Day 2 :
Keynote Forum
Loretta Graziano Breuning
California State Univeristy, USA
Keynote: Boost your dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin by mastering your inner mammal
Time : 09:00-09:45
Biography:
Loretta Graziano Breuning, PhD is Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and author of Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphin levels. She’s Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. As a teacher and mom, she was not convinced by prevailing theories of human motivation. Then she learned about the brain chemistry we share with earlier mammals, and everything made sense. She created the Inner Mammal Institute to provide resources that help people manage their mammal brain. Her books have been translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, and Turkish.
Abstract:
The brain chemicals that make us feel good are inherited from earlier mammals. They evolved to do a job, not to flow for no reason. They reward a mammal for behaviors that promote survival. But the mammal brain defines survival in a quirky way: it cares about the survival of your genes, and it relies on neural pathways built in youth. When you know why the mammal brain turns on dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin, you can find healthy ways to stimulate them. Simple examples are provided. The goal is not endless ecstasy because the happy chemicals are not meant to be on all the time. They reset to neutral when their job is done and you have to do more to get more. The goal is tranquility and self-acceptance. Old ways of triggering these chemicals make sense
Keynote Forum
Bindu Babu
Quantum University, USA
Keynote: Life coaching and energy work facilitates the healing of women affected by narcissistic relationships
Time : 09:45-10:30
Biography:
Bindu Babu is a Quantum-Based Transformational Life Coach who is an expert in her field in the healing and recovery from toxic narcissistic relationships. She uses the Quantum Medicinal healing approach in her sessions and programs. She is a well sought out Motivational Speaker where she has spoken at prestigious universities such as NYU & Harvard for the National Symposium on Personal Development. Dr Babu is a Medical Physician and has a Doctorate in Natural Medicine and a PhD in Integrative Medicine hence being trained in both allopathic and holistic modalities. She is a Certified Reiki Master and a Past Life Regression Therapist where she completed her professional training at the Weiss Institute with Dr Brian L Weiss MD author of "Many Lives and Many Masters". Dr Bindu Babu is the Professor of Holistic Entrepreneurship at Quantum University and has a well-established life coaching practice in New York City.
Abstract:
Introduction: We will look at the fundamental attributes of Quantum Medicinal Approach of Life Coaching and Energy work, its positive role in transformational healing and recovery of women who have been involved in narcissistic relationships. It will focus on women who have endured devastating emotional, physical and psychological consequences through these relationships, the different allopathic methods, both chemical and behavioral that has been applied and how the Quantum Medicinal approach had an effective role in their journey towards healing and recovery.
Methodology: This awareness comprises of five case studies of women, each with their own individualistic lifestyle, habits, goals, socioeconomic status and beliefs. These women all have been subjected to narcissistic partner abuse resulting in their self-worth, self-esteem, and total being left in shreds. According to these women, they are suffering from mental and physical aftermaths, and felt seeking recovery through allopathic modalities alone have not deemed effective in long-term results and permanence. These case studies have been based on the client feedback and the observational level of healing experience that is seen within one year of solid commitment & continuity towards Quantum-Based Life Coaching, Energy work and other Quantum modalities specifically, Meditation, Reiki, Aromatherapy and Emotional Freedom Technique. Each case has resulted with a positive lifestyle change, promotion of self-love and worth, reduction in physical, mental and spiritual damage of where 95% healing has been seen within a year with longevity and adherence. It is seen that the Quantum Medicinal Approach to Life Coaching and Energy Work facilitates the healing of these women affected by abusive narcissistic relationships.
Keynote Forum
Karsten Lindhardt
Egalet Corporation Wayne, USA
Keynote: Importance of “level of effort†in the evaluation of abuse-deterrent drugs – the multi-faceted approach to the fight against opioid abuse – what can, and can’t we expect from ADFs
Time : 10:50-11:35
Biography:
Karsten Lindhardt has been the initiator of the CCALC Cat 1 focus group, which purpose has been to make meetings for professionals in the abuse deterrence space with a particular interest in the field of in vitro abuse deterrence studies. Dr Lindhardt is the CSO of Egalet Corp. and has 20 years of experience as a scientific manager in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr Lindhardt has earned a Diploma of Business Excellence (DBE) at Columbia University, Copenhagen Business School. Dr Lindhardt received an MSc in Pharmaceutics and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical development and pharmacology, each from the Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen DK.
Abstract:
Statement of the Problem: The effort expended in attempts to manipulate a prescription opioid is an important element of Category 1, 2 and 3 studies of AD (abuse-deterrent) opioids, but it is challenging to assess this objectively. Epidemiologic data indicate that making the manipulation of opioid drugs more challenging (‘more effort’) creates new community dynamics, reducing the misuse/abuse of AD opioids. Pinney Associates (Bethesda, MD) has developed the ALERRTTM instrument for ‘level of effort’ evaluations. Egalet has worked with Pinney Associates on creating data on a morphine ER product developed with AD properties (ARYMO® ER; Egalet US Inc., Wayne, PA) was assessed with Egalet’s proprietary ADF technology using the ALERRT instrument as part of the evaluation of its abuse-deterrent formulations (ADFs) has shown that making the manipulation of the opioid drugs more challenging taking “more effort” to create an effective abusable form of the drug creates new dynamics in the abuser communities. The purpose of the study discussed herein was to describe the experience with the ALERRT tool in the evaluation of ARYMO® ER and how these data are important in the holistic evaluation of the abuse-deterrent properties of a drug.
Findings: A significantly higher level of effort was needed to manipulate ARYMO® ER tablets relative to the non-abuse deterrent comparator across the 10 tools that were tested. The expectation is that making opioid drug products more difficult to misuse/ abuse will, in time, be a barrier to misuse/abuse for opioid naïve patients rather than preventing experienced opioid abusers from indulging in addictive behavior.
Conclusion & Significance: Tools are available for evaluation of ‘level of effort’ and can provide relevant and important data for characterization of abuse-deterrent properties. ARYMO® ER was shown to be very resistant to manipulation. It is believed that a multifaceted approach to combat the abuse is needed and AD opioids, in concert with several other critical initiatives.
Keynote Forum
Scott H Silverman
Confidential Recovery, USA
Keynote: I was an early mat adopter but didn’t know it
Time : 11:35-12:20
Biography:
Scott H Silverman is a Crisis Coach, behavioral health advisor, and leads the team at Confidential Recovery—an intensive substance abuse recovery program for adults, 18 years old. As the author of Tell Me No, I Dare You: A Guide for Living a Heroic Life, Scott shares strategies for living an authentic and fulfilling life. Scott has received numerous awards and honors including being named CNN Hero of the Week and the City of San Diego honored him by selecting February 19 as “Scott Silverman Day” for his contributions to the community. As the Founder of Second Chance, Scott worked to break the cycle of substance abuse, unemployment, poverty, and homelessness. For over 15 years, Scott assisted more than 25,000 people in San Diego with job readiness training, employment placement assistance, mental health counseling, case management, and affordable housing referrals to people who desire to change their lives.
Abstract:
Confidential Recovery was founded five years ago as an alternative to the current abstinence model of treatment that was based on an 80-year-old philosophy. While effective for its time in treating addiction, it did not transfer well to poly users. This was also buttressed by studies that demonstrated that detox and residential treatment programs alone, still yielded a 95% rate of relapse. We knew we needed to change the paradigm. Our core beliefs were built around harm-reduction to ease clients’ transition into sobriety. Methadone and suboxone were currently and commonly in use for certain parts of the SUD population. We were challenged by a number of issues we had not anticipated: (a) Fellow treatment providers were strongly wedded to the total abstinence model and were reluctant to make referrals to us. (b) Identifying physicians and psychiatrists who supported the benefit of medication assisted treatment that supported the non-biological aspects of SUD. In other words, they viewed their medical support as a companion to a psychosocial treatment approach. (c) Identifying SUD treatment providers who believed in the integrative approach of medicine evidenced-based treatment to aid in the physical transition to sobriety. (d) There were no pre-existing adaptive models of medically assisted treatment(MAT) that existed and were readily available at the time. Integrating all of these have allowed us to create what we believe to be a replicable model that we can share with others wishing to make the transition from abstinence-based treatment to harm reduction, medically assisted treatment.
