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    • December 18, 2023
    • June 30, 2024
    • Click here for details!


    The Idaho Psychological Association (IPA) is a largely volunteer-based, 501(c)6 non-profit organization that consists of licensed psychologists working in professional and academic settings, psychology students, and others interested in psychology and the mental health field.  IPA strives to provide high-quality professional education and services to members and legislative involvement to promote the health and well-being of our community. 

    IPA's in-person and virtual events are a perfect opportunity to promote your products and services to our members.  As designated below, please note there are some benefits that are offered for in-person or virtual events only.  Click here to see our Upcoming Events list; you'll find them on the homepage, too.  Marketing opportunities may not be available for all events; we will work with you to find a suitable alternative or refund, if that is the case.  

    PLEASE NOTE:  IPA is a co-organizer of the BAND Conference; the marketing options are unique to that event and may be found here.

    Event Partner - $2,500

    • Complimentary event attendance for two company representatives
    • Company logo on registration brochure/postcard (deadline sensitive)
    • Company logo on electronic event marketing flyers (deadline sensitive)
    • Company logo displayed prominently, with link, on event registration webpage
    • Company logo displayed prominently on handouts webpage (virtual event) OR prominently displayed on Sponsor Thank-You flyer placed in attendee packets (in-person event)
    • Exhibit table (in-person event) OR giveaway of two $50 gift cards (purchased by IPA) to attendees as door prizes from your organization (virtual event)
    • Placement of one full-page flyer, provided by your organization, in attendee packets (in-person event) OR distributed electronically to attendees (virtual event)
    • Acknowledgement of your organization's sponsorship during event announcements 
    • Two complimentary ads on IPA's online Classifieds (must target psychologists and be placed within 12 months of event conclusion)


      PREMIER SPONSOR - $1,000

      • Complimentary event attendance for two company representatives
      • Company logo on registration brochure/postcard (deadline sensitive)
      • Company logo on electronic event marketing flyers (deadline sensitive)
      • Company logo displayed, with link, on event registration website
      • Company logo displayed on handouts webpage (virtual event) OR displayed on Sponsor Thank-You flyer placed in attendee packets (in-person event)
      • Exhibit table (in-person event) OR giveaway of one $50 gift card (purchased by IPA) to attendees as door prize from your organization (virtual event)
      • Placement of one full-page flyer, provided by your organization,  in attendee packets (in-person event) OR distributed electronically to attendees (virtual event)
      • Acknowledgement of your organization's sponsorship during event announcements
      • One complimentary ad on IPA's online Classifieds (must target psychologists and be placed within 12 months of event conclusion)

      BUSINESS SPONSOR OR EXHIBITOR - $600

      • Complimentary event attendance for one company representative
      • Company logo displayed on event registration website
      • Exhibit table (in-person event) OR company logo displayed on handouts webpage (virtual event)
      • Acknowledgement of your organization's participation during event announcements

      MATERIALS DISPLAY – $300

      • Available for in-person only events
      • Your materials displayed on partial table in exhibit or registration area during events


      CLASSIFED AD - $90

      • 90-day ad on IPA's online Classifieds webpage  
      • To submit text for the ad and for more information, click here.   


      Please contact our office if you would like to discuss other options. 
      We look forward to working with you to meet your marketing goals
      and appreciate your interest in IPA!

        • March 21, 2024
        • March 24, 2024
        • Sun Valley Resort


        A place to learn, collaborate, and recreate.

        The BAND Conference is a four-day event at a family-friendly location that will include presentations by national and local experts in the fields of epilepsy, neurology, psychiatry, and neuropsychology. The 2024 BAND Conference will be held at the beautiful Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho. In addition to ample networking opportunities provided by the conference, the Resort offers excellent outdoor recreation including world class skiing, luxurious spa, snowshoeing, ice skating, sleigh rides, outdoor heated pools, restaurants, shopping, and other outdoor recreational activities.

        Click here for details & to register!

