Advocacy Lessons - A Virtual Event

The Importance of Building Strong Legislative Relationships
with James MacKenzie, D.O.

Thursday, November 7
7-8 p.m.

This event will take place directly after the IPS Resident Committee Meeting. All IPS residents are encouraged to join the committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. All other IPS members are welcome to join the Advocacy Lessons session at 7 p.m.

IPS members will/should have received a link to this event in an email from IPS. If you need the link or have any questions, please contact, Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org.

Dr James G MacKenzie is a fellowship trained Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist practicing in the Chicagoland area for the past 20 years. He completed his adult psychiatry residency at Loyola University Medical Center and his Child Psychiatry fellowship at Northwestern University/ Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Currently, Dr MacKenzie is the Director of the Center for Collaborative Behavioral Health Care for Advocate Children's Hospital and proudly teaches pediatricians and family medicine physicians CME courses on practical child psychiatry. He also serves as the Director of Clinical Education and Relations for Midwestern University (Downers Grove, IL and Glendale, AZ).

Dr. MacKenzie serves as chair of the Governmental Affairs Council for the Illinois State Medical Society and is a Gubernatorial appointee to the Illinois State Medical & Disciplinary Board (IDFPR). After serving as President of the Illinois Psychiatric Society, he proudly helped pass State legislation making Illinois the first State in the US to require both private and public insurance to reimburse primary care physicians when collaborating with psychiatrists--a major step forward to improve access to mental health care as well as reducing cost and associated stigma.