Keynote Forum
Roland Worz
Special Pain Therapy Clinical Geriatrics, Germany
Keynote: Adequate treatment of pain patients as one preventive approach to opioid abuse
Time : 12:20-13:05
Biography:
Roland Worz is experienced with pain patients as a psychiatrist and neurologist since the 1970s. He owns a Master degree in Medicine Ethics. From 1975 to 1984, he was secretary of the German-speaking chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). He published over 200 scientific papers on pain and brought out ten books on this topic, especially dealing with abuse, dependence, and addiction to pain patients. A personal approach using complexity theory is needed to overcome the limitations of narrow nociceptive/neuropathic pain concepts and provide greater consideration of the person. His goal is to avoid damages of opioid overuse by applying adequate personal treatment with appropriate assessment, history, and regular controls of chronic pain patients, as well as by considering ethical values.
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Abstract:
Both NSAIDs and opioids are valuable substances in the treatment of acute pain. However, their prolonged administration, extending over a few weeks implies the risk of severe complications. In the case of acute pain, the model of nociception is usually used in assessment, explanation, and therapy. In contrast, chronic pain is only in a part of the cases result of injury or surgery. Therefore, the established definition of chronic pain as “any pain that persists beyond the anticipated time of healing†is misleading. It is suggesting the existence of nociceptive, neuroplastic, and neoplastic mechanisms with the consequence of analgesic drug administration. In the majority of chronic pain syndromes, there is a multifactorial etiopathogenesis with biological, psychological, and social influences. For such patients, the complexity theory might be a more appropriate conceptual framework than conventional, sequential models of nociception. In the case of simple pain states, the link between stimulus and pain experience is linear, whereas in complex pain conditions there are multiple associations among elements, between which there may be nonlinear and nondeterministic relations. The terms causal sequence and network illustrate the fundamental differences. In addition, clinical pain is often the result of multiple chronification factors, which contribute to complexity. The origin and development of analgesic drug abuse are multifactorial and complex, too. In the case of chronic pain, there are often associations with depressive disorders, different anxiety syndromes, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other psychiatric conditions. In all these disorders, pain experiences may be components of the disease. Complexities can be analyzed and controlled. In the case of chronic pain, the stimulus-response-scheme pain-analgesic drug administration is not appropriate and often dangerous. Prolonged use of analgesic drugs is only appropriate in exceptions. If necessary, a systematic, patient-centered management with regular controls is adequate. The assessment of biography, psychological features and functioning in family and profession is useful. The dangers of addiction, diversion, abuse, and misuse should be carefully observed in regular therapeutic intervals. Prevention is better than cure!
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- Workshop
Location: Kensington 2
Session Introduction
CJ Hornes
Purdue University Global, USA
Title: Recovery and redemption (21 days to renew the “mindsetâ€)
Time : 14:05-15:05
Biography:
CJ Hornes, published author holds a Doctorate of Divinity from CICA University and Seminary as well as the honor of Ambassador at Large and Chaplaincy. A Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor, Certified Anger Management Facilitator trained by Anderson & Anderson Psychological Services, Dr Hornes currently studies psychology and addiction with Purdue University Global. Unashamed to use her life experiences as a teaching mechanism, she openly shares her life with anyone that will listen. In 2011, she founded Truth Outreach Center a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that provides resources for homeless veterans, survivors of domestic violence and ex-offenders. A passionate goal to inspire and aspires to unlock the hidden potentials in others.
Abstract:
Statement of the Problem: Ex-Offenders that are reentering their communities have five common issues that stand to be addressed: mental health, substance abuse, housing, and homelessness, education, and employment, and children and families.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: In order to reach the target population and have an overall success rate we must not only address the current issues but we must address the issues from the past and convert negative thinking in which will potentially lead to a greater level of Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Intelligence allows the individual to adhere to a better decision-making pattern which assists in the building of stronger relationships while incarcerated, at home, school, work, and with friends and family.
