PAL - Partnership Access Line
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Psychiatrists:      
Robert Hilt, MD

Robert Hilt, MD
Child Psychiatrist, Pediatrician, Program Director
Alison Golombek

Alison A. Golombek, MD
Child Psychiatrist
Kari Hancock, MD

Kari Hancock, MD
Child Psychiatrist
David Camenisch, MD, MPH

David Camenisch, MD, MPH
Child Psychiatrist, Pediatrician
Michael Kisicki, MD

Michael Kisicki, MD
Child Psychiatrist
         
Lauren Boydston, MD

Lauren Boydston, MD
Child Psychiatrist
Ray Hsiao, MD

Ray Hsiao, MD
Child Psychiatrist
John Dunne, MD

John E. Dunne, MD
Child Psychiatrist
   
     
Social Workers:      
Mollie Shirman

Mollie Shirman, MSW
Social Worker
Melanee McClary

Melanee McClary, MSW
Social Worker
     
       
Administration:      
Jim Myers, MBA

Jim Myers, MBA
Adminstrative Director
Catherine Bradley

Catherine Bradley, BA
Program Assistant
Meghan Oberg

Meghan Oberg, BA
Program Assistant
Amy Barragan

Amy Barragan, BA
Program Assistant
Maura Heapes

Maura Heapes, BS
Program Assistant
         
Melinda Roll

Melinda Roll, BA
Program Assistant
       
         



The following are just some of the ways the PAL team has been sharing our experiences:

Hilt R, McDonell MG, Rockhill C, Golombek A, Thompson J. “The Partnership Access Line: establishing an empirically based child psychiatry consultation program for Washington State.” Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth. 9(1) Winter 2009: 9-12.

Abstract: Hilt R, McDonell MG, Trupin E, Thompson J, Myers J, Rockhill C, Golombek A, Hancock K, Varley C, King B, Collett B, Kellogg R. The Partnership Access Line: establishing an empirically based child psychiatry consultation program for Washington State at Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education meeting, Denver CO, 3/5/09

Hilt R. “The Partnership Access Line: State Telemedicine Consultation Service for Primary Care Providers.” AACAP News. 40(3) 2009, 147-148.

Hilt, R. in collaboration with the Committee on Collaboration with Medical Professions. “The Partnership Access Line: A State Telemedicine Consultation Service for Primary Care Providers” AACAP News, February 2009

Hilt, R. “A Child Mental Health PAL.” Washington State Psychiatric Association Journal, Winter 2009, 45(1), 3.

Hilt, R. "When in Doubt, Call Your PAL." Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Care, Official newsletter of ARNPs United of Washington State, December 2008, 19:12, 1.

Hilt, R. "New access to psychiatrists for children with mental health needs." AFAAP's Fables, official newsletter of Washington Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, September 2008, 2.

Selected Presentations:
A collaborative community approach to the management of mental health disorders, lecture by Dr. Hilt at Pediatrics at the Red Rocks Conference, Sedona Arizona 6/13/09

The Partnership Access Line: A Child Mental Health Consultation Program Using Telehealth Technology, lecture by Dr. Hilt at Madigan Center of Excellence National Conference, Tacoma WA 6/5/09

The Washington State Partnership Access Line: One year evaluation results of a Medicaid funded child mental health hotline and consultation service. lecture by Dr. Hilt and Jim Myers at NASMHPD Meeting, Washington DC 4/15/09

Partnership Access Line: presentation by Dr. Hilt for Oregon state mental health workgroup 2/6/09