LARC Mental Health Summit
A Virtual Summit for Health Care Providers and
Young Adults Interested in Health Care Professions
More details coming soon!
LARC Mental Health Summit marks the largest virtual meeting in LSUHS history. On Thursday, April 22, 2021, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, in conjunction with the Louisiana Addiction Research Center (LARC), offered the inaugural LARC Mental Health Summit with a Focus on Suicide Prevention.
The virtual summit offered up to 7.75 free hours of CME/CEU, along with a variety of panelists that discussed mental health issues relevant to healthcare workers and physicians. Attendees of the virtual meeting received resources and guidance on topics such as stress management, social isolation, substance use, and updates on the new Wellness program available to LSUHS staff, faculty, and students. To date, this virtual CME conference had the largest attendance in the history of LSU Health Shreveport, maxing out all available attendance slots.
Thank you to our 2021 Summit Supporters
2021 Summit
About
Agenda
Time | Event | Speaker |
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8:30 a.m. |
Introduction
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Nicholas Goeders, PhD
Professor & Head of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience Executive Director of LARC
LSU Health Shreveport
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8:40 a.m. |
Welcome
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G. E. Ghali, DDS., MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed)
Chancellor
Professor & Chairman of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department
LSU Health Shreveport
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8:50 a.m. |
The National Picture on COVID
and Mental Health
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Kevin Murnane, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
Director of Basic Sciences Research of LARC
LSU Health Shreveport
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9:00 a.m. |
Depression and Anxiety in the Age of COVID
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Terry Davis, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
LSU Health Shreveport
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9:15 a.m. |
The Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination Among Residents Living in Vulnerable Neighborhoods
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Toni Thibeaux, EdD, MPH, CLS
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Diversity Affairs
LSU Health Shreveport
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9:30 a.m. |
Reflections on the NWLA Teen Advisory Committee Mental Wellness Survey
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Jazzlynn Temple
Data Analyst, NWLA TAC Mental Health Summit
Student, Caddo Parish Magnet High School
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9:45 a.m. |
Managing Clinician Stress During Covid and Beyond Roundtable
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Shawn McNeil, MD, FAPA (Moderator)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Associate Program Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Director of Neuroinformatics Research
Jaquelyn Bowers, MD
Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine in addition to the Director of Emergency Services North LA-Ochsner/LSU
Wanda H. Thomas, MD, FAAP
Associate Dean of Admissions, School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
LSU Health Shreveport
Elizabeth Guice, PhD, LMFT
Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
LSU Health Shreveport
Mark Cogburn, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC,
CARN-AP, LPC, LMFT
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
LSU Health Shreveport
Jan Hood, MD, DABFP
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
LSU Health Shreveport
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10:30 a.m. |
The Physician Support Line: Providing Emotional PPE for Physicians
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Smita Gautam, MD
Co-founder, Collaboration Coordinator, and Volunteer Coordinator of Physician Support Line
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11:00 a.m. |
Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing at LSUHS in a Socially Distanced World: The Role of Institutional Wellness |
Marie Vazquez Morgan, PhD, PT
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Institutional Wellness
Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
LSU Health Shreveport
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11:30 a.m. |
5 minute break
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11:35 a.m. |
Reducing Stress and Increasing Resilience with Mind-Body Skills
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James Gordon, MD
Founder and Executive Director, Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Clinical Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine Author of "Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing" |
12:35 p.m. |
Lunch
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1:00 p.m. |
Unpacking The Social Dilemma Documentary: Critique and Commentary Clips (No Education Credit)
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Johnette Magner, PhD
Assistant Professor of Communications and Media Studies
Louisiana Tech University
Certified Digital Wellness Practitioner
Digital Wellness Institute
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1:40 p.m. |
Be Smart About Social Media
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Tara McPherson, PhD
Chair and Professor, Division of Cinema and Media Studies
University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts
Hugh Hefner Endowed Chair of American Film
Director of the Sidney Harman Academy of Polymathic Studies
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2:10 p.m. | Information Resources for Managing Stress as a Healthcare Student or Provider |
Julia Esparza, MLS, AHIP
Associate Director for the Health Sciences Library
LSU Health Shreveport
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2:40 p.m. |
Mental Health in the Age of COVID
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John H. Wagner III, MD
Clinical Associate Professor and Vice-Chairman of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Program Director of the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
LSU Health Shreveport
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3:10 p.m. |
Break
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3:15 p.m. |
The Social Dilemma Resolved: Taking Back Control Roundtable
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Johnette Magner, PhD (Moderator)
Assistant Professor of Communications and Media Studies
Louisiana Tech University
Certified Digital Wellness Practitioner
Digital Wellness Institute
Valorie Lurry, BFA
Director of Student Life and Alumni Affairs for School of Allied Health Professions
LSU Health Shreveport
Ryan Williams, LPC
Chief Executive Officer
Seedlinks Behavior Management
Pamela McPherson, MD, FAPA
Gratis Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
LSU Health Shreveport
Wanda H. Thomas, MD, FAAP
Associate Dean of Admissions, School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
LSU Health Shreveport
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4:00 p.m. |
We Are the Medicine: Translating the Science of Childhood Adversity and Resilience to Take Flourishing to Scale
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Christina Bethell, Ph.D., MBA, MPH
Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health Director, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative |
5:00 p.m. |
Evaluation/Wrap-Up/Closing Remarks
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Kevin Murnane, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
Director of Basic Sciences Research of LARC
LSU Health Shreveport
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Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers:
Christina D. Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH
Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Director, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
James S. Gordon, MD
Founder and Executive Director, Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Clinical Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Author of "Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing"
Speaker Bios
Christina D. Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH
Dr. Bethell earned an MBA and MPH from the University of California, Berkeley and a PhD in public policy from the University of Chicago. She is a Professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health University, where she serves as the founding director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) within the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health. She established and leads the National Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, one of the first resources (since 2003) in the US to liberate federal and state level data directly for public access and to advance research, policy and practice based applications of population based data. She spearheaded the advancement of the field of patient centered quality improvement through the design, testing and dissemination of methods like the Health 2.0 recognized Well Visit Planner as well as through development of a national agenda and special issue of Academic Pediatrics focused on addressing childhood trauma and promoting social and emotional roots of well-being. Since 1996, Dr. Bethell has been a national leader in the development of patient, population health and systems performance measurement and family and community centered engagement and improvement methods. Her work has focused on promoting early and lifelong health with a special focus on patient, family and community centered measurement and engagement, addressing the social determinants of health, advancing a positive construct for health and human flourishing and translating neuroscience and integrative health methods. She has led the collaborative design, testing and implementation of family and community centered measurement and engagement approaches to foster shared accountability and shape and drive systems improvement and health outcomes for children, youth and adults at the national, state and local levels.
