It is with great pleasure to announce that our Adult Outpatient Psychiatry services, located on Chestnut Street, has a new name: Strong Minds. This change has been in process for some time, and we are very proud to share it in an official capacity. Thank you to all those involved in making this new name a success! | |
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Janine Rowe Named EAP Service Manager
Janine Rowe, MSEd, LMHC, CASAC, SAP, CEAP has been named Service Manager of our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). In this role, she will join the EAP leadership team to ensure that all employees have the support they need. READ MORE>>>
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Mark Oldham Receives FACLP Fellowship Accreditation | |
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Mark Oldham, MD was among those who received the Academy of Consultation-Liasion Psychiatry's' Academy Fellowship accreditation this past November! This accreditation is given to active Academy members who have made exemplary contributions to the field of consultation-liaison psychiatry. READ MORE>>>
Thank You to All Those Who Contributed to Our Psychiatry Food Drive!
| Courtney Pisano, RN, and Nicole Noonan, RN of Strong Ties Clinic, and Karen Schuster, RN of the Adult Partial Hospital Program gather food items for those in the community during the holiday season. | Thank you to everyone who participated in our holiday Department of Psychiatry food drive in support of Foodlink! We are excited to share that your donations filled the bin at Strong Memorial Hospital's Cafe 601 PLUS an additional six bags and four boxes of non-perishables. | |
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This was the biggest donation the hospital food drive had ever received! Thank you again to all who donated food and helped organize!
Renewing of the Mind Course Returns in 2024
We are pleased to partner with the Interdenominational Health Ministry Coalition, Children's Institute, and Common Ground Health to present the 2024 session of Renewing of the Mind. This free course equips faith community leaders and members with the skills and knowledge to address the mental health needs of their communities’ children, adults, and families. READ MORE>>>
Partnership Brings Arts to Strong Recovery Space
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Thank you to all those who stopped by in November to join our Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness services and the Bridge Art Gallery for the reception for Managing the Monsters in Your Life, a partnership exhibition featuring artwork from young artists and includes a selection of photographs by actor Jesse Mastin who played the role of Myles in Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness's production of She Kills Monsters. The show will be up in the gallery until Spring 2024, so stop by if you have not yet. | |
Save the Date for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week | |
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We invite you to join our 2024 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week from January 15th to January 19th. Week. Our Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture will take place on January 17th featuring Laura Warren Hill, PhD, Associate Professor in Human Development at Binghamton University. Dr. Hill will discuss the state of human rights in Rochester. Activities celebrating Dr. King's legacy will take place throughout the week. READ MORE>>>
November DICE Grand Rounds Recording Now Available
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UR Aging Institute Hosts First Aging INSPIRED! Event | The University of Rochester Aging Institute (URAI), a university-wide initiative aiming to empower patients to achieve healthful longevity, recently held its first event to celebrate the intersection of aging and the arts. Yeates Conwell, MD, and Carol Podgorski, PhD, MPH, MS were among those on the planning committee that helped develop this event. READ MORE>>> | |
Want to Improve the Well-Being of Health Workers? The System Itself Must Change
Michael Privitera, MD, MS, alongside leadership from the Total Worker Health Program, published a Science Blog discussing the need for systemic interventions in the workplace with the Total Worker Health Program as an example of healthy work design. READ MORE>>>
Why Elderly Men Have the Highest Rates of Suicides
Kimberly van Orden, PhD joined NPR's Ayesha Rascoe to discuss the persistently high rates of suicide among elderly men and what healthcare providers can do to address this public health challenge. READ MORE>>>
As US Suicide Rates Climb, Older Men are Most at Risk
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Yeates Conwell, MD spoke with Broadcast Retirement Network on the growing number of deaths by suicide among older men, the factors that are leaving this population more vulnerable, and what policy changes lawmakers at all levels can make to address this public health challenge. | |
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Psychiatry Bootcamp: "Delirium"
Mark Oldham, MD spoke on Psychiatry Bootcamp podcast to discuss the neurobiology of delirium, a clinical syndrome characterized by acute confusion, and cognitive and emotional changes, tying it to validated assessment tools, treatment approaches, and areas for future research. READ MORE>>>
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Five Star Bank Partners With URMC to Expand Health Care Access in Upstate NY
Michael Hasselberg, NP, MS, PhD, chief digital health officer of UR Medicine, spoke with Rochester Business Journal on an upcoming partnership with Five Star Bank to expand on-demand healthcare access to rural communities that lack internet access at home. READ MORE>>>
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Save the Date for the 2024 Annual Meeting of the APA | | ICPM 2024 27th World Congress | |
Following up from the 26th World Congress of ICPM which took place last year in Rochester, the upcoming 27th International College of Psychosomatic Medicine will take place in Tübingen, Germany. Registration and a call for abstracts will open January 2024. READ MORE>>> | |
November & December Psychiatry Publications | |
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Marsha Wittink, MD, MBE, alongside Ryan Greysen, MD, MHS of Perelman School of Medicine, published a chapter in Goldman-Cecil Medicine, 27th Edition, "Medical Care of Patients with Psychiatric Diseases."
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Kenneth Connor, PsyD, MPH, Yeates Conwell, MD, Morica Hutchinson, PhD, Viji Kannan, PhD, and Benjamin Chapman, PhD, MPH published a study alongside American Institutes for Research colleagues on adolescent predictors of suicide risk by firearms in later life among men.
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Wei-Li Suen, MD and Mark Oldham, MD, alongside UR School of Medicine and Dentistry and Department of Medicine colleagues, published a review of literature on mental health symptoms before and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to understand the relationships between mental health conditions and cognition in TAVR procedures.
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Wilfred Pigeon, PhD was a coauthor on a study examining the differences in perspectives about factors that impact sleep and sleep disruptions among patients and staff in an inpatient neurology unit.
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Thomas O'Connor, PhD was a coauthor of a paper examining if child polygenic risk for ADHD, schizophrenia, or depression modifies the impact of prenatal maternal depression and anxiety on child emotional/behavioral symptoms throughout youth.
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Thomas Caprio, MD was a coauthor on an analysis of organizational traits and quality outcomes in Special Focus Facilities (SFF) and Special Focus Facility Candidates to evaluate the effectiveness of the SFF program as a quality improvement intervention.
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Wendi Cross, PhD was a coauthor on a pilot of a brief, video-based version of VA S.A.V.E., a gatekeeper training that teaches individuals to identify and assist veterans at risk for suicide.
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Thomas O'Connor, PhD was a coauthor of a study examining how maternal experience of social support during specific developmental periods during and after pregnancy impacts child cognitive development.
- Steve Silverstein, PhD was a coauthor of a study out of Rutgers University
- examining diagnostic profiles and trauma history among young adults with positive PTSD screens seeking treatment in public mental health care.
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Thomas O'Connor, PhD was a coauthor of a paper that aimed to identify coping factors for caregivers of children with medical complexity to manage the stressors and experiences associated with their child’s hospitalization.
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Thomas O'Connor, PhD was a coauthor of a study examining associations between COVID-19-related family hardships (such as job loss) and child Adverse Childhood Experiences during the pandemic.
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