United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)

2003 MIRECC National Meeting

   
agenda
 
Sunday, May 4, 2003
 
7:00 AM -  7:45 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

Module I - Best Clinical Practices		        
 
7:45 AM -  9:00 AM Welcome, Introduction, and Orientation to the Meeting
7:45am - 8:00am: Introduction and Orientation to the Meeting
-Planning Committee Co-Chairs: James Boehnlein, MD, Michael Kauth, PhD and Ruth Ann Tsukuda, MPH

8:00am - 8:30am: Welcome
-Murray Raskind, MD, Leslie Burger, MD Laurent Lehmann, MD and Thomas Horvath, MD

8:30am - 9:00am: "Issues for VA Mental Health Care"
- Robert Roswell, MD, Undersecretary for Health		        
 
9:00 AM -  10:00 AM Keynote Speaker
"Living with Schizophrenia"
-Moe Armstrong		        
 
10:00 AM -  10:15 AM BREAK     
 
10:15 AM -  11:30 AM Keynote Speaker
Introduction: Thomas Craig, MD
Keynote: Greer Sullivan, MD -
"A Working Definition of Evidence-Based Practice"		        
 
11:30 AM -  1:00 PM LUNCH (On Your Own)
Lunch Meetings
a). Directors
b). Education Groups		     
 
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM Breakout Session A
1). Changing Provider Practices in Use of Novel Antipsychotics in the Clinical Setting - Richard Owen, MD
2). Evidence-Based Treatment for Schizophrenia - Steven Marder, MD
3). Clozapine Prescribing - Bruce Levine, MD		        
 
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM Breakout Session B
1). Joint VA/DOD Practice Guidelines for PTSD - Harold Kudler, MD
2). Prazosin for Treatment of PTSD Nightmares - Murray Raskind, MD
3). Advancement in Best Practices for PTSD Care - Charles Marmar, MD		        
 
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM Breakout Session C
1). Clinical Guidelines for Dementia in Community Care - Craig Rosen, PhD and James D'Andrea, PhD
2). Home-based Interventions for Alzheimer's Disease (ElderPACT) - Bruce Kinosian, MD		        
 
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM Breakout Session D
"In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness" - Oregon Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
        
 
2:30 PM -  2:45 PM BREAK     
 
2:45 PM -  4:15 PM Breakout Session A (repeated)        
 
2:45 PM -  4:15 PM Breakout Session B (repeated)        
 
2:45 PM -  4:15 PM Breakout Session C (repeated)        
 
2:45 PM -  4:15 PM Breakout Session D (repeated)        
 
5:30 PM -  7:00 PM Reception and Fellows' Poster Session        
 
Monday, May 5, 2003
 
7:30 AM -  8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

Module II - Families and Caregivers in Community-Based Care		        
 
8:30 AM -  8:45 AM Conference Introduction and Opening
8:30am - 8:45am: Introduction
-James Boehnlein, MD

        
 
8:45 AM -  9:45 PM Keynote Speakers
Steven Tice, MA, CTS, and Lisa Tice, MSW, LICSW
"War-Wounded Veterans, the Family, and the VA Healthcare System: Tracing the Odyssey of Recovery.
        
 
9:45 AM -  10:00 AM BREAK     
 
10:00 AM -  11:30 AM Breakout Session E
1). What Works in Family Education - Michelle Sherman, PhD
2). Family Support and Its Effect on Treatment Adherence - Steven Sayers, PhD
3). An Education Program for Families of Veterans with PTSD - Thomas Bartsch, PhD		        
 
10:00 AM -  11:30 AM Breakout Session F
1). A CD-ROM for Dementia Caregivers -Thomas Teasdale, PhD
2). Manual-Based Caregiver Training and Cultural Competency - Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, PhD
3). Sleep and Dementia - Implications for Spouses and Families - Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD
        