        Vendor/sponsor information

        Conference Organizers

         
         
         
        • March 21, 2024
        • March 24, 2024
        • Sun Valley Resort
        • 3
        Registration is closed

        REGISTER HERE TO SPONSOR/EXHIBIT AT THE 2024 BAND CONFERENCE  
        Immediately after you register, you'll receive an email with a link to the payment website for the Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho, a partner in the conference.  


        Behavioral Aspects of
        Neurological Disease
        ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

        A place to learn, collaborate, and recreate.

        The BAND Conference is a four-day event at a family-friendly location that will include presentations by national and local experts in the fields of epilepsy, neurology, psychiatry, and neuropsychology. The 2024 BAND Conference will be held at the beautiful Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho. In addition to ample networking opportunities provided by the conference, the Resort offers excellent outdoor recreation including world class skiing, luxurious spa, snowshoeing, ice skating, sleigh rides, outdoor heated pools, restaurants, shopping, and other outdoor recreational activities.

        Click here for more detailed conference information (e.g., session schedule, presenter names, etc.).


         Reinforce your brand
         influence within the group
         of neurological care
        experts
         Connect with key
         experts and decision
         makers

         Highlight your services


        Take advantage of the opportunity to highlight your technology, products, and services to around one hundred medical and psychiatric providers, which may include: Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Psychologists, Prescribing Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Neuropsychologists, EEG technicians, Program Coordinators, Nurses, and more.

        exhibiting opportunities

        Platinum Exhibit Fee - $6,000

        • Prominent recognition at the beginning and ending of the days
        • Company name featured in program and on nametag lanyards
        • Full display table in premium location in the exhibit room
        • Recognition throughout the conference
        • Meeting registration for two (2) company representatives
        • Access to discounted hotel room block 


        Gold Exhibit Fee - $3,500

        • Display table in the exhibit room
        • Increased visibility
        • Company name featured in program
        • Recognition throughout the conference
        • Meeting registration for two (2) company representatives
        • Access to discounted hotel room block 


        Silver Exhibit Fee - $2,000

        • Display table in the exhibit room
        • Meeting registration for two (2) company representatives
        • Access to discounted hotel room block

        additional sponsorship opportunities

        Opening Night Reception - $3,000

        Sponsor Thursday's Welcome Reception to help kick-off participants' conference experience the right way.  This event provides a relaxing start to the evening with an opportunity to connect with attendees and conference faculty.  Offers prominent display of your company with signage.

        Après Ski Event - $6,000

        Help host this fun Saturday evening event.  Conference participants come back from recreational activities to enjoy a nice round of appetizers and drinks and to socialize with other attendees and conference faculty.  Offers prominent display of your company with signage.

        If you have any questions or would like to discuss other options, please contact:
        Kevin Allen or 
        Heidi McAdams

        EXHIBIT DETAILS:  

        We have space for 16 exhibitors in the exhibit room (Limelight A), which is adjacent to the Continental Room, where educational sessions will be held.  


        EXHIBIT TIMES:

        Dedicated exhibitor times below are set aside with no classes or meetings scheduled.  Attendees will be incentivized to visit each vendor table.

        • Breakfast will be provided from Friday through Sunday in the exhibitor room.
        • The opening night reception will be held in the exhibitor room on Thursday evening.
        • There will an Après ski event held in the exhibitor room on Saturday evening.
        • Refreshments during conference are hosted in the exhibitor room.

        Click here for the Resort's shipping information.

        We look forward to working with you to
        meet your marketing goals 
        and
        we appreciate your interest in BAND!


            



          • April 26, 2024
          • April 27, 2024
          • Twin Falls, Idaho


          Plan to join us in Twin Falls for IPA's Annual Convention.  This is arguably the best time of year to visit the Twin Falls area, as the desert is usually plush and green and the falls are roaring from the snow melt.  There's a lot to see and do in the area while you are in town.  

          Continuing education activities will be held in the Oak Rooms at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center, 801 Pole Line Rd W, Twin Falls, ID 83301.   NOTE:  The hospital requires all visitors to check-in with photo id at the Main Entrance.  

