illness, relationship mental illness to
violence and interventions for these patients will be elucidated.
Presentation Agreement:
 Submit my PowerPoint presentation via email or flash drive no later than September 21, 2015.
 Provide all required information and affirmations for CEU certification, by due dates requested.
 Prepare, duplicate, and distribute handout materials for my presentation at my expense.
 Allow NNHVIP to list my contact information on printed and online materials.
 Presenters may not sell, promote or pitch any specific product or service.
 I understand NNHVIP cannot pay honoraria, travel, per diem, handouts or other costs for
speakers. In appreciation for your contribution, one approved speaker may attend the conference
at no cost for registration.
By submitting your presentation, you are agreeing to the presentation agreement.
*** Email submissions by May 1, 2015, to Ahmed Ali-Bob at ahmed@youthalive.org ***