 
10:00 AM -  11:30 AM Breakout Session G
1). Early Intervention and Education in Community Disasters and Workplace Violence - Josef Ruzek, PhD
2). Bio-Terrorism: Using Risk Communication to Reduce the Mental Health Sequelae of a Community - John Fotiades, MD
3). Skill Based Group Interventions for Treatment of Psychological Trauma - Keith Campbell, PhD, Irene Powch, PhD, and Lynn VanMale, PhD		        
 
10:00 AM -  11:30 AM Breakout Session H
1). Feasibility of Daily Symptom Monitoring Among Dually-Diagnosed Veterans with PTSD and Substance Use Disorders - Tracy Simpson, PhD
2). Treatment of Tobacco Dependence in PTSD Programs - Miles McFall, PhD
3). Motivational Interviewing in Community-Based Care - Laura Travaglini		        
 
11:30 AM -  1:00 PM LUNCH (On Your Own)
Lunch Meetings
a). Directors
b). Education Group		     
 
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM Breakout Session E (repeated)        
 
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM Breakout Session F (repeated)        
 
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM Breakout Session G (repeated)        
 
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM Breakout Session H (repeated)        
 
2:30 PM -  2:45 PM BREAK     
 
2:45 PM -  4:15 PM Breakout Session I
1). Innovations in MIRECC Education- Reaching Beyond the Medical Centers: How the MIRECCs Use Technology for Education - Michael Kauth, PhD, Louise Mahoney, MS,  Ruth Ann Tsukuda, MPH,  Robyn Walser, PhD,  and Quinn Kennedy, PhD
2). Novel Treatment Interventions for Women with PTSD: Personal Safety and Self-Defense Training - Wendy David, PhD		        
 
2:45 PM -  4:15 PM Breakout Session J
TIDES/WAVES - Health Services Research Project - 3 VISNs; managing depression collaboratively between Mental Health and Primary Care. - John Fotiades, MD, Edmund Chaney, PhD, JoAnn Kirchner, MD		        
 
2:45 PM -  4:15 PM Breakout Session K
Career Development Session for MIRECC Fellows
1). Career Development: Federal Opportunities - Lisa Eyler Zorilla
2). Career Development: VA Opportunities - Mark Kunik
3). Career Development in Translational Research - Ruth O'Hara, PhD, Moderator		        
 
Tuesday, May 6, 2003
 
7:00 AM -  8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

Module III - Telemedicine and Technology		        
 
8:30 AM -  8:45 AM Conference Introduction and Opening
8:30am - 8:45am: Introduction
Alfonso Batres, PhD, MSW

8:45am - 9:30am: Vet Center/VAMC Partnerships in Telemedicine
Adam Darkins, MD, MPH, FRCS and Donald Smith, MA		        
 
9:30 AM -  9:45 AM BREAK     
 
9:45 AM -  11:15 AM Breakout Session L
1). Telemedicine Intervention to Improve Depression Care in Rural CBOCs - John Fortney, PhD, and Jeff Pyne, MD
2). Telemedicine for PTSD Services in Hawaii - Leslie Morland, PhD
3). VAMC Telemedicine in Remote Areas
(i.e. Vet Centers, Nursing Homes, and CBOCs) - Michael Novotny, MSW, Claudia Zink and Paul Nichol, MD		        
 
9:45 AM -  11:15 AM Breakout Session M
1). Clinical Reminders in CPRS - Dale Cannon, PhD
2). Mental Health Phone Consultation to Enhance Community Care - Ira Katz, MD, PhD		        
 
9:45 AM -  11:15 AM Breakout Session N
Presentation by MIRECC Fellows
1). Trauma and PTSD in Veterans with Schizophrenia - Sandra Resnick, PhD
2). Ethnic Minority Issues: PTSD Among Asian American and Africian American Veterans. - Serena Chu, PhD
3). Measurement of Mental Health Outcomes Among Individuals with Co-Occurring Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorders: A Feasibility Study - Lisa Roberts, PhD		        
 
11:15 AM -  11:45 AM Summary and Concluding Comments
Summary and Concluding Comments - Murray Raskind, MD, James Boehnlein, MD, Ruth Ann Tsukuda, MPH, and Michael Kauth, PhD		        
 

 

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