Keynote Address: Mind-Body Dualism or Mind-Body Duels?

Mind-Body Dualism or Mind-Body Duels? George C. Gardiner, MD, DLFAPA Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry – Drexel University College of Medicine Physician Advisor, Community Behavioral Health Biographical Sketch: Dr. Gardiner graduated from Bates College with a BS degree and from Tufts University School of Medicine completing a straight medicine internship at Boston City Hospital. He later completed training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital. Subsequently, Dr. Gardiner finished his residency in Basic Psychiatry at Hahnemann University. Dr. Gardiner’s professional experiences range from community/public health to academic administration. Dr. Gardiner has served as Director of Personal Health Services at the Southeastern Philadelphia Neighborhood Health Center where he initiated comprehensive health programs funded by the federal Office of Economic Opportunity. Later in his career, Dr. Gardiner became the Regional Health Administrator for the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in Philadelphia. Expanding his professional repertoire, Dr. Gardiner served as Associate Provost for Minority Affairs of MCP Hahnemann University and Associate Dean, Minority Affairs in the School of Medicine. Following training in Psychiatry at Hahnemann, Dr. Gardiner stayed in several different positions, including the founding director of the Psychiatric Medical Care Unit, an innovative inpatient facility caring for patients with combined medical and psychiatric illness. At Community Behavioral Health, Dr. Gardiner serves as an Adult Psychiatrist working with the staff in the authorization of mental health and substance abuse services for Medicaid recipients in Philadelphia. Currently, he is the Physician Advisor. Dr. Gardiner is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. He is also a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Description of presentation: For many ethnic and cultural groups, the mind and the body are viewed as separate entities. This belief has both stymied and stigmatized those who present a different orientation, leading to drastic consequences. In order to address the needs of both groups and the implications of the varying opinions, critical consciousness must be rendered. Reviewing some aspects of the history of separating the mind from the body and then a rapprochement, Dr. Gardiner will explore the implications for health and healthcare practices in different cultural settings. Educational Objectives: Describe the application of the Bio-Psycho-Social model in understanding cross-cultural issues in behavioral health Describe the mechanisms involved whereby psychosocial stressors can involve physical and emotional disruptions. List common therapeutic interventions that can bridge the “mind-body” chasm. Target Audience: Doctoral Level Psychologists and Other Mental Health Professionals Level of Instruction: Intermediate CEU: 2 Credit

What You Know and How You Know It: Privacy and Boundaries in an Electronic Era - October 20, 2021

Learning Objectives At the end of the presentation participants should be able to: Explain the differences between patients\u27 and clinicians\u27 duties toward treatment and confidentiality Appreciate that electronic and non-electronic methods of communication share many of the same boundary and confidentiality issues, and those those are List several potential ethical and legal pitfalls in communications with patients or accessing their information via various electronic formats, and ways to avoid thes

Tech-Enabled Collaborative Care: Population-Focused Screening, Triage and Integrated Treatment of Psychiatric Illness in Primary Care and Other Medical Settings

Objectives Discuss the medical consequences and the morbidity, mortality and costs associated with psychiatric illness. Describe the impact of psychiatric illness from a population health perspective. Review why behavioral health integration (BHI) is critical and discuss population-focused, measurement guided, and evidenced-based model(s) of care. Explain how technology can be leveraged to enhance clinical care from a population health perspective and to scale BHI in medical settings on a regional, state or national level

Medical Mistrust, HIV-Related Conspiracy Beliefs, and The Need for Cognitive Closure among Urban-Residing African American Women: An Exploratory Study

Despite advances regarding access to care and overall treatment, medical mistrust remains an important factor regarding clinical research participation as well as prevention/treatment-seeking behaviors among African American women. Such attitudes may be a result of psychosocial variables such as HIV-related conspiracy endorsement as well as a need for cognitive closure (NFCC) that reinforces their beliefs of interpersonal and institutional discrimination. To explore how well these psychosocial factors predict medical mistrust, thirty-five urban-residing African American women completed a demographics survey, the Medical Mistrust Index (MMI), a HIV-related conspiracy beliefs survey, and the Need for Closure Scale (NFCS). Results showed that the overall model of age, HIV-related conspiracy beliefs, and NFCC accounted for 25.9% of variance in medical mistrust among participants. This suggests that medical mistrust among African American women may stem from the need to have clinical and health-related expectations in-line with historical and personal experiences of prejudice and mistreatment in order to avoid similar situations. Future studies should examine this dynamic within a larger population to determine possible strategies for addressing factors concerning medical mistrust among African American women and subsequently reduce persistent health disparities such as HIV