          We're arranging a room block at a nearby hotel.  The hotel is approximately 1 mile from the hospital and is easy walking distance to the Canyon trail and two popular restaurants on the canyon rim.   

          More details to come!


          • May 23, 2024
          • 12:00 PM
          • via Zoom
             

          The IPA’s private sector meetings are a place for private sector (PS) psychologists to discuss important issues impacting their work in Idaho and other topics of interest, to cross pollinate knowledge, to exchange community resources, to further psychologist representation among the larger association, and to facilitate top-down and bottom-up communication within IPA.  Please join us for your professional enrichment and to make your voice heard.

          The Zoom link will be sent out via IPA’s members-only listserv the day before each meeting.  Contact Dr. Carol Anderson, IPA Private Sector Representative, if you have topic ideas or any questions.

          • August 23, 2024
          • 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
          • Virtual (via Zoom)
          • 90


          Registration for this activity will open this summer.

          ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

          Chronic pain affects approximately 20% of the U.S. adult population. Our nation’s opioid epidemic—which intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic—has encouraged patients, clinicians, and payers to seek nonpharmacologic options to assist with managing pain. Psychological interventions for chronic pain can reduce or eliminate the use of prescription opioids and improve patient functioning and recovery, and the U.S. Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force has recommended educating patients, clinicians, and the public about the role of psychological pain management interventions and expanding access to these services.

          In this series of five pre-recorded training videos, which will be played virtually during this IPA one-day event, nationally recognized experts Ravi Prasad, PhD, Jennifer F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP, and Dan Bruns, PsyD, will provide participants with a strong understanding of the biopsychosocial nature of pain and the use of psychological and behavioral approaches to address chronic pain in adult populations. Information on the role of psychology in the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of pain for psychologists practicing both inside and outside clinical health settings will be provided.

          APA & their Pain Management Advisory Group have made this event possible.  Please note that they will be reaching out to attendees on a few separate occasions to ask for feedback on the content and your use of it.

          Learning Objectives:

          As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:

          • Discuss different theories of pain
          • Discuss the evolution of the opioid crisis
          • List psychosocial variables associated with pain
          • Describe the components of a pain clinical evaluation
          • Identify the range of evidence-based psychological approaches to pain management
          • Explain the role of interdisciplinary care in pain management
          • Discuss the rationale for pain psychology competencies


          *   *   *   *   *

          Made available exclusively through the State, Provincial & Territorial Psychological Associations (SPTAs) 
          in partnership
          with the American Psychological Association.

          Our sincere thanks to APA
          for this wonderful opportunity!

          ABOUT THE SPEAKERS 

          Ravi Prasad, PhD 

          Ravi Prasad, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and currently Clinical Professor and Director of Behavioral Health in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. His clinical work focuses primarily on evaluation and treatment of individuals suffering from acute and chronic pain conditions. He is actively engaged in leadership activities at regional and national levels through which he has been involved with interprofessional core competency, curriculum, and program development; lobbying efforts to change policies related to psychological care; and translation of research innovations into clinical practice. Outside the realm of pain, he has an avid interest in clinician wellness and has led efforts to implement associated initiatives in healthcare settings.

          Jennifer F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP Jennifer Kelly, PhD, ABPPis a Licensed Psychologist and is Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology. She is the Director of the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Kelly has expertise in treating disorders that involve the relationship between physical and emotional conditions. Within health psychology, she specializes in Pain Management. Dr. Kelly was the 2021 President of the American Psychological Association. She served as the co-chair of the Advocacy Coordinating Committee of the American Psychological Association Services, Inc. A past president of the Georgia Psychological Association, she has served as the Federal Advocacy Coordinator for 20 years. She is a recipient of APA’s State Leadership Award, Karl F. Heiser Advocacy Award, Legislative Award by the Georgia Psychological Association, and the APA Practice Organization’s Federal Advocacy Award. 


