2024 National Council Meeting

Agenda

Friday, October 18, 2023
9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.


McLean Hospital
Pierce Hall

9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Light Breakfast – Informal time to meet & greet
Frederic G. Corneel Trustees Room

10:00 – 10:25 a.m. Welcome, Introductions and Overview
Pierce Hall

10:25 – 11:00 a.m. Welcome and McLean Updates

  • Scott L. Rauch, MD
    President and Psychiatrist in Chief, McLean Hospital
    Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Endowed Chair of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
    Chair, System Psychiatry and Mental Health, Mass General Brigham
    Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Questions and Discussion

11:00 – 11:25 a.m. Staff Presentation: Empowering Minds: Revolutionizing Cognitive and Emotional Health Assessment with Digital Tools in Neuropsychology

Questions and Discussion

11:25 – 11:50 a.m. Philanthropy Updates

Questions and Discussion

11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Break

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch w/ Council members and McLean’s Leadership
Pierce Hall

1:00 – 1:25 p.m. Keynote Staff Presentation: Trauma and Depression Across the Lifespan: Toward Next Generation Interventions

  • Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD
    Chief Scientific Officer, McLean Hospital
    Chief, Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders, McLean Hospital
    James and Patricia Poitras Chair in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
    Director, Neurobiology of Fear Laboratory, McLean Hospital
    Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Questions and Discussion

1:25 – 1:35 p.m. Break

1:35 – 3:10 p.m. Roundtables/Ask the Expert Discussions
Pierce Hall & Administration Building conference rooms

A New Wave of Innovations in Caregiving for Older Adults

  • Ipsit Vahia, MD
    Interim Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
    Director, Digital Psychiatry Translation, Mclean Hospital
    Director, Technology and Aging Laboratory, McLean Hospital
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
  • Marie Clouqueur, LICSW
    Director of Caregiving Support Services, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital

New Medications and Treatments in Psychotic Disorders

  • Dost Öngür, MD, PhD
    Chief, Division of Psychotic Disorders,
    Director, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Research Program, McLean Hospital
    Director, LEAP Program, McLean Hospital
    Williams P. & Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
  • Stephanie C. Valcourt, MD
    Medical Director, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Inpatient Program, McLean Hospital
    Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

The Lasting Impacts of Early-Life Experiences on Mental Health

  • Bill Carlezon, PhD
    Chief, Jerry and Phyllis Rappaport Center of Excellence in Basic Neuroscience Research, McLean Hospital
    Director, Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, McLean Hospital
    Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Chair in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
    Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
  • Marisa M. Silveri, PhD, MHC
    Director, Neurodevelopmental Laboratory on Addictions and Mental Health, McLean Hospital
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical Schoo
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McLean Child and Adolescent Programs: Innovating a Brighter Tomorrow for Families

  • Maria Fraire, PhD
    Program Director, Child and Adolescent OCD Institute, McLean Hospital
    Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical Schoo
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  • Wendy Bamatter, PhD
    Program Director, Child Partial Hospital Program, McLean Hospital
    Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Using Marijuana and Alcohol to Relieve Anxiety: Is It Ok?

  • R. Kathryn McHugh, PhD
    Chief of Psychology, McLean Hospital
    Director, Stress, Anxiety, and Substance Use Laboratory, McLean Hospital
    Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Understanding Your Brain Health Through Digital Technologies

  • Shifali Singh, PhD
    Director of Digital Cognitive Research Program and Clinical Neuropsychologist, McLean Hospital
    Instructor, Department of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

3:10 – 3:20 p.m. Closing Remarks