Jacquelyn Bowers, MD
Dr. Jacquelyn Bowers graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2005. She is a Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians and received the Ochsner System Recognition Award as Provider of the Month for November 2020. She previously served as Regional Director, Concord Emergency Medicine; Director/Attending physician at Willis-Knighton North Emergency Department and Attending Physician at Baylor University.
Mark Cogburn, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP, LPC, LMFT
Terry C. Davis, Ph.D.
Julia M. Esparza, MLS, AHIP
Julia Esparza, MLS, AHIP, began her professional career in 1994 and has worked in academic, corporate, public, and hospital libraries prior to joining LSU Health Shreveport in 2007 as a clinical medical librarian/assistant professor. As a clinical librarian, Ms. Esparza rounded with physicians, residents, and nurses on hospital services and directly assisted in patient care by providing healthcare professionals and students with clinical information. As an associate professor, she developed original IRB-approved research studies with her colleagues on topics such as personal electronic health record promotion by physicians, resources to answer questions from the internal medicine residents’ morning reports, and community education on male human papillomavirus infection and vaccination. She has obtained over $155,000 in grants from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine for community educational projects. As head of user education and outreach, she led the library's involvement in the medical school curriculum that included coordinating the education on biostatistics and evidence-based medicine. Together with her colleagues, she has implemented innovative educational offerings into the medical school curriculum. Exercises include using Wikipedia articles, press releases, and public health epidemiological outbreak scenarios to teach critical thinking. In 2017, Ms. Esparza was named the Comegys Endowed Professor in Medical Library Science, and in July 2018, Ms. Esparza was promoted to professor. In September 2018, she was promoted to associate director of the Health Sciences Library. Ms. Esparza and her Health Science Library colleagues, medical students and undergraduate and high school students have won 11 South Central Chapter-MLA and Research Section-Medical Library Association awards. As an individual Ms. Esparza has been awarded the Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year in 2014, Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award in 2017, and awarded two President’s Awards with committee colleagues for MLA at the annual Medical Library Association meeting. Her publications include book chapters on using evidence to improve surgical care safety, the importance of evidence in general patient safety, writing grants, and health information literacy. She has published 12 peer-reviewed articles on a variety of topics with her Health Science Library colleagues, medical students, and summer undergraduate and high school students. A full list of her grants and works can be found at https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6346-1141. She has been a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals as award by the Medical Library Association since 2009. Active in MLA committees and caucuses, she served on the Board of Directors for the association from 2012-2015 and will end her three-year term as President-Elect, President and Past-President of the association in May 2021.
Smita Gautam, MD
James S. Gordon, MD
Elizabeth Guice, PhD, LMFT
Jan Hood, MD, DABFP
Valorie Lurry, BFA
With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design (2005), from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, and an immense background in customer service, she prides herself on bringing something unique to the education experience at LSU Health. Students are provided with a balance to the rigorous academic schedule with student life events and activities throughout the year and a confidential office of reprieve when needed. Mrs. Lurry’s main responsibilities are to maintain a positive student environment within the School of Allied Health Professions, serve as the liaison for the Student Government Association, and to make sure that each graduate leaves with a sense of pride and stays connected as an active alumnus with our university.
Johnette Magner, PhD
Shawn mcneil, MD, FAPA
Pamela McPherson, MD, FAPA
Tara McPherson, PhD
Kevin Murnane, PhD
Marie Vazquez Morgan, PT, PhD
Jazzlynn Temple
Toni Thibeaux, EdD, MPH, CLS
Wanda H. Thomas, MD, FAAP
John H. Wagner III, MD
Ryan Williams, LPC
Accreditations
Planning Committee
Support
Funding and Support provided by:
Platinum Supporter
Gold Supporter
Louisiana Behavioral Health Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Silver supporters
Additional Supporters