Findings: Compulsive behavior involving drugs and alcohol abuse is often thought of as a moral, social or criminal issue. The reality of the situation is that the disease is more complex than most people realize. It is a disease that affects the brain; it is more about the neurology of the disease than it is about the outward behavior exhibited. Addiction is a disease that affects the neurotransmitters in the brain. The compulsive addictive behavior can supersede normal healthy behavior and cause an individual to constantly seek and use drugs (Koob & Volkow, 2016). In research, we see that the prolonged drug usage will lead to cravings that feed the cycle of addiction. Eventually, addiction distorts an individual’s way of thinking, feeling and acting and this can lead to a person’s actions being labeled as being irrational. We conclude that detoxing is the first step in treatment but not just a physical detox but a mental detox. Psychoneuroimmunology, however, has shown that the brain and nervous system, immune system and the hormonal system are all connected and work together. Traditional medicine, however, holds that the brain and the body, work in separation. Due to this connection, a change in one affects the other (Straub, 2014).
- Psychology | Opiodis Addiction | Addiction and Mental Health
Location: Kensington 2
Chair
James Giordano
Georgetown University Medical Center, USA
Co-Chair
Karsten Lindhardt
Egalet Corporation Wayne, USA
Session Introduction
Janice Burgess
Saskatchewan Health Region, Canada
Title: Infusing mindfulness and mastery into tobacco cessation
Time : 15:05-15:30
Biography:
Janice Burgess is a Stop Smoking Specialist with a degree in Pharmacy, and extensive training in health leadership and tobacco cessation principles. Janice is an innovator in cessation, and her passion is to create a tobacco-free future for all. She has combined best practice and transformational mastery to create a one-of-a-kind quit smoking program called the Breathe Easy Boot Camp, and cessation training for Health Coaches.
Abstract:
Despite declines in smoking prevalence in many western countries, tobacco use continues to grow in global importance as a leading preventable cause of illness, disease, and death. Best-practice in cessation is an effective way to increase abstinence rates, but now, several years later, could we do more to enhance the success, and experience of clients, and create fulfilling careers in cessation using this revised coaching model? Early analysis of a tobacco cessation program offered in a Primary Health Care Site is revealing that infusing transformational mastery and mindfulness into cessation services provides clients with better, more rewarding, and lasting results. Clients are encouraged to be more mindful about their tobacco use. They are taught to visualize and feel what it would be like to be 100% committed to being tobacco free. They are provided a new way of thinking and being so that smoking becomes very unfamiliar and not smoking becomes familiar. It’s all about creating a personalized quit plan specific to each client’s needs, including how to manage self-sabotage. Using just “best practice” in cessation is a disservice to our clients because they are not getting the care they deserve or the freedom from addiction they want. Allow me to introduce you to mindfulness and mastery in cessation work. You’ll love this new coaching method, and you’ll love the results. Let’s collectively make a larger global impact on abstinence, and let’s explore incorporating these methods into recovery from all addictions so our clients will stay the course.
Jason Tuckerman
Cleveland VA Medical Center, USA
Title: A comparison of opioid prescribing in the Cleveland VA to overall opioid prescribing in Cleveland: A five-year study
Time : 15:50-16:15
Biography:
The Cleveland VA Medical Center has been at the forefront of responsible opioid prescribing for more than a decade. This facility currently ranks #1 amongst all VA Medical Centers in the United States for having the lowest percentage of its Veteran patients on opioids. This success has been recognized at the highest levels of government, as evidenced by a site visit by the President’s Opioid Commission in September 2017. We studied opioid prescribing practices at the Cleveland VA Medical center during the height of the opioid epidemic to help understand best practices. We also compared data on opioid prescribing at the Cleveland VA to rates of opioid prescribing in the Greater Cleveland area. We found that, in addition to being a leader within the VA, our facility has outpaced gains made in the non-VA healthcare sector as well. We will demonstrate how these studies were conducted so that other large healthcare organizations can assess their own opioid prescribing practices in relation to external standards.
Abstract:
Jason Tuckerman completed an MD-PhD training program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX and a residency in internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He recently joined the medical staff at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, where he works as both a clinician and researcher.
