2ND ANNUAL INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE/
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
Nature, the Arts & Community:
Foundation for Brain Health
SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS
Purpose: This program is designed to provide
physicians, APNs, nurses and other health care
providers with the latest research on how brain
health — and therefore overall health — can be
effected by an individual’s interaction with nature,
the arts and the community.
Objectives: At the end of this program, the participants will be able to:
• Explain the science related to how various
aspects of life can have a positive or negative
effect on the development of inflammation in the
brain, and the impact that can have physically
and psychologically.
• Describe the importance of cultivating a relationship with a patient and/or a community to assist
them in becoming engaged in a plan to achieve
improved health.
Diego Coira, M.D.
Chairman,
Deptartment of
Psychiatry &
Behavioral Medicine,
Medical Director,
Integrative Medicine
Midge Grady, RN, APN, C
Administrative
Director, Deptartment
of Psychiatry &
Behavioral Medicine,
Administrative Director,
Integrative Medicine
FEATURED & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Robert Garrett
Co-CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health
Steve Weatherford
NY Giants
Bonita Stanton, M.D.
Founding Dean, Seton Hall-Hackensack
Meridian School of Medicine
Fortunato Battaglia, M.D., Ph.D.
Seton Hall University
Scott Shannon, M.D.
Founder, Wholeness Center, Fort Collins, CO
Robin Guenther, FAIA
LEED Fellow
William Coli, Ph.D.
Founder, Blue Heron Farm, Charlemont, MA
Dana Spett, MSW
Pony Power Therapies
• Identify environmental catalysts that can
influence mental and overall health, both negatively and positively.
Learning Outcomes: Explain the inter-relatedness of environmental factors and an individual’s
mental and physical health. Describe interventions that can be implemented in daily practice or
patient education that will promote the individual’s
engagement in pursuing improved mental and
physical health.
Accreditation Statement: Hackensack University
Medical Center is accredited by the Medical Society
of New Jersey to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement: Hackensack
University Medical Center designates this live
activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
Contact Hours: 5.0 Hackensack University
Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey
State Nurses Association, an accredited approver
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation. Provider Number
P170-9/15-18. Approval status is valid through
September 30, 2018.
PRESENTS THE 2ND ANNUAL
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE/
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
Nature, the Arts
& Community:
Foundation for
Brain Health
AGENDA
A complimentary symposium for
Physicians, Nurses, Psychologists,
Social Workers, Recreational Therapists,
other health care providers and
members of the community.
ALL ARE WELCOME
Complimentary Breakfast & Lunch
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Hekemian Conference Center
HackensackUMC
30 Prospect Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
2ND ANNUAL INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
Nature, the Arts & Community: Foundation for Brain Health
7:30 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Robert Garrett
Co-CEO
Hackensack Meridian Health
9:15 a.m. — KEYNOTE
A Ground-Level View: 25 Years of HIV
Prevention Efforts Among Children
and Adolescents Around the Globe
Bonita Stanton, M.D.
1:30 p.m.
Building Health and
Community through
Restorative Design
Robin Guenther, FAIA
Founding Dean, Seton Hall-Hackensack
Meridian School of Medicine
LEED Fellow
Prinicpal, Perkins+Will
10 a.m. — BREAK
8:40 a.m.
Program Overview
Diego Coira, M.D.
Chairman, Department of
Psychiatry & Behavioral
Medicine, Medical Director,
Integrative Medicine,
HackensackUMC
Midge Grady, RN, APN, C
Administrative Director,
Department of Psychiatry
& Behavioral Medicine,
Administrative Director,
Integrative Medicine,
HackensackUMC
10:15 a.m.
Personal Engagement
Midge Grady, RN, APN, C
10:45 a.m.
The Power of Narrative Medicine
Diego Coira, M.D.
11:30 a.m.
Brain Plasticity During
Observation of Works of Art
Fortunato Battaglia, M.D., Ph.D.
Seton Hall University
2 p.m. — BREAK
2:15 p.m.
Integrative Agriculture:
Treating the Field, the Farm,
the Ecosystem and Beyond
William Coli, Ph.D.
Founder, Blue Heron Farm,
Charlemont, MA
2:45 p.m.
Seeing Human Life Skills
and Behaviors Through
the Lens of the Horse and
Horse Care
Dana Spett, MSW
Pony Power Therapies
11:45 a.m. — LUNCH
8:45 a.m
A Personal Story
Steve Weatherford
New York Giants Legend
12:45 p.m. — KEYNOTE
Community and Collaboration: the
way of medicine, the way of life
Scott Shannon, M.D.
Founder, Wholeness Center
Fort Collins, Colorado
3:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Diego Coira, M.D. and Midge Grady, APN
3:30 p.m.
Program Conclusion
To register for the 2nd Annual Integrative Medicine/Behavioral Health Symposium, visit: HackensackUMC.org/behavioralhealthsymposium