          Daniel Bruns, PsyD, FAPA

          Daniel Bruns, PsyD, FAPA, received his PsyD from the University of Northern Colorado. He has been a practicing health psychologist for 34 years, and specializes in the assessment and treatment of chronic pain. He is a senior clinical instructor for the University of Colorado Medical School, and has served as a technical expert for CMS. Dr. Bruns has been involved in the development of about 20 medical treatment guidelines. He is the coauthor of numerous articles and book chapters about chronic pain, and led a 15 year-long longitudinal study of 29 million patients testing the effects of the biopsychosocial model.

                   


          SCHEDULE

           8:30AM  Welcome & introductions

           8:30AM

           Unit 1 

          • Introduction to Pain and the opioid crisis;
          • Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Part 1: Pain Theory and Biology;
          • Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Part 2: Psychological Factors; the Initial Psych Interview; Psychologists Role on an Interdisciplinary Pain Team; More Adverse Childhood/Adult Experiences


           10:00AM 

           15-minute break

           10:15AM

           Unit 2 

          • Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Part 3: Social Factors; Social, Cultural, Racial, and Health Care Disparities As It Relates to Pain


           11:15AM  15-minute break

           11:30AM

           Unit 3 

          • Pain Guidelines
          • Pain Assessment (Testing), Psychometrics, and Research on Outcome Variables
          • Billing (HBAI, Psych Codes, SBIRT)


           12:30PM  Lunch break (30 minutes)

           1:00PM

           Unit 4 

          • Pain Treatment (Behavioral Tools for Pain Management)
          • Additional Populations, Conditions, and Considerations
          • Telehealth and the Impact of a Pandemic


           2:15PM  15-minute break

           2:30PM

           Unit 5 

          • Need For All Psychologists to Understand Pain
          • Core Competencies to Be a Pain Psychologist
          • Case Histories Roundtable


           3:45PM  Closing remarks & webinar close


          Continuing education credit is awarded to participants
          who attend this webinar in its entirety. 

          CONTINUING EDucation DETAILS 

          This introductory event is intended for post-doctorate-level psychologists.  Other licensed health and mental health providers and graduate students are welcome to attend. The event is sponsored by the Idaho Psychological Association.  The Idaho Psychological Association maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

          Psychologists
          A total of six (6.0) continuing education credits are available to psychologists for full attendance of this event.  

          Other professionals
          This activity provides a total of six (6.0) contact hours. Attendance letters will be provided. Contact your licensing board or professional association for your specific continuing education requirements.

          PLEASE READ:  IMPORTANT INFO ON ATTENDANCE & MORE
          This activity will be held via Zoom.  Comfort breaks and a lunch break are included in the above schedule.  Attendance for this event will be monitored electronically by Zoom log-in/out records.  Continuing education credit is awarded to participants who attend this webinar in its entirety.  [IPA ATTENDANCE POLICY: A brief grace period of up to 10% for shorter events (e.g., 6 minutes for a 1-hour event) with a maximum of 20 minutes for longer events (e.g., 20 minutes for a 6-hour event) may be applied. ] Your CE letter should arrive via email from IPA within 10 business days post-event. 

          Registrants will receive, via email, a link to download handouts and log-in information for the workshop at least 24-hours before the event date.  Please watch for that message.  If you don't see the above email, please check your spam/junk folder.  If you don't find the email there, please contact the IPA Office.

          On the day of the event, when you click on the Zoom link, you will be asked to register your name and email address so we will be able to identify the device you are using for attendance purposes.  Please plan to log-in early to give yourself wiggle room, as Zoom is often making security updates that may require a few extra minutes of log-in time.

          WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO APA AND
          THE APA PAIN MANAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP

          Daniel Bruns, PsyD, FAPA

          Kathleen S. Brown, PhD

          Zeeshan A. Butt, PhD

          Beth D. Darnall, PhD

          Jennifer F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP

          Robert D. Kerns, PhD

          Mary W. Meagher, PhD

          Ravi Prasad, PhD

          Nancy B. Ruddy, PhD, ABPP

          Beverly E. Thorn, PhD

          We thank you for your interest in this event!


          • February 21, 2025
          • via Zoom

          Registration to open closer to the event date.

          Presenter - Daniel O. Taube, JD, PhD

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