Mission Critical Veterans Health Summit: Addressing the Invisible Wounds of Our Nation's Veterans (2016)

Program

8:00 AM

Symposium Registration

Joann A. Axinn Library, 10th Floor

9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

9:01 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcoming Remarks

Janet L. Dolgin, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Corinne M. Kyriacou, School of Health Professions and Human Services, Hofstra University

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Panel Discussion - Health Care Issues For Veterans

Christopher J. Kutner, Rivkin Radler LLP, US Air Force 1980-1984
Nina A. Sayer, Cntr for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Depts of Medicine and Psychiatry, U of Minnesota
Kristina L. Derro, Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Panel Discussion - Suicide and Suicide-Related Behavior In Service Members and Veterans

John F. McCarthy, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Office of Mental Health Operations, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Health System
Mary C. Bollinger, Division of General and Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Panel Discussion - Invisible Wounds: Case Study of PTSD From Several Perspectives

Keith Grant, Nassau County Dept of Human Services
Mayer Bellehsen, Feinberg Division of the Unified Behavioral Health Center for Military Veterans and their Families, Northwell Health
Patricia Roberts, Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefit Clinic, William and Mary Law School
Ranak Trivedi, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System

1:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Closing Remarks

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM