Grand Rounds

All presentations are live streamed via Zoom.

The schedule below will include the time of the presentation, abstracts, learning objectives, and recommended readings for each presentation when available.

Upcoming Presentations Past Presentations Previous Grand Rounds

This professional education activity supports the Institute's goal of clinical excellence and presents clinically relevant information from a variety of mental health disciplines. Areas of focus include new research and treatments, evidence-based practices, applied psychopharmacology and research on brain structure, and function, and current issues and controversies. In addition, several dates during the year are devoted to The Institute of Living Annual Treatment Update Series.

Grand Rounds is open to the community except on the Thursdays designated as "Case Conferences". These conferences may be held several times throughout the year and will be limited to clinicians employed by The Institute of Living and Hartford Hospital and active and consulting Department of Psychiatry medical staff.

Note: CMEs and Contact Hours are only available to those who participated in the live seminar.

Grand Rounds Schedule (2024-25)

Date/Time	Presentation
May 1, 2025 12-1:15 PM	Topic: Reliance and Resistance: Balancing Attachment, Autonomy, and Treatment Complexity Presented by: Caroline Correia, MD, Justin Hoffman, MD, Tremearne Hotz, MD, Paula Li, MD, Zachary Michaels, MD, John Pflomm, MD The Institute of Living has an Adult Psychiatric Residency Training Program. During their third year, the resident psychiatrists, present one patient that one of them has cared for in the West Grad Adult Outpatient Clinic. Then, the remaining residents research and present topics related to that patient. *Due to patient confidentiality, this will be limited to IOL providers only.* Download the abstract
May 8, 2025 12-1:15 PM	ANNIE GOODRICH MEMORIAL LECTURE Topic: Nursing: Opening Doors to Evidence-based Addictions Care in Clinical, Research, Educational, and Policy Domains Presented by: Matt Tierney, MS, NP, FAAN, Nurse Practitioner and active clinician at San Francisco General Hospital’s Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program (OTOP). The focus of Matt's work for nearly 30 years is improving access to evidence-based addiction treatment locally, regionally and nationally, and he has created and directed numerous novel clinical programs designed to increase care for problematic substance use. Download the abstract
May 15, 2025 12-1:15 PM	Topic: A Critical Approach to the Co-Construction of Services to Support Latinx Families Presented by: Esther J. Calzada, PhD, Norma and Clay Leben Professor in Child and Family Behavioral Health and Associate Dean for Research at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Esther received her B.A. from Duke University and her Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Download the abstract
May 15, 2025 12-1:15 PM	Topic: Stress, Resilience and the Sequalae of Long COVID - From Anxiety to Fatigue to Accelerated Aging Presented by: Zachary M. Harvanek, MD, PhD is Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine and attending psychiatrist at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. He attended Duke University for his undergraduate work, where he studied biomedical engineering and biology, and went on to complete his MD and PhD at the University of Michigan, where his dissertation focused on how perception and the social environment regulated aging in fruit flies. Download the abstract

Past Presentations (2024-25)

Date/Time

Presentation

Apr. 24, 2025
12-1:15 PM

HYBRID
PRESENTATION

Laura Turner Topic: Changing My Own Narrative: Navigating the Lifelong Journey of Mental Health Stigma

Presented by: Laura B. Turner, Ph.D., LP-CT, BCBA-D, LBA-CT, a clinical psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst-doctoral (BCBA-D) with nearly 20 years of multi-disciplinary experience providing services to individuals with developmental and intellectual disorders.

This Grand Rounds is in recognition of our annual Braindance Awards.

Download the abstract

Apr. 17, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Robert Sternszus Topic: Being, Becoming, & Belonging: Re-Imaging Professional Identity Formation in Health Professions Education

Presented by: Robert Sternszus, MDCM, Hospitalist Pediatrician and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Sciences Education at McGill University. Robert earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Apr. 10, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Hannah Roggenkamp Topic: The Art and Science of Treating PTSD

Presented by: Hannah Roggenkamp, MD is an attending psychiatrist at VA Connecticut in West Haven and an assistant professor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry. She specializes in military trauma, moral injury, intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy, and psychiatry resident education.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Apr. 3, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Topic: Health Equity for Transgender and Gender Diverse People: Lessons Learned from Inpatients Receiving Care at the Institute of Living

Presented by:

Gretchen Diefenbach, PhD, Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator of Research Operations at the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

Dr. Saunders Laura M. I. Saunders, Psy.D. ABPP is a staff psychologist working at the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital. She is also Board Certified in Clinical Psychology. She is the Director of the new initiative, the Center for Gender Health at Hartford HealthCare.

Jessica Stubbing, PhD. Clin Psych (she/her) is a child and adolescent psychologist at Cambridge Health Alliance and a former postdoctoral fellow at the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living.

Download the abstract

Mar. 27, 2025
8-9:15 AM

Erica Watson Topic: Exploring Clinical Nutrition for Psychiatry: Nutrition and Mental Health

Presented by Dr. Erica E. Watson, DHSc. Dr. Watson is a compassionate health provider, a STEM professional, and empathetic advocate and activist for patients. She is keenly interested in cardiometabolic disorders, social-emotional health, nutritional interventions for chronic disease, trauma, and community health and medicine.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 20, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Soonjo Hwang Topic: Pediatric Bipolar, Severe Mood Dysregulation, DMDD, and Irritability: Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges

Presented by: Soonjo Hwang, MD, associate professor and research director of child and adolescent psychiatry at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 13, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Sheritta Strong, MD Topic: Mental Health & Chronic Disease: Our Role, Our Impact, Our Action

Presented by: Sheritta Strong, MD, MBA, DFAPA, Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Campus Engagement for UNMC.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 6, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Rev. Dr. Frederick Streets Topic: Overcoming a Fear of Religion in Social Work Practice

Presented by: Rev. Dr. Frederick (Jerry) Streets, Professor of Divinity and Social Work at Yale University Divinity School, pastoral counselor, licensed clinical social worker, and member of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 27, 2025
8-9:15 AM

Topic: Using Landmark Cases to Guide Critical Issues Facing Child and Adolescent Clinicians

Presented by:

Dr. Kayla Fisher Kayla L. Fisher, MD, JD
Dr. Fisher completed her psychiatric residency at Loma Linda University, followed by a child fellowship at the University of Southern California. She completed a forensic fellowship at Case Western Reserve University under the tutelage of Dr. Phil Resnick and obtained a Juris Doctorate at Concord Law School.

Dr. Mary Dell Mary L. Dell, MD, MTS, ThM, DMin, MHA
Dr. Dell is Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Living/Hartford Healthcare, Professor of Psychiatry at the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University and Visiting Professor of Psychiatry at University of Connecticut.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 20, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Kaitlyn Connor Topic: Beyond Control: Eating and Feeding Disorder Recovery

Presented by: Kaitlyn M. Connor, LMSW is a Behavioral Health Clinician at The Institute of Living Adult Day Treatment Program, where she facilitates the learning, practice, and implementation of coping skills for patients seeking to alleviate symptoms of mood disorders and suicidal ideation.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 13, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Julia Leonard Topic: Leveraging cognitive science to foster children’s persistence

Presented by: Julia A. Leonard, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale University. She received her B.A. in Neuroscience and Behavior from Wesleyan University, her Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from MIT, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 6, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Jonathan Raub Topic: Training the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry

Presented by: Jonathan Raub, MD is Board Certified in both Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. At present, he is an Attending Psychiatrist on the IOL’s child inpatient unit and for the past five years has led the two-year Forensic Seminar for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows at the IOL.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 30, 2025
8-9:15 AM

Shari Turner Topic: Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Personal and Professional Journey

Presented by: Shairi R. Turner MD, MPH, is an internist and pediatrician with expertise in trauma-informed practices. She serves as the Chief Health Officer at Crisis Text Line, leading the organization’s external policy, advocacy, and partnership initiatives related to mental health.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 23, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Erin Spearman Topic: Best Practices for Interacting with Diverse Patients and Colleagues

Presented by: Erin V. Spearman-McCarthy, MD, Associate Dean for Belonging and Inclusivity, and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

Download the abstract

Jan. 16, 2025
12-1:15 PM

T Julie Kaplow opic: Supporting Youth Exposed to Bereavement and Traumatic Loss Using Evidence-Based Practices

Presented by: Julie B Kaplow, PhD, ABPP, licensed clinical psychologist, board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology; Executive Director of the Trauma and Grief (TAG) Center at Children’s Hospital New Orleans and Professor of Psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine; Executive Vice President of Trauma and Grief Programs and Policy and Executive Director of the TAG Center at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in Houston; CEO of the Lucine Center for Trauma and Grief.

Download the abstract

Jan. 9, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Hannah Anderson Topic: How Might we Build an Equitable Future? Principles for Dreaming, Designing, and Doing Justice

Presented by: Hannah L. Anderson, MBA, Instructor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Currently she is a PhD candidate in the School of Health Professions Education (SHE) at Maastricht University in Maastricht, NL.

Download the abstract

Jan. 2, 2025
12-1:15 PM

Katharine Woods Topic: “Hey You, Don’t Tell Me There’s No Hope at All: Practical Approaches to Clzapine Resistant Schizophrenia”

Presented by: Katharine N. Woods, DO, Assistant Medical Director for Adult Inpatient Psychiatry at the Institute of Living

Download the abstract

Dec. 19, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Ipsit V. Vahia, MD Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Aging Care: Developing New Paradigms

Presented by: Ipsit Vahia, MD, geriatric psychiatrist, clinician, and researcher. He is the interim chief of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and director of Digital Psychiatry Translation at McLean Hospital, and director of the Technology and Aging Laboratory.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 12, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Mitch Page Topic: Trauma-Informed Community Development in New Britain, CT

Presented by: Mitch Page, DSW, MSW Program Coordinator at Central Connecticut State University.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 5, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Leigh Nathan, MD Topic: In Honor of Human Rights Day: Where, after all, do universal human rights begin in Psychiatry?

Presented by: Leigh Nathan, MD, is the Clinical Lead of Person-centered Care at the Institute of Living, where she practices Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, educates trainees in Psychiatry, and oversees the implementation of the World Health Organization’s QualityRights Initiative.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 21, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Alexander Kriss Topic: Borderline: The Biography of a Personality Disorder

Presented by: Alexander Kriss, PH.D., associate professor of psychology at Fordham University in New York City, director of the Fordham Community Mental Health Clinic.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 14, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Abigail Konopasky Topic: The Experience and Exercise of Agency in Health Professions Education: Tools for Evaluation and Research

Presented by: Abigail W. Konopasky, PhD

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 7, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Topic: Supporting and Empowering Victims/Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Presented by: Joanna Kisel, Assistant Program Coordinator, working in an unlocked residential facility with Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA); Jessica Troy, LCSW, works in an unlocked residential facility with Community Mental Health Affiliates.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 31, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Blake Colaianne Topic: The Academic Study of Human Flourishing: Building Awareness and Connection Among College Students

Presented by: Blake Colaianne, PhD, Research Assistant Professor at Penn State University.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 24, 2024
8-9:15 AM

Annual Burlingame Award Lecture
Burlingame Awardee Allan Tasman, MD

Topic: The Social Determinants of Mental Health: Putting the Social Back into the Biopsychosocial Model.

Presented by: Allan Tasman, MD,Emeritus Professor, Chair of Psychiatry (1991-2015), and Schwab Endowed Chair in Social and Community Psychiatry at the University of Louisville.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 17, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Laura Avila Mack Czajkowski Topic: Allcove: Youth Mental Health Integrated Model

Presented by: Mack Czajkowski, current Sophomore at Stanford University studying Economics and Data Science and Laura Avila, current Sophomore at the University of California: San Diego studying Psychology with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology and Global Health.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 10, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Stephen Fedele Topic: The Hearing Voices Movement, Network, and Philosophies

Presented by: Stephen J. Fedele, BA, Peer specialist at McLean Hospital and Program Coordinator of the Well-Space program amongst other endeavors.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 3, 2024
12-1:15 PM

Carmen Black Topic: Stylistic Writing Strategies that Further Racial Equity

Presented by: Carmen Black, MD, MHS, Deputy Editor of Health Equity for the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine, and inaugural Vice Chair of Education for the Institute of Living.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 26, 2024

Presentation:
8-9:15 AM

Workshop:
2:30-4:00 PM

Caitlin Pinciotti Bicentennial Lecturer Grand Rounds Presentation and Workshop

Morning presentation: Justice-Based Treatment Considerations for Identity-Related OCD Presentations

Afternoon workshop: Disentangling the complex intersections of trauma and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Attend in-person (Schwartz Commons, Hartford Room) or virtually

Presented by: Caitlin M Pinciotti, PhD, licensed psychologist and assistant professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine.

Download the abstract | Download the flyer

Sep. 19, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Catherine Dean Marilyn Finkelstein Topic: Learning to Dance – How MI Increases Rapport with Patients and Improves Clinical Outcomes

Presented by: Marilyn P. Finkelstein DSW, LCSW, lead on the Motivational Interviewing Committee on the ZOOD (Zero Opioid Overdose Committee) and lead the design and implementation of the Motivational Interviewing Behavioral Health Network training, and Catherine Dean, LCSW, member of the Executive Committee for the Litchfield County Opiate Task Forces and member of the Board of Directors at Mental Health CT.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 12, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Rosemarie Coratola Dr. Jimmy Choi Topic: Promoting well-being through family engagement

Presented by: Jimmy Choi, PsyD & Rosemarie Coratola, PsyD, LMFT. Dr. Choi is a research director at Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, where he directs the cognitive rehabilitation services in the hospital network. Dr. Coratola is the Coordinator of Family Therapy at the Institute of Living (IOL), and is licensed as a clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 5, 2024
12–1:15 PM

HYBRID
PRESENTATION

Alexandria Robinson Topic: Surviving is NOT the Same as Living

Presented by: Alexandria Robinson, certified personal trainer and running coach who found solace in running after years of struggling with depression.

This Grand Rounds is in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Previous Grand Grounds

Date

Presentation

June 27, 2024
8–9:15 AM

Jennifer Vendetti Topic: Beyond the Blues: Addressing Perinatal Mental Health Complications

Presented by: Jennifer G. Vendetti, LMSW, CEIM, PMH-C, social worker and parent educator at UConn Health Parenting and Mind over Mood Initiative.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jun. 20, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Alecia Vogel-Hammen Topic: Dysregulation of Positive Emotions in Developental Psychopathology

Presented by: Alecia Vogel-Hammen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine; director of the Washington University Affective Variability and Excitability (WAVE) Lab; Assistant Program Director for Research for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jun. 13, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Jordan Sloshower Topic: Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for Major Depression: Trial Results and Psychological Mechanisms

Presented by: Jordan Sloshower, MD, MSc, psychiatrist, researcher, and educator; co-director of West Rock Wellness, PLLC; clinical instructor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jun. 6, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Topic: Disordered Eating: An innovative approach within the IOL

Presented by: Jennifer Downs, MD, Assistant Medical Director of Integrated Child and Adolescent Care for the HHC BHN; Cheryl Grezlik, LCSW, Resource Coordinator at the IOL, D1N; Brianna Pollock, PhD, clinical psychologist, administrative program manager for the IOL's Professionals’ Program.

Jennifer Downs Cheryl Grezlik Brianna Pollock

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 30, 2024
8–9:15 AM

Martin Bloch, MD Topic: Methadone 101

Presented by: Martin Bloch, MD, Assistant Medical Director, The Ridge Recovery Center.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 23, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Olivia Nguyen Topic: Choose to Liv

Presented by: Olivia Nguyen, BA, is a visual artist based out of Hartford specializing in acrylics with a high focus in Surrealism. Nguyen uses her social media platform to spread awareness of mental health and everyday emotions in her works.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 16, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Mark Horowitz, MD, PhD Topic: The Art and Science of Safely Stopping Psychiatric Medications

Presented by: Mark Horowitz, MD, PhD, Clinical Research Fellow in the National Health Service in the UK; Visiting Lecturer at Kings College, London; training psychiatrist.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 9, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Edilma YL Yearwood Topic: Environmental Chaos: Valuing Intersectionality to Drive Creative Opportunities

Presented by: Edilma YL Yearwood, PhD

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 2, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Topic: The Impact of Complex Family Dynamics on Mental Health: A Case Study

Presented by: Daniel Caredo, MD; Gregory Gerety, MD; Elisa Gonzalez Cuevas, MD; Alicia Lipscomb, MD; Jackie Long, MD; Shivani Shah, MD

Daniel Caredo Gregory Gerety Elisa Gonzalez Cuevas Alicia Lipscomb Jackie Long Shivani Shah

The Institute of Living has an Adult Psychiatric Residency Training Program. During their third year, the resident psychiatrists, present one patient that one of them has cared for in the West Grad Adult Outpatient Clinic. Then, the remaining residents research and present topics related to that patient. Due to patient confidentiality, this will be limited to IOL providers only.

Download the abstract

Apr. 25, 2024
8–9:15 AM

J. Craig Allen, MD Topic: Trends in Alcohol Use: From Dry January to Damp February

Presented by: J. Craig Allen, MD, Medical Director of Rushford, Chief of Psychiatry at Midstate Medical Center, and Vice President of Addiction Services for the Behavioral Health Network at Hartford Healthcare.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Apr. 18, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Jane Tillman Topic: The Effect of Suicide Loss on Clinicians and Organizations: Research and Response

Presented by: Jane G. Tillman, PhD, ABPP is the Evelyn Stefansson Nef Director of the Erikson Institute for Education and Research. A board certified clinical psychologist and a psychoanalyst, Dr. Tillman is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale Child Study Center and a Teaching Associate in Psychiatry at the Cambridge Health Alliance of Harvard Medical School.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Apr. 11, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Robert Leahy Topic: REGRET: A Cognitive Behavioral Model

Presented by: Robert L. Leahy, PhD, Founder and Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy in NYC; Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Apr. 4, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Natasha Pierre Topic: Crime Victims’ Rights in Connecticut

Presented by: Natasha M. Pierre, JD, MSW, State Victim Advocate; Ombudsman for victims of crime within the criminal justice system; Evaluates the delivery of state services to victims.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 28, 2024
8–9:15 AM

Daryllyn Harris Topic: Strong, Magical, and Depressed: A Qualitative Intersectional Exploration of Black Women’s Experiences with Depression

Presented by: Daryllyn Harris, LCSW, licensed clinical social worker and founder and CEO of Renewed Essence Counseling and Wellness.

Download the abstract

Mar. 21, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA Topic: Youth Fatal Drug Overdose and Suicidal Intent: Trends in CT

Presented by: Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of CT School of Medicine.

Download the abstract

Mar. 14, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Gretchen J. Diefenbach, PhD Topic: Adding Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Inpatient Usual Care: Results From the Institute of Living Suicide Prevention Research Program

Presented by: Gretchen J. Diefenbach, PhD, Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator of Research Operations at the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

Download the abstract

Mar. 7, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Baris Olten, MD Topic: Pharmacotherapy for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Clinical Updates

Presented by: Baris Olten, MD, adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist and assistant professor of Psychiatry at Wellstar Medical College of Georgia.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 29, 2024
8–9:15 AM

Jason Frishman Topic: Developing Narratives of Masculinity and Fatherhood

Presented by: Jason S. Frishman, PsyD who is currently part of a consensus-based group psychotherapy practice based in Burlington, Vermont and the founder of a community of fathers dedicated to partnership, connection and growth.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 22, 2024
12–1:15 PM

David Dzurec Topic: The Magis and the Helping Professions: Self, Persistence, and the More Universal Good

Presented by: David Dzurec, PhD, Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History at The University of Scranton

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 15, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Marcos Ramos Topic: The History of Psychiatry as Harm Reduction

Presented by: Marco Ramos, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University

Download the abstract

Feb. 8, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Topic: Legal and Medical Cannabis Considerations for Healthcare Professionals

Presented by:

Godfrey Pearlson, MD: Research and Implications for the Medical Cannabis Population

Ken Sobel, ESQ: Legal Considerations for Medical Cannabis Care in the clinical Setting

Nique Pichette, DNP, MSN, RN: Demystyfing Cannabis Use Disorder

Heather Manus, RN: National Nursing Guidelines for Medical Cannabis Patient Care

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 1, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Christine Shapter Judge Joseph Marino Topic: Understanding Probate Court Practice and Procedures and Reviewing of Patients' Rights under Connecticut Statutes

Presented by: Judge Joseph D. Marino, Judge of Probate for the District of Middletown, and Christine L. Shapter, MD, Adjunct Professor in the graduate nursing department at the University of Saint Joseph

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 25, 2024
8–9:15 AM

William “Vaughn” McCall Topic: The Sleep and Suicide Connection: the role of hyperarousal

Presented by: William “Vaughn” McCall, MD, MS, Case Distinguished University Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University. He also serves as Executive Vice Dean of MCG.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 18, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Erene Stergiopoulos Topic: The Hidden Curriculum of Ableism in Health Professions Training Practice: Deconstructing Policy, Language and Culture

Presented by: Erene Stergiopoulos, MD, MA, fifth-year resident in Psychiatry and first year PhD student in Health Professions Education Research at the University of Toronto, where she is a Research Fellow of the Wilson Centre.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 11, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Srijan Sen Topic: Utilizing Physician Training to Better Understand Depression Under Stress: Insights from the Intern Health Study

Presented by: Srijan Sen, MD, PhD, is the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Professor of Depression and Neurosciences and Director of the Eisenberg Family Depression Center at the University of Michigan.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 4, 2024
12–1:15 PM

Manal Khan Topic: Understanding the Mental Health of South Asian Immigrants, Their Children and Adapting Parenting Interventions

Presented by: Manal F. Khan, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Program Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at University of California, Los Angeles.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 21, 2023

Jordan Fairchild Thomas Burr Topic: Peer Run Respites: An Approach to Harm Reduction in Mental Health

Presented by: Thomas Burr, Public Policy & Affiliate Relations Manager, NAMI Connecticut and Jordan Fairchild (she/they), queer and trans artist, activist and community organizer of color.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 14, 2023

Justin Bullock Topic: Re-envisioning safety - for ourselves and the patients we serve

Presented by: Justin L. Bullock, MD, MPH, fellow in Nephrology at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 7, 2023

Lauren Khazem Topic: Advances in the Science and Practice of Suicide Prevention in the Disability Community

Presented by: Lauren R. Khazem, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor and clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 30, 2023

Joshua Wortzel Topic: The Impacts of Climate Change on Pediatric Mental Health

Presented by: Joshua R. Wortzel, MD, MPHIL, MS(ED), second-year child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at Brown on the R-25 research track.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 16, 2023

Patrick Runnels Topic: Clinical Transformation and Leadership in Behavioral Health

Presented by: Patrick S. Runnels, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer of Population Health, University Hospitals Health Systems, Cleveland, Ohio.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 9, 2023

Awais Aftab Topic: The Many Faces of Antipsychiatry: Promises and Perils of Psychiatric Critique

Presented by: Awais Aftab, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and staff psychiatrist at North coast Behavioral Healthcare.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 2, 2023

John Lally Topic: Recognizing and Addressing Stigma in Healthcare

Presented by: John H. Lally, APRN, MA, MSN, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (retired)

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 26, 2023

Juveria Zaheer, MD, FRCPC, MSc Topic: “I was close to helping him but couldn’t quite get there”: Psychiatrists’ and Residents' Experiences of a Patient’s Death by Suicide

Presented by: Dr. Juveria Zaheer, Clinician Scientist and Medical Head of the Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan Emergency Department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Associate Professor within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 19, 2023

Annual Burlingame Award Lecture
Burlingame Awardee Altha J. Stewart, MD

Topic: Radical Recovery: Healing Trauma in a Community of Humanity, Anti-racism, and Respect for Lived Experience

Presenter: Dr. Altha Stewart, Senior Associate Dean for Community Health Engagement, Director, Division of Public and Community Psychiatry, and Director, Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.

Download the abstract

Oct. 12, 2023

Topic: Recovery Leadership Academy: Education and Integration of Recovery Supports

Presented by: Karen Kangas, Ed.D., Dana Shagan, PsyD, MBA, Jonathan Steinen, RSS, Skylen Dailey, RSS, Jennifer L. Hale, RSS. Dr. Karen Kangas will be moderating a panel discussion providing a general overview of the Recovery Leadership Academy’s Recovery Support Specialist (RSS) certification program and a discussion about integrating RSS roles in clinical settings.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 5, 2023

Kim Horowitz Leigh Nathan, MD Topic: Implementing the World Health Organization’s QualityRights Guidance at a Hospital in Connecticut, USA: How it Started, How it’s Going

Presented by: Leigh Nathan, MD, Clinical Lead of Person-centered Care at The Institute of Living and Kimberly B. Horowitz, BA, JD, Recovery Support Specialist (RSS) at The Institute of Living.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 28, 2023

Topic: Focusing on the Mutuality in Mutual Care and Mutual Respect in the BHN

Presented by: Elizabeth Begley, MS, RN, LNC, CPXP, System Director of Customer and Patient Relations for Hartford HealthCare; Erica Moura, LCSW, MBA, CPXP, Director for Human Centered Care for the HHC Behavioral Health Network; Kelcey Johnson, Customer & Patient Relations, Patient Advocate, HHC Behavioral Health Network

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 21, 2023

Topic: Whisked Away: The Neurobiology of Early Infant-Maternal Separation

Presented by: Marilyn R. Sanders, MD, board-certified pediatrician and neonatologist who cares for critically ill babies, infants, and their families at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 14, 2023

Kenneth Rosenberg Topic: BEDLAM: Public Education of a Most Personal Nature

Presented by: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD, American psychiatrist known for his clinical work in addiction and psychotherapy and for his popular films and books.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 7, 2023

Tonya Myles Topic: World Suicide Prevention Week: Tragedy Shapes Triumph

Presented by: Tonja Myles - ordained minister, author, radio personality, community activist, peer counselor, veteran, and subject matter expert in mental health.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Date

Presentation

June 29, 2023

Nancy McWilliams Topic: Working with Personality Issues and Trauma in Short-Term Settings

Presented by: Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP, Visiting Professor Emerita, Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology; Private Practice, Lambertville, NJ.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

June 22, 2023

Jessica Gold Topic: The Not So Blank Slate: The Power of Media to Advocate, Destigmatize, and Combat Misinformation in Mental Health

Presented by: Jessica Gold, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Director of Wellness, Engagement, and Outreach, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

June 15, 2023

Topic: Speaking of Danger to Oneself: Providing Person-centered Care to a Person with Suicidal Thoughts

Presented by: Leigh Nathan, MD, Clinical Lead of Person-centered Care, Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

June 8, 2023

Martha Straus Topic: Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected When Kids are Pressing Your Buttons

Presented by: Martha Straus, PhD, professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Antioch University New England Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire; part-time Lecturer, Program of Professional Education, Smith College for Social Work.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

June 1, 2023

Mark Komrad Topic: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide for Psychiatric Patients: A Rising Worldwide Ethical Crisis

Presented by: Mark Komrad MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland and Tulane.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 25, 2023

T Shannon Ford opic: War, Trauma, and the Need to Feel ‘Seen’

Presented by: Shannon Ford, MD, DFAPA, Army Psychiatrist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 18, 2023

John Gunstad Topic: Cognitive Changes Following Bariatric Surgery

Presented by: John Gunstad, PhD, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 11, 2023

Linda Beeber Topic: The Therapeutic Interpersonal Relationship: Outdated or Ahead of its Time?

Presented by: Linda S. Beeber, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

May 4, 2023

Topic: IOL Strategic Goals of Radical Recovery in Severe Mental Illness: A Case Study

Presented by: Emily Rosen-Wachs, DO, Isabel Guillen-Mendez, MD, Andrew Ding, MD, Carolina Vicens Cardona, MD, MPH, RJ Weir, MD, MAPP, Lilly Rizzo, MD

Resident psychiatrists present one patient that one of them has cared for in the West Grad Adult Outpatient Clinic. The remaining residents research and present topics related to that patient. Due to patient confidentiality, this will be limited to IOL staff and trainees only.

Download the abstract

Apr. 27, 2023

Deepak D'Sousa, MD Topic: Gone to pot? Weeding out the Relationship between Cannabis and Mental Health

Presented by: Deepak Cyril D’Souza, MD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine; Staff psychiatrist, VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS).

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Apr. 20, 2023

Mark Prince, PhD Brad Conner, PhD Topic: State-of-the-Science Cannabis Research: Assessment Issues and Methods

Presented by: Brad Conner, PhD, who conducts research that focuses on the etiology and negative outcomes of sensation seeking, emotion dysregulation and impulsivity across the lifespan, and Mark Prince, PhD, associate professor and the associate director of addiction counseling at Colorado State University.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Apr. 13, 2023

Bruce Rothschild Topic: Psychiatry and Native Americans

Presented by: Bruce S. Rothschild, MD, The Institute of Living.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Apr. 6, 2023

J. Craig Allen, MD Topic: Trends in Alcohol Use, from COVID Consumption to BORGS, Are we Listening?

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 30, 2023

Philos Roger Almvik, MD Topic: Risk assessment made easy Mission (Im)possible?

Presented by: Dr. Philos Roger Almvik, Senior Researcher at the Bröset Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, St. Olavs University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway; Associate Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Institute of Mental Health.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 23, 2023

Octavio Choi, MD, Ph.D Topic: Acquired Criminality and the Neuroscience of Moral Reasoning

Presented by: Octavio Choi, MD, Ph.D, Board-certified forensic and interventional neuropsychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Psychiatry Dept at Stanford University School of Medicine

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 16, 2023

Topic: Self-care and Stress Management

Presented by: Jameelah Bennett, MSW, talent development consultant, expert facilitator, professional development coach, physical/behavioral health leader and master’s level Social Worker.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 9, 2023

Joseph Goldberg, MD Topic: OUT OF THE DARK, INTO THE LIGHT - Illuminating modern strategies for the detection and treatment of BIPOLAR DEPRESSION.

Presented by: Joseph F. Goldberg, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

EXCLUSIVE SESSION FOR HARTFORD HOSPITAL PROVIDERS! REGISTER: tinyurl.com/HartfordHospitalBD

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Mar. 2, 2023

Topic: Fentanyl Facts & Fears - What Every Health Professional Needs to Know

Presented by:
J. Craig Allen, MD (Overview of Fentanyl and Naloxone (Narcan))
Christopher Mastroianni, AS (Review Identification, Street Level, and Local School Incident)
Matthew Griswold, MD (Review Medical Toxicology)
Jennifer Downs, MD (Discuss Management of Patients)

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 23, 2023

Manu Sharma, MD, FAPA Topic: Language: A Window into Psychosis

Presented by: Manu Sharma, MD, FAPA, Assistant Medical Director: Research, and Innovation at the Hartford Hospital- Institute of Living

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 16, 2023

T Matthew J. Smith, Ph.D. opic: Virtual Reality Job Interview Training: An Enhancement to IPS Supported Employment for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

Presented by: Matthew J. Smith, PhD, Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan; Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 9, 2023

David Tolin, PhD, ABPP Topic: Missteps in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSD

Presented by: David Tolin, Ph.D., Founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Feb. 2, 2023

Dr. Javeed Sukhera Topic: Radical Recovery: A Vision for the Future of the Institute of Living

Presented by: Javeed Sukhera, MD, Chair of Psychiatry at the Institute of Living and Chief of Psychiatry at Hartford Hospital

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 26, 2023

Justin Garson Topic: Function and Dysfunction Paradigms in Mental Illness

Presented by: Justin Garson, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 19, 2023

Ahmed Hamkir, MD Topic: Experts by Personal and Professional Experience (EPPE), an innovative intervention to reduce mental health stigma

Presented by: Ahmed Hankir, MBChB MRCPsych, NHS Psychiatrist, Senior Research Fellow, Cambridge University (UK), Public Engagement and Education Lead, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and Human Rights, Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham University (UK).

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 12, 2023

Topic: The Mind of the Mass School Shooter: “By the Power of My AR You Will Know Who I Am”

Presented by: Harold I. (Hank) Schwartz, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Emeritus, Institute of Living. He previously served as Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the IOL and Vice President, Behavioral Health at Hartford Healthcare.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Jan. 5, 2023

Will Bynum Topic: Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Shame and Sentinel Emotional Events in Health Professions Learners

Presented by: Will Bynum, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; Director, Duke Family Medicine Residency Program

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 22, 2022

Ashley Starr-Frechette Topic: Intimate Partner Violence: Screening & Interventions for Health and Community Providers

Presented by: Ashley Starr-Frechette, MPH, Director of Health Professional Outreach at the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 15, 2022

Daniel Bergner Topic: The Mind and the Moon

Presented by: Daniel Bergner, Author & Journalist, contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 8, 2022

Barbara Robles Topic: Centering Justice and Collective Healing in Child and Family Mental Health

Presented by: Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD; triple board-certified Adult, Child and Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatrist; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health San Antonio; Director of Psychiatric Services at the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center; Director of the South Texas Psychiatric Practice-based Research Network.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Dec. 1, 2022

Paul Edward Weigle, MD Topic: Sexts, Lies & Videostream: Adolescents & Pornography

Presented by: Paul Edward Weigle, MD, associate medical director of ambulatory services at Natchaug Hospital, assistant professor of psychiatry at UConn School of Medicine

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 17, 2022

Jason DeViva Sarah Meshberg-Cohen Topic: Comorbid Substance Use Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans: Clinical Implications and Treatment Recommendations

Presented by Sarah Meshberg-Cohen, Ph.D., Director of the VA Connecticut’s Outpatient Addiction Recovery Service (OARS), and is an Associate Professor in the department of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and Jason DeViva, Ph.D., military sexual trauma coordinator for VA Connecticut and the VISN 1 MST point of contact, and an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the Yale School of Medicine

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Nov. 10, 2022

J. John Mann Topic: The Science of Suicide Prevention

Presented by: J. John Mann, MD, Professor of Translational Neuroscience (in Psychiatry and in Radiology) at Columbia University and Director, Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Download the abstract

Nov. 3, 2022

Shawn McClintock Topic: Advances in the Practice of ECT for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

Presented by: Shawn M. McClintock, PhD, MSCS, Lydia Bryant Test Distinguished Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Download the abstract

Oct, 27, 2022

Boris Birmaher Annual Burlingame Award Lecture

Topic: Risk of Developing and Having Recurrent Mood Episodes in Youth with Bipolar Disoder

Presented by: Burlingame Awardee Boris Birmaher, MD

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 20, 2022

Janet Schrager Topic: Positive Psychology and How Adolescents Can Use Their Character Strengths To Live Fuller Lives

Presented by: Janet B. Schrager, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 13, 2022

David Tolin, PhD, ABPP Topic: Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Exposure and Response Prevention

Presented by: David F.Tolin, Ph.D., ABPP, Founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Oct. 6, 2022

Miriam Lense, PhD Topic: Rhythm, Timing, and Song in Early Social Development in Autism: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

Presented by: Miriam Lense, PhD., is an Assistant Professor and clinical psychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she co-directs the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 29, 2022

Owen S. Muir, MD Topic: The Revolution Won't Be Prior Authorized

Presented by: Owen Scott Muir, MD is a dual board-certified child and general Psychiatrist, and co-author of Adolescent Suicide and Self-Injury: Mentalizing Theory and Treatment.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 22, 2022

Carla W. Schnitzlein, DO Topic: Understanding Their World: Working With Military Service Members With Behavioral Health Needs

Presented by: Carla W. Schnitzlein, DO, adult trained psychiatrist who has been in practice since 2014.

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 15, 2022

Harold Schwartz Topic: From the Hartford Retreat for the Insane to the Institute of Living: 200 Years of Moral Treatment, Innovation and Excellence

Presented by: Harold I. (Hank) Schwartz, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Emeritus at Hartford Hospital’s Institute of Living (IOL)

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep.8, 2022

Jennifer Ferrand, PsyD, ABPP Andrea Iger Duarte Topic: Youth Suicidality: Trends, Impact on the Workforce, & Support Services Available in CT

Presented by: Andrea Iger Duarte, MSW, MPH, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Public Health Professional, CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services; Jennifer Ferrand, PsyD, ABPP, board-certified clinical health psychologist, Hartford HealthCare’s Director of Well-Being

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Sep. 1, 2022

Frederick Shegog Topic: What's Your Legacy?

Presented by: Frederick Shegog, Founder/CEO of The Message LLC

Download the abstract | Watch the presentation

Date	Presentation
June 30, 2022	Topic: Experience as a Differentiator: Opportunities at the BHN Presented by: Gerard Lupacchino, MBA, CPXP, Senior Vice President for Human Experience, Hartford HealthCare and Erica Moura, LCSW, MBA, CPXP, Director for Human Centered Care, Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network. Watch: https://youtu.be/WbVsqRnF4HQ
June 23, 2022	Topic: Clozapine Update: Which Patients Benefit and How Do We Know? Presented by: Godfrey D. Pearlson, MD, founding director of the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center (www.NRC-IOL.org) at the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital Watch: https://youtu.be/uCdtNyRHdGs
June 16, 2022	Topic: Pathways to Biology-Based Treatments in Autism Spectrum Disorder Presented by: Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Watch: https://youtu.be/OyKP9lFgU2M
June 9, 2022	Topic: What’s the Connection: LGBTQ+ Identities and Autism Spectrum Disorder Presented by: Laura M. Saunders, Psy.D., ABPP and Derek A. Fenwick, Psy.D. Watch: https://youtu.be/Br9c4TWwIQ4
June 2, 2022	Topic: Treatment of Complex and Comorbid OCD Presented by: E. Katia Moritz, Ph.D., ABPP, licensed psychologist in Florida, New York, Utah and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Watch: https://youtu.be/-wGJ-JhpPQY
May 19, 2022	Event: Annual Burlingame Award Lecture Topic: From Haloperidol to Clozapine, Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs, Neutraceuticals, and Novel Targets for Treating Schizophrenia – Help is here with more on the way Presented by: Burlingame Awardee, Herbert Y. Meltzer, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pharmacology and Physiology and Director of the Translational Neuropharmacology Program at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. Watch: https://youtu.be/eOy9JOmj3Ok
May 12, 2022	Topic: Building Wellness Cultures and Systems to Improve Population Health Outcomes Presented by: Bernadette M. Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, VP for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, the Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor for Evidence-based Practice and Dean of the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at OSU’s College of Medicine, and Executive Director of The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare. Watch: https://youtu.be/3pyRw8lhxnM
May 5, 2022	Topic: IOL Case conference - for IOL staff only.
April 28, 2022	Topic: Choosing Wisely: Precison Medicine Approaches for Anxiety Disorders Presented by: Jeffrey R Strawn, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cincinnati and at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Watch: https://youtu.be/kzKTVx5Uitw
April 21, 2022	Topic: NAMI’s Role in Providing Information & Support to People Affected by Mental Illness Presented by: Elizabeth B. Stafford, MPH, NAMI, National’s Director of Research. Watch: https://youtu.be/UqcoKyE70GI
April 14, 2022	Topic: OPIOIDS and SUICIDE Presented by: Paul Nestadt, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
April 7, 2022	Topic: Hoarding: Chasing a New Diagnosis Through Brain, Body, and Behavior Presented by: David Tolin, Ph.D., Founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. Watch: https://youtu.be/7AGzH9cu53g
Mar. 31, 2022	Topic: Embracing Hope, Healing and Empowerment: Helping Victims of Multiple Traumas Reclaim Their Lives from Survivor to Thriver! Presented by: Susan M. Omilian, J.D., Author, Motivational Speaker and Attorney Watch: https://youtu.be/dv-B249uLlc
Mar. 24, 2022	Topic: Problem Solving Courts and Therapeutic Jurisprudence: The Power of Courts to Heal Presented by: Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren, Broward County Court Judge, (17th Judicial Circuit, Florida) Watch: https://youtu.be/yLz5xXJbYHc
Mar. 17, 2022	Topic: Interstitial Medicine - The role of psychiatry in the complex interactions between mental disorders and medical conditions Presented by: Glenn J. Treisman, MD, Eugene Meyer III Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Watch: https://youtu.be/EasdjbckWJk
Mar. 10, 2022	Topic: Holocaust & Medicine Education for Resilient Professional Identity Formation: A Holocaust Survivor’s Daughter Teaches German Medical Students at Auschwitz Presented by: Hedy S. Wald, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Faculty, Harvard Medical School Pediatrics Leadership Program, and Commissioner, Lancet Commission on Medicine and the Holocaust.
Mar. 3, 2022	Topic: Care Management in Behavioral Health Care Presented by: Christopher T. Lim, MD, 4th-year psychiatry resident at Cambridge Health Alliance and a Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Watch: https://youtu.be/5-lIg9M9Ycg
Feb. 24, 2022	Topic: Is it Over YET? Healing the Healthcare Workforce through a Trauma-Informed Lens Presented by: Jennifer Ferrand, PsyD ABPP, Director of Hartford HealthCare’s Well-Being Department Watch: https://youtu.be/jaP4EujMB_E
Feb. 17, 2022	Topic: Controversies about the Diagnosis and Course of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Presented by: Dr. Birmaher, Endowed Chair in Early Onset Bipolar Disease and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine and the Director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum Services Watch: https://youtu.be/kTHpTi29PuM
Feb. 10, 2022	Topic: Faith Communities and the Well-Being of LGBT Youth Presented by: Michael A. Norko MD, MAR, Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine in the Law and Psychiatry Division; Director of Forensic Services for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Watch: https://youtu.be/d09XY3ylW1o
Feb. 3, 2022	Topic: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: Where did it come from? Where is it going? What can we do about it? Presented by: Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook Watch: https://youtu.be/Vt7dxRzonnc
Jan. 27, 2022	Topic: IOL at 200: Reimagining Moral Treatment in a Contemporary Context Presented by: Javeed Sukhera, MD, Chair of Psychiatry at the Institute of Living and Chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Hartford Hospital Watch: https://youtu.be/MrbJgOaKhRw
Jan. 20, 2022	Topic: Emergency Psychiatry Past, Present and Future Presented by: David Pepper, MD, Director of Emergency Psychiatric Services, Hartford Hospital Watch: https://youtu.be/fnfwxA2D640
Jan. 13, 2022	Topic: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Presented by: Patrick Senatus, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS, is the medical director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program at Hartford HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute. Watch: https://youtu.be/nNMAquxUOFQ
Jan. 6, 2022	Topic: Healthcare Workplace Safety in New Hampshire Presented by: Lisa Mistler, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and attending psychiatrist at New Hampshire Hospital under a contract between Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and the State of NH. Watch: https://youtu.be/GBKPSitFibU
Dec. 16, 2021	Topic: Scientific Storm Warnings: What the Movement Toward Process-Based Therapy Portends Presented by: Steven Hayes, PhD, Nevada Foundation Professor, Behavior Analysis program, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada. Watch: https://youtu.be/butFitdnoq0
Dec. 9, 2021	Topic: Freaking out, shutting down, and leaning in: Neural and clinical adventures at the outskirts of the emotional landscape Presented by: Greg Siegle, PhD Watch: https://youtu.be/JbFPA0hja_o
Dec. 2, 2021	Topic: Understanding Pediatric Gender Identity through Childhood and Adolescence Presented by: Jack Turban, MD MHS
Nov. 18, 2021	Topic: Using Family-based Treatment for Youth with Eating Disorders Presented by: James Lock, MD, PhD Watch: https://youtu.be/SW1Nf-uYmls
Nov. 11, 2021	Topic: Rethinking Wellness: Brokering New Mental Healthcare Paradigms Presented by: Asante Haughton Read this: Blurring the Blue Line Watch: https://youtu.be/HD9b84wfW7Q
Nov. 4, 2021	Topic: The Very Important Patient and Health Care: VIPs, Behavioral Health Equity and Preferential Treatment Presented by: Brianna Pollock, PhD Watch: https://youtu.be/2ZiAvQcsO40
Oct. 24, 2021	Topic: Early Experience and Child Development: A New Science of Neurodevelopmental Optimization Presented by: Joan Luby, MD, PhD, the Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Psychiatry (Child) at the Washington University School of Medicine, where she had founded and leads the Early Emotional Development Program Watch: https://youtu.be/N-KCajiDx9E
Oct. 21, 2021	Topic: Improving Mental Health through Technology: Clinical case studies from the patients’ perspective” Presented by: Luis R. Sandoval, Ph.D., licensed clinician and research staff in the Public Psychiatry Division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School Watch: https://youtu.be/aaCimBFiFoI
Oct. 14, 2021	Topic: Esketamine Treatment at the IOL Presented by: Ben Anderson, MD, Center for Interventional Psychiatry / Esketamine Clinic, The Institute of Living Watch: https://youtu.be/i9fMSsNsivg
Oct. 7, 2021	Topic: The Recovery Support Specialist: Changing the Landscape of Behavioral Health Presented by: Karen Kangas, Ed.D; William Dantzler, RSS; Juan Torres, RSS; Tonya Cutler, RSS Watch: https://youtu.be/X-3paN8HbhU
Sept. 30, 2021	Topic: Structural Stigma and Coercive Mental Healthcare Presented by: James Livingston, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Watch: https://youtu.be/nG6tODkI0dI
Sep. 23, 2021	Topic: Psychedelic-assisted Psychotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder: Current Evidence and Key Clinical Considerations Presented by: Natalie Gukasyan, MD, psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Watch: https://youtu.be/00w2z4Q7hl4
Sep. 16, 2021	Topic: The Interface of Medical and Psychiatric Disorders: Focus on Cancer and Heart Disease Presented by: Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD, chair and professor with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Watch: https://youtu.be/8bRFL5wLVaI
Sept. 2, 2021	Topic: Mental Health in the Public Domain: Using Technology to Scale Our Impact Presented by: Matthew Peters, MD, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Date	Presentation
June 24, 2021	Topic: Zero Opioid Overdose Deaths: Opportunities for Engagement Presented by: Jonathan Craig Allen, MD, Medical Director of Rushford Center, Chief of Psychiatry at Midstate Medical Center, and Vice President of Addiction Services for the Behavioral Health Network of Hartford HealthCare. Access Log in Instructions
June 17, 2021	Topic: The Promise of Risk Algorithms for Identifying Patients at Risk of Suicide across Diverse Clinical Settings Presented by: Robert H Aseltine Jr., PhD, Professor and Chair in the Division of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health and Director of the Center for Population Health at UConn Health
June 10, 2021	Topic: Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Emotion Meets Cognition Presented by: Steven B Sandler, MD, author of Remembering with Emotion in Dynamic Psychotherapy
June 3, 2021	Topic: Trial By Fire: Telepsychiatry During and Beyond the Pandemic Presented by: Neha Jain, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and associate program director for the geriatric psychiatry fellowship at UConn Health View this Presentation
May 27, 2021	Annual Burlingame Award Lecture Topic: The Childhood Risk to Develop Anxiety and Depression: A Translational Neuroscience Approach Presented by: Burlingame Awardee Ned H. Kalin, M.D., Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Hedberg Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health—Madison, Editor-in-Chief – American Journal of Psychiatry
May 20, 2021	Topic: Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma Presented by: Janina Fisher, PhD, Assistant Director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute Watch this Presentation (YouTube)
May 13, 2021	Topic: Advanced Services for Adolescents with Psychosis (ASAP): A Treatment Approach to Mitigating Schizophrenia Prodrome Presented by: Jennifer Zajac, DO; Patricia Graham, LCSW; Frescia Velarde, BA
May 6, 2021	Topic: Best Care and Best Outcomes in Behavioral Health Settings Presented by: Kevin Ann Huckshorn, PhD, Director of Evidence-based Practices and Programs for WellPath Recovery Solutions, Inc (This presentation is only available in Healthstream for HHC employees.)
April 22, 2021	Topic: Big-data in psychiatry: and how weather changes your brain Presented by: Gregory Book, MS, Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center at the Institute of Living Watch this Presentation (YouTube)
April 15, 2021	Topic: Practical tips for Open Notes for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Presented by: Frank Fortunati, MD, JD, Vice Chief of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at YNHH, Medical Director of Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital and Assistant Professor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry. Watch this Presentation (YouTube)
April 8, 2021	Topic: Black, Male, and Blue: Unpacking Mechanisms Linking Racism to Depression in Black Adult Males Presented by: Wizdom Powell, PhD, MPH, Director of the Health Disparities Institute and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Connecticut
April 1, 2021	Topic: Assessing Late Career Practitioners for Cognitive Decline: An Evidence-Based Approach Presented by: Kevin Young, PhD, Assistant Training Director, Psychology and Manager, Psychological Testing Service at Hartford HealthCare's Institute of Living Watch this presentation (YouTube)
March 25, 2021	Topic: Not Fake News: Gun Violence - A Public Health Emergency in the United States Presented by: Bela Sood, MD, FAACAP, Senior Professor for Child and Mental Health Policy, Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Watch this presentation (YouTube)
March 18, 2021	Topic: Options for Treating SARS-CoV-2 Presented by: Christopher Steele, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Watch this presentation (YouTube)
March 11, 2021	Topic: EMDR: A Research Supported Psychotherapy for Trauma Presented by: Cheryl Kenn, LCSW, and Judy Cabeceiras, LMFT
