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Polaris President to Present at "Improving Behavioral Healthcare Using Outcomes Measurement" Conference

September,  2005

Grant Grissom, PhD will be a featured presenter at a conference titled, "Improving Behavioral Healthcare Using Outcomes Measurement". The conference will be held in Boston on November 9, 2005. Dr. Grissom's presentation will focus on the development of Polaris-MH, a system designed for use in outpatient mental health treatment. Dr. Grissom is one of the world's leaders in the development of outcomes management systems for behavioral healthcare, substance abuse treatment and the integration between medical and behavioral healthcare.

John Lyons, PhD Professor of Psychiatry and Community Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine will be a keynote speaker. Dr Lyons is the developer of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) system as well as the Adult Needs and Strengths (ANSA) which serve as the clinician assessment modules within Polaris-Youth and Polaris-Recovery Outcomes Management System. Dr Lyons has recently published a new book, "Redressing the Emperor, Improving Our Children's Public Mental Health System" Dr. Lyons' presentation will focus on the tensions and syndromes that are part of the current care delivery system and how outcomes management can be used to address these problems.

The conference is sponsored by Harvard-Pilgrim Health Plan.