Optimizing Telehealth

Dr. Marlene M. Maheu, PhD has been a telebehavioral health pioneer since 1994. As the Executive Director of the Telebehavioral Health Institute, she has overseen the development and delivery of online training and micro certifications to more than 40,000 professionals from 103 countries. From sitting on standard, guideline and competency work groups; to writing more than 40 telehealth books, chapters and journal articles with dozens of industry leaders, she brings a wealth of knowledge that can only be developed with time and experience. She is a master at getting to the point and answering your questions with clear, actionable, evidence-based suggestions that will move you to your goal.

Dr. Shawna Wright is the Associate Director of the University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth, is a licensed psychologist. She obtained her graduate training in clinical psychology at Texas Tech University. Dr. Wright worked for over a decade in community mental health and has expertise in treating rural and underserved populations. Dr. Wright works with KUMC’s Project ECHO as project facilitator and behavioral health content expert to assist Kansas health/mental health providers with increasing access to up-to-date research outcomes, best practices, and standards of care to reduce health disparities. Dr. Wright is a member of the Rural and Frontier Subcommittee of the Kansas Governor’s Behavioral Health Services Planning Council, the Kansas State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup, and the Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee. She works with these groups to understand gaps in access to care and to identify ways telemedicine can be leveraged to increase health equity in Kansas.