Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop (2023)
Chapter: Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
Thursday, April 20, 2023
| 8:30 am | Introductory Session |
| Welcome and Opening Remarks | |
| Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., M.P.H. | |
| Planning Committee Chair | |
| Keynote Address | |
| Overview of the State of Mental Health Care Services in the Veterans Health Care System | |
| Tamara Campbell, M.D., Psy.D., DFAPA | |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | |
| 9:15 am | Session 1: Veteran and Veteran Advocate Experiences on Accessing Mental Health Care Services |
| Moderator: Michele Samorani, Ph.D. | |
| Santa Clara University | |
| Advocate Perspectives | |
| Advaith Thampi, JD | |
| Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
| Tracy A. Neal-Walden, Ph.D. (Col, USAF-Ret) | |
| Cohen Veterans Network | |
| Alana Centilli, MS | |
| Dovetail Landing | |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 10:15 am | Session 2: Growing Need, Limited Staff—Ways of Accessing VA Mental Health Care Services and Capitalizing on It Being a National Health Care System |
| Moderator: Shannon Harris, Ph.D. | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | |
| Exemplars from National Health Systems Around the World | |
| Asaf Bitton, M.D. | |
| Ariadne Labs | |
| Intermountain Health Care: Opportunities for Improving Quality of Mental Health Care for Patients and Families | |
| Brenda Reiss-Brennan, Ph.D., APRN, CS | |
| Intermountain Health Care | |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 11:15 am | BREAK |
| 11:30 am | Session 3: Growing Need, Limited Staff—Innovative Person-Centered and Caregiver Strategies to Improve and Sustain Access to Mental Health Care Services |
| Moderator: Jay H. Shore, M.D., M.P.H. | |
| VA Office of Rural Health and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | |
| Improving Mental Health Emergency Care Access for American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans | |
| Pamela End of Horn, DSW, LICSW | |
| Indian Health Service |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
| Improving and Sustaining Mental Health Access for Individuals Who Are Unhoused | |
| Enrico G. Castillo, M.D., M.S.H.P.M. | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Accessing Mental Health Services Through Community Outreach and Houses of Worship | |
| Reverend Leroy Miles | |
| Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church | |
| Improving and Sustaining Mental Health Access in Rural Settings | |
| Todd Helvig, Ph.D. | |
| Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education | |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 12:45 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:30 pm | Session 4: Growing Need, Limited Staff—Using Technology to Improve and Sustain Access to Mental Health Care Services |
| Moderator: Evelyn L. Lewis, M.D., Veteran Health and Wellness Foundation | |
| Leveraging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Mental Health Access | |
| Paola Pedrelli, Ph.D. | |
| Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital | |
| Using Emerging Digital Psychiatry and Mobile Health Technologies to Improve Mental Health Access | |
| John Torous, M.D., M.B.I. | |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School | |
| Use of Immersive Technology and Virtual Reality to Improve Mental Health Access | |
| Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, Ph.D. | |
| Emory School of Medicine |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
| Use of Immersive Technology to Improve Veteran Mental Health Services | |
| Anne Lord Bailey, Pharm.D., BCPS | |
| Veterans Health Administration | |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 3:00 pm | Wrap-Up |
Friday, April 21, 2023
| 8:30 am | Opening Session |
| Welcome and Opening Remarks for Day 2 | |
| Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, M.P.H. | |
| Planning Committee Chair | |
| 8:45 am | Session 5: Growing Need, Limited Staff—Utilizing Partnerships to Improve and Sustain Access to Mental Health Care Services |
| Moderator: Evelyn L. Lewis, M.D. | |
| Veteran Health and Wellness Foundation | |
| Improving Access Through Population Health Approaches and Strategic Partnerships | |
| Dawn V. Zieger, M.P.H. | |
| Geisinger Health | |
| Improving Access for Underserved Populations Through Population Health Approaches | |
| Wes Williams, Ph.D. | |
| WellPower | |
| Opportunities to Improve Access to Mental Health Care Through Industry Partnerships | |
| Taft Parsons III, M.D. | |
| Aetna/CVS Health | |
| Panel Discussion |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
| 9:45 am | Session 6: Growing Need, Limited Staff—Achieving Institutional Adoption and Dissemination of Innovative Strategies to Address Mental Health Care Service Barriers |
| Moderator: Richard J. Silvia, Pharm.D., BCPP | |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | |
| Use of Community Health Workers to Engage with Veterans and Maintain Access to Care | |
| Denerale Jones, M.P.H. | |
| Penn Center for Community Health Workers | |
| Anthony Davis | |
| Penn Center for Community Health Workers | |
| Utilizing Pharmacists as Entry Points into Mental Health Care Services and Care Management | |
| Andre Montes, Pharm.D. | |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | |
| Forward Looking Digital Health Innovations to Improve Access to Mental Health Care | |
| Andrey Ostrovsky, M.D., FAAP | |
| Social Innovation Ventures | |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 10:45 am | BREAK |
| 11:00 am | Session 7: Summing Up, Reflections, and Future Considerations |
| Moderator: Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., M.P.H. | |
| Planning Committee Chair | |
| Planning Committee Reflections | |
| Richard J. Silvia, Pharm.D., BCPP, | |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | |
| Jay H. Shore, M.D., M.P.H., VA Office of Rural Health and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | |
| Evelyn L. Lewis, M.D., Veteran Health and Wellness Foundation | |
| Shannon Harris, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University | |
| Michele Samorani, Ph.D., Santa Clara University |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
| Department of Veterans Affairs Reflections | |
| Matthew A. Miller, Ph.D., M.P.H. | |
| VA Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention | |
| 12:00 pm | Concluding Remarks and Workshop Wrap-Up |
| Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., M.P.H. | |
| Planning Committee Chair | |
| 12:15 pm | ADJOURN |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27206.
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