Home Base: Brain Health Summit 2024 VIRTUAL REGISTRATION

Home Base Brain Health Summit - September 11-12, 2024

The Inaugural Home Base Annual Brain Health Summit examines the latest research and treatment innovations in military Special Operations Forces, veterans, and families suffering from the invisible wounds of war. In recognition of the anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program will provide comprehensive insights crucial for the holistic well-being of warriors throughout the lifespan. It will share updates in the Home Base Intensive Clinical Program with mass dose evidence-based therapy, Families of the Fallen, Children of the Fallen, and Native American cohorts. 

The Brain Health Summit offers in-depth information on Brain Health, Resiliency, PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Machine Learning. In every session, faculty will share lessons learned in current training, human performance, data from new clinical trials, and compare it to existing data to examine key differences. 

The 2024 Brain Health Summit has been made by possible by generous sponsorship from the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) and support from the Wounded Warrior Project. 

Live-Stream Information

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Review Program Materials

Please view the electronic program syllabus here by clicking the link below. At the conclusion of the program, all presentation slides and videos will be available 30 days from the program end date.

https://mghcme.org/syllabi/hbbrainhealthsummit/

Target Audience 

 

This program is intended for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Peer support specialists, and administrative personnel.

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

13.0  Psychologists:

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 13.0 CE credit.

13.0  Physicians

MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.0  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.


13.0  Nursing Contact Hours

MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 13.0  contact hours for nurses.


13.0  Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 13.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.


13.0  IPCE Credit

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 13.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.


                                                             

Target Audience

This program is intended for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Peer support specialists, and administrative personnel. 

Learning Objectives

After attending this conference, participants will be able to:

Discuss advances from integrative medicine in research in traumatic brain injury (TBI) in integrative medicine, mind body health, biomarkers, lifestyle medicine, resiliency, and the Brain Care Score (BCS) on the impact on Brain Health and dementia.

 

List at least three key concepts of HealthSpan and definition of Exposures in Special Operations Forces and Veterans.  

Evaluate the value of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and next generation healthcare technology in improving mental and physical health of service members and veterans. 

Apply human performance optimization strategies with community resources to enhance mental health, social support, and physical health outcomes in Special Operations Forces and veteran populations.    

List three advances in military and veteran PTSD and TBI research including VR-based interventions, EEG biofeedback, and psychophysiology monitoring. 

 

Demonstrate how collaborative support of Special Operations Forces and their families can enhance physical and mental well-being.

List four lines of efforts directed at blast exposure in Special Operations Forces.

List at least three key concepts of how PTSD increases risk for cardiovascular disease.

 

Describe massed treatment in PTSD including Native/Indigenous specialty cohorts

Discuss the concept of communal coping among military surviving spouses

List at least three considerations for ethics, equity, and equality in the development of technologies for healthcare.

Describe the history of treating wartime psychological trauma within the United States.

Discuss current TBI evaluation and treatment within TBICoE.

Identify best practices in culturally-competent embedded mental health practice with Navy SEALs.

Describe two challenges facing Naval Expeditionary Combatant Commanders force preservation strategy.

List at least three different toxic exposures that are seen in Special Operations Forces.

Describe three components of resiliency programs.

List 4 specialties involved in the comprehensive brain health assessment of special operators. 

Discuss the link between increased lead exposure in military service and psychopathology.

Analyze how skills-based interventions for SUDs relate to recovery from comorbid mental health conditions such as PTSD and TBI.

Describe how military cultural issues affect the bereavement process.

Discuss the role of communal coping amongst military surviving spouses.

Describe how collaborative support enhances the physical and mental well-being of Navy SEAL operators and their families.

List 3 potential risk factors impacting neuropsychological outcomes in special operations forces. 

Describe the SOCOM concept of humans over hardware. 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    McLean Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 13.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.

    This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 13.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.

  • 13.00 Social Workers

    The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers

    This program has been approved for 13.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number

  • 13.00 Participation

    This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.

    Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.

  • 13.00 Psychologists CE Credit

    The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

    This offering meets the criteria for 13.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.

Registration opens: 
01/29/2024
Course closes: 
10/31/2024
Rating: 
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Home Base Brain Health Live Hybrid Summit - Livestream 

September 11-12, 2024

 

Special Operations Forces leadership, including representatives from Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, the Army Warfighter Brain Health Initiative, and Naval Special Warfare, as well as veteran psychiatric and psychological scholar-researchers, will speak at the conference. Notable speakers include Dr. Ross Zafonte, the President of Spaulding Rehabilitation, Dr. Jordan Smoller, the Associate Chair of Psychiatry at MGH and Director of the Center for Precision Psychiatry, along with experts from Draper Labs on next-generation healthcare technology

We are planning interactive continuing-education sessions and exhibitor opportunities, and have received U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sponsorship from the consulting group theDifference (impact: World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNESCO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), and a limited Exhibitor room with interactive equipment highlighting emerging innovative treatments such as Virtual Reality, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Performance, and EEG neurofeedback.

We anticipate approximately 100 to attend including Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA), Army Acquisitions, Pentagon, Special Operations Forces Acquisition Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L), Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), Naval Special Warfare (NSW), Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Mass General Brigham Leadership, Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniform Services University (USU) Hospital System, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), Warrior Care Network (UCLA, Rush, Emory), Harvard Medical School, Draper Lab, MIT, Warrior For Life, American Psychiatric Association Foundation Leadership, Congressional Representatives, Families of the Fallen, Run to Remember, Spaulding Rehab, and others.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Decades After 9/11: Evolving Military & Veterans Health

Welcome  

8:00am - 8:05am

Sofia Matta, MD, Senior Director of Medical Services, Home Base, Harvard Medical School

No CEs

Color Guard

8:05am – 8:07am

 

No CEs

Journey of the Summit

8:07am – 8:15am

Lead Facilitator (Tom Kehner)

No CEs; Objectives, Flow of Day, Rules of Engagement

Relationship Maker - What connects each of us to this work?

8:15am – 8:30am

Breakout Groups (AI generated teams based on registration data to determine most effective teams for engineering serendipitous connections.)

Meet other participants and learn why this work is important to them. Ground everyone in the learning to come. What questions do we have coming in?

Evolution of the Comprehensive HealthSpan Evaluation

8:30am - 8:45am

Joseph Bonvie, PsyD, ABPP, Senior Director of Clinical Services, Home Base, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Bonvie will take a historical look at the integrated, multidisciplinary Traumatic Brain Injury evaluation within military medicine and how it has evolved since inception to meet the multitude of exposures in today’s special operations forces personnel.

Moment of Silence   

8:46am - 8:47am

 

No CEs: 8:46 moment of silence

SOCOM Brain Health

8:47am – 9:10am

Amanda Robbins, PsyD, USSOCOM Command Psychologist, United States Special Operations Command

As a pathfinder for the Department of Defense, SOCOM is striving to ensure the brain health and superior cognitive performance of the SOF Service Member.  Through longitudinal monitoring, cognitive skill enhancement brain health research and links to quality treatment, SOCOM intends to proactively sustain and extend the lifecycle of its Forces and ensure optimal healthcare of our warfighters during and after service.

Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICOE)

9:10am - 9:35am

Katharine Stout, DPT, MBA, PT, NCS, Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence

This presentation will discuss current TBI evaluation and treatment within TBICoE.

KEYNOTE 1

9:35am - 10:00am

Frank Larkin, MS, COO Troops First Foundation

 No CEs

Special Operators

Current Brain Health Initiatives and Findings in Army SOF

10:00am - 10:25am

Sergeant Major Chris McNamara, United States Army, Human Weapon System Director

SGM McNamara will discuss current research findings in active-duty SOF and the initiatives we are using to address them.  We also discuss the four lines of effort that the NDAA directed Elite Forces Pilot Team are currently pursuing. 

The practice of Clinical and operational psychology in Naval Special Warfare

10:25am - 10:50am

Linda Havens, PhD, ABPP, Force Psychologist, Naval Special Warfare Command

The presentation will provide an overview of clinical and operational applications of psychology practice within Naval Special Warfare as well as common clinical presentations and challenges faced by Navy SEALs. Challenges and barriers to care within Navy medicine will be discussed, as well as common practices to overcome stigma and improve access to care within a culturally competent embedded system of care.

Embedded Psychological Health’s Critical Contributions to HealthSpan

10:50am - 11:15am

James M. Keener, PsyD, ABPP, Force Psychologist, United States Navy

Dr. Keener will discuss the challenges faced by Naval Expeditionary Combatant Commanders force preservation strategy.

 

Special Operator - Breakout Group Huddles

11:15am – 12:00pm

Bonvie, Robbins, Stout, Larkin, McNamara, Havens

Based on what you learned, what are your key takeaways? What is actionable in your work? What questions do you still have? (Speakers move from group to group to answer questions and help brainstorm.)

LUNCH + Exhibitor Interaction

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Exhibitors

No CEs

HealthSpan

Social Determinants, Resilience, Allostatic Load, and DNA Methylation Epigenetics

1:00pm - 1:25pm

Sofia Matta, MD, Senior Director of Medical Services, Home Base, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Matta will review the social determinants of health, metabolic and inflammatory response in stress, neuroimmune markers, and DNA methylation accelerated aging (the epigenetic “clock”) in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and TBI. Recent advances in TBI on allostatic load, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, DNA methylation accelerated epigenetic aging, inflammation, and neuroendocrinological changes will be reviewed. She will introduce Positive Psychiatry, which aims to shed light on promoting mental health and well-being through enhancing social relationships, wisdom, and resilience and its impact on biomarkers, epigenetics, inflammation, and immune function.

KEYNOTE 2: HealthSpan

1:25pm - 1:50pm

Ross Zafonte, DO, President of Spaulding Rehabilitation Network

Dr. Zafonte will review the key concepts of HealthSpan and define Exposures in Special Operations Forces and Veterans.

The Link Between PTSD and Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms and Treatment

1:50pm - 2:15pm

Antonia V. Seligowski, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurocardiac Effects of Stress and Trauma Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Seligowski will provide an overview of how PTSD increases risk for cardiovascular disease (e.g., exaggerated fear responding). The presentation will also discuss treatment approaches that combine gold-standard therapies for PTSD and aim to reduce cardiovascular risk in this population.

Toxic Exposures and EDDx

2:15pm – 2:40pm

Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH, Program Director, Cancer Early Detection & Diagnostics, MGH Cancer Center

Dr. Sequist will discuss toxic exposures that are seen in Special Operations Forces.

HealthSpan - Breakout Group Huddles

2:40pm – 3:10pm

Kalo Tanev, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Director of Research, Home Base,  Bonvie, Matta, Zafonte, Seligowski, Sequist

Based on what you learned, what are your key takeaways? What is actionable in your work? What questions do you still have? (Speakers move from group to group to answer questions and help brainstorm.)

BREAK + Exhibitor Interaction

3:10pm - 3:30pm

Exhibitors

No CEs

Next Gen Healthcare Tech

Introduction to Next Gen Healthcare Tech

3:30pm - 3:35pm

Michael D. Allard, Chief Operating Officer, Home Base

No CEs

KEYNOTE 3

3:35pm – 3:55pm

Maurizio Fava, MD Chair of Psychiatry, MGH, Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

No CEs

Next Generation Healthcare Technology: Quantifying the Qualitative to Inform Care

3:55pm - 4:15pm

Andrea Webb, PhD, Chief Scientist, Draper

Provide an overview of techniques and approaches to quantify the qualitative to inform human understanding and care.  Summarize Draper’s past and current efforts focused on mental health assessment, including considerations around ethics, equity, and equality.

KEYNOTE 4:

AI & Precision Psychiatry Precision Psychiatry: New Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment

4:15pm – 4:35pm

Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD, Professor of Psychiatry, Center for Precision Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry; Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Smoller will introduce some of the goals of “precision psychiatry,” with a particular focus on leveraging large-scale data resources to address unmet needs in mental healthcare. For example, advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence are providing new opportunities to improve risk stratification, targeted prevention, and precision treatment. The presentation will highlight progress in these areas using several examples that capitalize on these opportunities, including efforts to predict and prevent suicide-related behavior and move beyond one-size-fits-all, trial-and-error approaches to treatment.

Impact of Repeated Blast Exposure on Active-Duty United States Special Operations Forces

4:35pm - 4:55pm

Brian L. Edlow, MD, Neurocritical Care Faculty, Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Edlow will discuss the state-of-the-science in diagnostic tests for brain injury associated with repeated blast exposure.  The session will focus on emerging imaging and blood-based biomarkers, as well as clinical motivation and future directions.

Building for the Future: Identifying Opportunities to Collaborate - Breakout Group Huddles

4:55pm - 5:30pm 

Fava, Tanev, Bonvie, Matta, Allard, Webb, Smoller, Edlow

What gaps or opportunities could we solve together? What does this information change for our industry? Who benefits?  (Speakers move from group to group to answer questions and help brainstorm.)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Performance And Community

 Welcome Back

8:00am - 8:05am

Joseph Bonvie, PsyD, ABPP, Senior Director of Clinical Services, Home Base

Introduction to Performance and Community

  

KEYNOTE 5: Collaboration

08:05am – 08:25

Eric Goralnick, MD, MS, Director, Military and Veterans Initiatives, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Goralnick will provide an overview of Mass General Brigham’s Military and Veterans Initiatives.

Overnight Insights - Breakout Group Huddles

8:25am - 9:25am

Joseph Bonvie, PsyD, ABPP, Senior Director of Clinical Services, Home Base

 

Sofia E Matta, MD, Senior Director of Medical Services, Home Base

Knowledge Sharing

Sports Performance and Research

9:25am - 9:45am

Dr. Mark Stephenson

The presentation will cover human performance optimization strategies and resources to enhance the mental health of Special Operations Forces and veteran populations.

Strategies for Human Performance Optimization from the Boston Bruins

9:45am – 10:05am

Frank Simonetti, President, Boston Bruins Alumni Association

The presentation will describe human performance optimization strategies and community resources to enhance mental health, social support, and physical health outcomes in Special Operations Forces and veteran populations.

Resiliency at Home Base and the Broader Military Community

10:05am - 10:25am

April, PhD, M Hisrchberg, MD, Medical Director, Mind Body Health Program, Home Base, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Hirschberg will describe the resiliency programs at Home Base, their development, and outcome studies.   The session will also discuss the applicability and outreach of these programs to different military and veteran communities, including those related to athletics.

BREAK + Exhibitor Interaction

10:25am – 10:50am

Exhibitors

No CEs

Home Base Updates

Massed Treatment Approaches: Intensive Clinical Programming

and

 

 

 

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Brain Health: An overview of Home Base SOF Programming

 

10:50am - 11:10am

Laura Harward, LICSW, Director, Intensive Clinical Program, Home Base, Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Lauren Brenner, PhD, Clinical Psychologist; Clinical Director of Brain Health, Home Base, Massachusetts General Hospital

Ms. Harward will provide an overview of the Home Base Intensive Clinical Program (ICP), including the Families of the Fallen and Native/Indigenous specialty cohorts, sharing background on the ICP, evidence for success, and reviews of the specialty cohorts. 

 

Dr. Brenner will provide an overview of the ComBHaT program and describe innovative additions to brain health programming. 

Neuropsychological Assessment in SOF

11:10am – 11:30am

Scott Sorg, PhD, Neuropsychology Team Lead, Home Base, Harvard Medical School

 

 

 

 

 

 

This session highlights the crucial role of neuropsychological assessment in the conceptualization of brain health in US Military Service Members and Veterans. It aims to provide an overview of the extant findings on neuropsychological outcomes in SOF, discuss relevant cognitive risk factors and assessment considerations in this population, and present recommendations to advance clinical practice and targets for future research efforts.

Lead Exposure and Psychopathology Among Veterans and Active Duty Servicemembers

11:30am - 11:40am

Gabrielle Hoover, PhD, Co-Director of Home Base Outpatient Clinic, Staff Psychologist, Home Base, Instructor, Harvard Medical School

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veterans and servicemembers are a population at risk for elevated lead exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to their military service. Many have accumulated a high density of lead from occupational and environmental exposures, specifically via firearms through take-home dust from lead-based primers and ammunition. The relationship between lead and psychopathology including PTSD remains poorly understood; preliminary data from a Catalyst Grant funded study at Home Base will be presented and discussed on this topic.

Skills-Based Interventions for Substance Use Disorders: A Complement to PTSD and TBI treatment

11:40am - 11:50am

Peter Ward, PhD, Staff Psychology, Home Base, Massachusetts General Hospital

This presentation will provide a brief overview of how two primary interventions at MGH Home Base, the SOAR IOP program and the Dual Recovery Supplement to the Intensive Clinical Program (ICP-DR) provide time-limited, effective means of treating Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) in concert with common comorbidities such as PTSD and TBI. The presentation will share specific interventions utilized in both programs and will relate these interventions to recovery from SUDs and comorbid conditions.

Home Base Updates – Breakout Groups

11:50am – 12:20pm

Bonvie, Matta, Brenner, Harward, Sorg, Hoover, Ward

What gaps or opportunities could we solve together? What does this information change for our industry? Who benefits?

LUNCH + Exhibitor Walk

12:20pm – 1:20pm

Exhibitors

No CEs

 

Family

 

Introduction to Family

1:20pm - 1:30pm

Rawle Andrews, Esq, Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation

No CEs

KEYNOTE 4: Generations of Service

1:30pm - 1:50pm

MG George F. Bowman 

No CEs

Working with Families of the Fallen:  Cultural Considerations and Risk Factors for Mental Health Concerns

1:50pm - 2:10pm

Diane Nealon, LICSW, Director, Families of the Fallen, Home Base

An overview of military cultural considerations relevant to working with Families of the Fallen.  Different types of military bereavement will be reviewed, along with a highlight of particular challenges facing survivor families of military suicide.  Risk factors for mental health concerns in this population will be reviewed.

Communal Coping Among Active-Duty Military Surviving Families

2:10pm - 2:30pm

Victoria McCausland, MA, PhD, Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University and Founder & President - Strong Ties

Dr. McCausland will discuss how communal coping among military surviving spouses has the potential to promote resilience, normalize a non-normative experience and reduce stigma in a culture where discussion about death is uncomfortable. Through specific anecdotes about her personal and professional experience, she will highlight the enactment of communal coping and how it is revealed through interpersonal communication.

Force Multiplier: Collaborative Support and the Role of Benevolent Organizations in Advancing Operator Wellness

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Alison Messick, Chief Programs Officer, Navy SEAL Foundation

This presentation underscores the paramount importance of collaborative efforts between benevolent organizations in advancing the holistic wellness of Navy SEAL operators and their families. By harnessing the collective strength of these organizations, we can effectively multiply the impact of our support systems, enhancing resilience and performance within the SEAL community. However, navigating the complexities of collaboration poses challenges, necessitating strategic coordination and communication to overcome barriers and ensure optimal care delivery. Looking forward, a concerted focus on innovative solutions and partnership models will pave the way for continued advancements in operator wellness initiatives, fostering a culture of support and empowerment for our nation's elite warriors and their loved ones.

Problem Solving for the Future: Collaborative Focus Areas – Breakout Groups

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Bonvie, Matta, Bowman, Nealon, McCausland, Messick, Andrews

What does all of this information change?

What is still needed to be more effective/efficient? 

Closing

4:00pm – 4:15pm

BG Jack Hammond, Executive Director, Home Base

 

Closing

4:15pm-4:30pm

Sofia E Matta, MD, Senior Director of Medical Services, Home Base

 

Joseph Bonvie, PsyD, ABPP, Senior Director of Clinical Services, Home Base, Harvard Medical School

Closing comments, Thank You from the Course Directors, Present key findings & questions (Eric Goralnick, MD, MS), Next Steps

 

 

 

 

 

Sofia E Matta

MD

Course Director

MGH Home Base, Psychiatry, Sr Dir of Medical Services

Joseph L Bonvie

PsyD

Course Director

MGH Home Base, Psychiatry, Sr Dir of Clinical Services

Susan Sprich

PhD

Content Reviewer

Director, Postgraduate Psychology Education

Assistant Professor of PsychologyHarvard Medical School

 

Sharon Fawcett

LICSW

Content Reviewer

Manager of Case Management, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Susan Kim

MD

Content Reviewer

Assistant Director, Division of Profession and Public Education, MGH

 

Attending Psychiatrist, Acute Psychiatric Services, MGH

 

Elizabeth Cox

RN

Content Reviewer

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Jane Pimental

MPH

Planner

Director I Division of Professional and Public Education

Managing Director | Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy

Lauren Rockoff

EdM

Program Manager

Home Base, Clinical Education & Training

Speakers:

Michael

Lauren

George F.

Allard

Brenner

Bowman

COO

PhD

MG

AprilHirschbergMD
BrianEdlowMD
MaurizioFavaMD
EricGoralnickMD, MS

Laura

Linda

Harward

Havens

LICSW

PhD, ABPP, CDR, USN, MSC US Navy

 
FranklLarkin 
GabrielleHooverPhD
JamesKeenerPsyD, ABPP
SofiaMattaMD

Victoria

Chris

Alison

McCausland

McNamara

Messick

MA, PhD

Sgt. Maj.

N/A

DianeNealonLICSW
AmandaRobbinsPsyD
AntoniaSeligowskiPhD

Lecia

Frank

Jordan

Sequist

Simonetti

Smoller

MD, MPH

 

MD, ScD

ScottSorgPhD
MarkStephensonPhD(c), MS, ATAC, CSCS
Katharine StoutDPT, MBA
PeterWardPhD

Andrea

Ross

Webb

Zafonte

PhD

DO

Dr. Sequist receives institutional research grant funding from AstraZeneca, Delfi Diagnostics and Novartis.Dr. Smoller receives research funding from Biogen and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Sensorium Therapeutics, Inc.

Susan Sprich, PhD, receives royalties from Oxford University Press; Springer and honorarium (associate editor of a journal): Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Professor Zafonte has financial ties to SAB, myomo, and Kisbee and is an advisor for Nanodynamics.

Dr. Edlow receives funding from the following:
USSOCOM: Contract No. H9240520D0001
NINDS: R21NS109627, RF1NS115268, R01NS128961
NIH Director’s Office: DP2HD101400
Department of Defense: W81XWH-21-S-TBIPH2
Navy SEAL Foundation
Chen Institute MGH Research Scholar
James S. McDonnell Foundation
MGH Department of Neurology and Division of Neurocritical Care
MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

Dr. Fava receives research support from Abbvie; Acadia Pharmaceuticals; Aditum Bio Management Company, LLC, Allergan, Alkermes, Inc.; Altimate Health Corporation; Alto Neuroscience, Inc.; Ancora Bio, Inc.; Angelini S.p.A; Aptinyx; Arbor Pharmaceuticals LLC; Axsome; Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; BioClinica, Inc.; Biogen; BioHaven; BioShin Limited; Cambridge Science Corporation; Centrexion Therapeutics Corporation; Cybin IRL Limited; Damona Pharmaceuticals; EmbarkNeuro; Eliem Therapeutics LTD; Gate Neurosciences, Inc.; GenOmind, LLC; Gentelon, LLC; Gerbera Therapeutics, Inc.; GH Research Ireland Limited; Happify; Johnson & Johnson; Lundbeck Inc.; Marinus Pharmaceuticals; Medpace, Inc.; Millennium Pharmaceutics, Inc.; Minerva Neurosciences; NeuraWell Therapeutics, Inc.; Neurocrine Biosciences,Inc.; Novaremed; Otsuka; Peachtree BioResearch Solutions Inc.; Pfizer; Premiere Research International; Praxis Precision Medicines; ProtagenicTherapeutics, Inc.; Relmada Therapeutics Inc.; Shenox Pharmaceuticals; Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI); Takeda; University of Michigan; University of Florida Board of Trustees; Vistagen; WinSanTor, Inc.; Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; XW Pharma Ltd.; National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); and PCORI.

He also has equity holdings in Compellis (no longer in existence); Neuromity; Psy Therapeutics; Revival Therapeutics (no longer in existence); Sensorium Therapeutics and receives royalties and has patents for Sequential Parallel Comparison Design (SPCD), licensed by MGH to Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) (US_7840419, US_7647235, US_7983936, US_8145504, US_8145505); patent application for a combination of Ketamine plus Scopolamine in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), licensed by MGH to Biohaven; and patents for pharmacogenomics of Depression Treatment with Folate (US_9546401, US_9540691) licensed to Nestle and for Compound for improving l-arginine bioavailability (US_11,655,210) licensed to DimeRx. Copyright for the MGH Cognitive & Physical Functioning Questionnaire (CPFQ), Sexual Functioning Inventory (SFI), Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (ATRQ), Discontinuation-Emergent Signs & Symptoms (DESS), Symptoms of Depression Questionnaire (SDQ), AnxietySymptoms Questionnaire (ASQ), and SAFER; Belvoir; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; Wolkers Kluwer; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte.Ltd. Nature of Financial Relationship Royalty/patent

 

    

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  


13.0 Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.


13.0 Physician Assistants
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.


13.0 Nursing Contact Hours

MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 13.0 contact hours for nurses.

13.0 Nursing Contact Hours

MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 13.0 contact hours for nurses.


13.0 Psychologists:

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 13.0 CE credit.


13.0 Social Workers

      As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 13.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.


13.0 IPCE Credit

   As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 13.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.

 


Available Credit

  • 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    McLean Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 13.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.

    This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 13.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.

  • 13.00 Social Workers

    The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers

    This program has been approved for 13.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number

  • 13.00 Participation

    This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.

    Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.

  • 13.00 Psychologists CE Credit

    The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

    This offering meets the criteria for 13.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.

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