Continuing Education
CE Certificates from the Iowa Board of Certification were emailed to all participants on 5/28. Please double check your inbox and spam folders for an email from zmhanna@iastate.edu before reaching out with CE questions. Certain inboxes or internet settings have blocked the CE email due to the attachment; if you did NOT receive your certificate, please reach out to both registrations@iastate.edu and rdrong@iastate.edu so we can resend your file separately.
Attestation forms are due by May 8th and are required for CE credits. CE certificates will go out by May 31st to the email address you used to register for the conference. Access the form by clicking here. If you haven’t received your CE certificate by June 1st, please reach out to rdrong@iastate.edu.
For this event, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services applied for continuing education through Des Moines University for continuing medical education (CME) approval and the Iowa Board of Certification for approval. Certificates of completion that meet the requirements identified by the Social Work Licensure, Behavioral Health Professionals Licensure, and Iowa Board of Certification will be sent from Iowa State University and Des Moines University for CMEs. All Certificates will be provided within one month after completion of the event.

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences is the accredited provider. If you have questions regarding continuing education credit, please email cme@dmu.edu.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS
- MD: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS) through the joint providership of Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) and Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. DMU designates this live activity for 15.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- DO: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this activity for a maximum of 15.50 AOA Category 2-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
- Other healthcare providers: This activity is designated for 15.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.


EDUCATIONAL GRANTS: No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
Iowa’s Annual Governor’s Conference on Behavioral Health is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) and coordinated by Iowa State University Conference Planning and Management. Funding provided by state appropriations and the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.959).
DISCLOSURES: The speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, or devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The activity directors are responsible for determining educational content and selecting speakers.
Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
| Aaron Swanson, MPH – Facilitator | Katrina Bee – Facilitator |
| Aaron Todd, MHCDS, MPP – Speaker | Kayla Powell – Speaker |
| Abbey Ferenzi, LMHC – Speaker | Kellee McCrory, LMSW, MPH – Speaker |
| Adam Shanks – Facilitator | Kelly Kruse, MD, MPH – Speaker |
| Allison Jones, CCAR – Panel Member | Laura Bell – Planning Committee |
| Amber Sheppard – Speaker | Laura Larkin, LMSW, MS – Panel Member |
| Amy Croll, LMSW, CPS – Speaker | Laura Semprini, PRS, MSc – Panel Member |
| Andrea Weber, MD, MME, FASAM, FACP – Speaker | Leslie McDonald-Gonzalez, LISW – Panel Member |
| Angie Asa-Lovstad, MS, CPS, CTF – Speaker | Leslie Mussmann, CPS – Facilitator |
| Buffy Peters – Speaker | Marissa Eyanson – Speaker |
| Chandni Muralidharan, MPH – Speaker | Mark Vander Weg, PhD – Speaker |
| Chuck Klevgaard, CSPS – Speaker | Marla Smith, LMHP, LMHC – Speaker |
| Courtney Hammond, PCI – Speaker | Merry French – Facilitator |
| DeAnn Decker – Facilitator | Michaela Jens, LISW – Panel Member |
| Diana Kelly, MSW, LCSW – Speaker | Michele Tilotta, MPA, BSN, RN – Facilitator |
| Ellen Schardt, CPRS – Speaker | Mistie Parrish – Facilitator |
| Emma Hall, MA, MBA – Speaker | Monica Wilke-Brown, LMSW – Facilitator |
| Eric Preuss, IAADC, CCS – Speaker | Patti Treibel-Leeds, LBSW, MS – Speaker |
| Faraji Hubbard, PRS, RCP – Facilitator | Rebecca Rong – Planning Committee |
| Garin Buttermore – Facilitator | Robert Aiken – Facilitator |
| Heather Gray, PhD – Speaker | Ryan Hampton – Speaker |
| Jacqueline Seitz, JD – Speaker | Sabrina DeDore, LISW – Panel Member |
| Jane Larkin, CADC, CPS – Activity Director and Planning Committee | Sarah Desmarais, PhD – Speaker |
| Jason Kilmer, PhD – Speaker | Sarah Mergenthaler – Speaker |
| Jason LaRoche – Speaker | Sarah Vannice, MSc – Facilitator |
| Jennifer Robertson-Hill, LMHC – Activity Coordinator, Planning Committee, and Facilitator | Shawn Dorius, PhD – Speaker |
| Jill Wright, MPH – Speaker and Facilitator | Sri Chaitanya Krishna Akondy, BDS, MPH – Speaker |
| Jo Freudenheim, PhD, MS, RD – Speaker | Tabetha Gerdner – Facilitator |
| Josh Trebach, MD, FAACT – Speaker | Tracy Gryp, RCP, RCPF – Speaker |
| Justin Edwards, IADC – Facilitator | Karen Hyatt, MA – Facilitator |
| Justin Grodnitzky, PhD, F-ABFT – Speaker | Katey Rascon, PRS, RCP – Panel Member |