March 4, 2021	Topic: Patient Safety: A Journey to High Reliability in Healthcare Presented by: Lori Paine, DrPh, MS, RN, Senior Director, Patient Safety at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality Johns Hopkins Medicine. Associate Faculty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (This presentation is only available in Healthstream for HHC employees.)
Feb. 25, 2021	Topic: Minimizing Risk of Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use and Postoperative Pain Presented by: Traci Speed, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Feb. 18, 2021	Topic: The Well-Gardened Mind: Horticulture, Nature and Mental Health Presented by: Sue Stuart-Smith, MD, PhD, MA MBBS, MRCPsych, PhD, Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist DocHealth Service, Author of "The Well Gardened Mind" Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Feb. 11, 2021	Topic: Secure Attachment: A Portal to Improve Population Health Presented by: Marilyn Sanders, MD, Attending Neonatologist, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Jan. 21, 2021	Topic: Little Treatments, Big Effects: Building Brief Interventions to Reduce Youth Psychopathology at Scale Presented by: Jessica L. Schleider, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University
Jan. 14, 2021	Topic: Suicide and Access to Lethal Means Presented by: Paul S Nestadt, MD, PhD Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Jan. 7, 2021	Topic: Oxytocin as an augmentation to the treatment of schizophrenia with clozapine: Improvement in negative symptoms and life paths Presented by: Dr. Rocco Marotta, MD, PhD
Dec. 17, 2020	Topic: Self-Compassion in Clinical Practice Presented by: Christopher Germer, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Harvard Medical School; Founding faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy as well as the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School (This presentation is only available in Healthstream for HHC employees.)
Dec. 10, 2020	Topic: Personalizing Psychotherapy: A New Therapy for Each Patient Presented by: John C Norcross, PhD, Distinguished Professor & Chair of Psychology, University of Scranton Watch this Presentation (YouTube)
Dec. 3, 2020	Topic: Unique Molecular Regulation of Prefrontal Cortex Confers Vulnerability to Schizophrenia Presented by: Amy Arnsten, PhD, Kent Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, Yale University
Nov. 19, 2020	Topic: Mental Illness and Criminal Behavior: Too Dangerous for Psychiatric Hospitalization Presented by: Charles C. Dike, MD, MPH, FRCPsych, Law and Psychiatry Division, Yale University Watch this Presentation (YouTube)
Nov. 12, 2020	Topic: Creating a Mask Wearing Culture Presented by: Jennifer Ferrand, PsyD, Director of Wellness, Hartford HealthCare (This presentation is only available in Healthstream for HHC employees.)
Nov. 5, 2020	Topic: Harm Reduction: Opportunities for Engagement Presented by: J. Craig Allen, MD, Medical Director, Rushford; Vice President of Addiction Services, BHN; Mark Jenkins, Founder, Executive Director, Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Oct. 29, 2020	Topic: COVID-19: Promoting Children’s Mental Health through a Trauma-Informed Lens Presented by: Elissa Brown, PhD, Director, Child HELP Partnership and Professor, St. John’s University Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Oct. 22, 2020	Topic: The Psychosocial Dimension of Psychopharmacology Presented by: David Mintz, MD, Director of Psychiatric Education, Austen Riggs Center Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Oct. 15, 2020	Topic: Internet and Screen-Based Addiction: An Emerging Area of Behavioral Addiction Medicine Presented by: David Greenfield, PhD, MS, ABPP, Founder and Clinical Director, Center for Internet & Technology Addiction; Medical Director, Greenfield Recovery Center; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UConn School of Medicine Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Oct. 8, 2020	Topic: Psychiatry and the Media Presented by: Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University, Mailman School; Director, Columbia Psychiatry Media; Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder, Session; Chair, Advisory Board, Get Help; Distinguished Psychiatrist Advisor, NYS Office of Mental Health
Oct. 1, 2020	Topic: Modern Practice of ECT Presented by: Joan Prudic, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Sep. 24 2020	Topic: Psycho-social Factors that Influence Mental Health Treatment Outcomes for Persons of Color Presented by: C. Jama Adams, PhD, associate professor of psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice - City University of New York Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Sep. 17, 2020	Topic: Metacognition and Psychosis: Emerging Research and Approaches to Individual Pyschotherapy Presented by: Paul Lysaker, PhD, Clinical Psychologist at the Roudebush VA Medical Center; Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Sep. 10, 2020	Topic: Maddening: The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars Presented by: Christine Montross, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Sep. 3, 2020	Topic: Learning how to walk then run: becoming antiracist in psychiatry Presented by: Dr. Jessica Isom, MD, MPH, Clinical Instructor, Yale University Department of Psychiatry; Attending Psychiatrist, Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, MA; Boston Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Aug. 27, 2020	Topic: Building Resilience in the Time of Rona and Anti-Black Racism Presented by: Dr. Ayana Jordan, Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, addiction psychiatrist, Connecticut Mental Health Center, associate program director for the Yale Department of Psychiatry Residency Program Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Aug. 20, 2020	Topic: Setting the stage: Why racial injustice is a community psychiatry issue for patients, clinicians and health systems Presented by: Dr. Theddeus Iheanacho, associate professor of psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Medical Director, Errera Community Care Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System Watch this presentation (Dropbox)
Aug. 13, 2020	Topic: Structural Racism and Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities Presented by: Dr. Ruth Shim, Luke & Grace Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry, University of California, Davis Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Aug. 6, 2020	Topic: Ghosts in the Office: Structural Racism and Mental Health Presented by: Dr. Sarah Vinson, associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics and adjunct faculty at Emory School of Medicine Watch this presentation (Dropbox)
Jul. 30, 2020	Topic: Racial Projections and Enactments in the Clinical Relationship: A Black Perspective Presented by: Dr. Steven Hoffler, assistant professor, Social Work Department, Lang House, Southern Connecticut State University Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Jul. 23, 2020	Topic: Schizophrenia and psychosis: a review of the historical framework shaping racial biases in diagnosis and treatment Presented by: Dr. Aieyat Zalzala, Clinical psychologist, Institute of Living Watch this presentation (YouTube)
Jul. 2, 2020	Topic: Bias in the Mirror: Exploring Implicit Bias in Health Professions Presented by: Dr. Javeed Sukhera, Associate professor of Psychiatry at Schulich School of Medicine, Western University; chair of London Police Services Board Watch this presentation (YouTube)