Sameer Rehman
Hartford Hospital, USA
Title: Effect of pre-procedural sedation on patient satisfaction and outcomes in interventional radiology
Time : 16:15-16:40
Biography:
Sameer Rehman is an Interventional Radiology Physician at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. He is interested in improving healthcare delivery by developing an efficient healthcare model via research and innovation. Dr Rehman has contributed extensively to the research literature in disciplines of Radiology, Surgery, Health Economics and Policy. He also serves on multiple health policy and legislative committees in the country. His clinical interest lies in Interventional Radiology/ Oncology and improving healthcare patient-related outcomes.
Abstract:
Patient satisfaction, with regards to the procedural experiences in Interventional Radiology, can be defined in a number of ways. Among the metrics used in hospital settings are the subjective pain level and patient satisfaction scores. Hospitals across the nation utilize this data in decision-making platforms affecting clinical practice, employee raises, advertising and funding. Research demonstrates that higher satisfaction scores correlate directly to the patient receiving some form of anxiolytic medication prior to arrival to the patient room. Personal experience has shown that most patients who receive midazolam or valium before entering the procedure room have little to no memory of the experience after initial dosing. Patients report that procedural amnesia was one of the best remedies to experiences that were painful and/or uncomfortable. With the presence of an anxiolytic before departure, ample time for therapeutic effect can occur. Anxiety levels will thus decrease, ensuring a smooth intra-procedural experience. This allows for health trust building between physician and patient, enhancing future cooperation and compliance between the patient and their medical team.
Girma Birhanu Nurie
Addis Ababa Regional Health Bureau, Ethiopia
Title: An outbreak investigation of scabies, Dembiya district, North Gondar zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, November 2017
Time : 16:40-17:05
Biography:
Girma Birhanu Nurie holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He did his BSc in Environmental Health at University of Gondar, and Diploma in Environmental Health at Jimma University, all in Ethiopia. Currently, he is working as Field Epidemiologist and Researcher at Addis Ababa Regional Health Bureau, Department of Public Health Emergency Management. His passion is taking preventive medicine closer to the rural populations in Ethiopia. Mr Girma Birhanu Nurie is a former basketball player. He enjoys community work and volunteering.
Abstract:
Background: Scabies affects people from all countries. In developing countries, children, in particular, are most susceptible, with an average prevalence of 5–10%. It is very common in Ethiopia, especially during natural or manmade disasters, such as flooding, drought, civil war and conflict, poor water supply and sanitation, and overcrowded living condition.
Methods and materials: We conducted 1:2 unmatched case-control study from August 28-November 2, 2017 in Dembiya District, North Gondar Zone, Amhara Region. 40 Cases and 80 controls were randomly selected from the community. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The analysis was made using Epi Info and SPSS software. Odds Ratio, 95% CI and P-value were used to measure the significance of association in the bivariate and multivariate analysis. Variables with a p-value of equal to or less than 0.05 were reported to be significantly associated with the dependent variable.
Results: We identified 141 Scabies cases with an overall attack rate of 2% and Zero case fatality rate. Of reported cases 55% of them were male and the median age of the affected population was 16yrs (IQR= 19yrs). Sex (AOR: 0.4, 95% CI: 0.1-0.7), Handwashing with soap (AOR: 0.6, 95% CI: 0.1--0.6), Body bath more than a week (AOR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.2-4.1), Cloth exchange with infected person (AOR: 3.1, 95% CI: 2.0-4.0), contact history (AOR: 17.0, 95% CI: 13.4-20.0), and water shortage (AOR: 3.3, 95% CI: 2.4-4.5) were significantly associated with scabies.
Conclusion: We found poor hygienic practices, sharing of clothing materials, sleeping with people that had contracted scabies was associated with higher frequency of scabies disease. Therefore, increasing awareness creation about the transmission, prevention and control methods of scabies disease is recommended.
- Posters Presentations
Location: Kensington 2
Session Introduction
Katie Strong, Brian P O’Connor and Jacqueline M Kanippayoor
Univeristy of British Columbia, Canada
Title: Gender-specific expressions of psychopathy
Time : 17:05-17-30
Biography:
Katie Strong will be graduating from the University of British Columbia – Okanagan with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology in May of 2018. She has been awarded multiple awards for academic excellence, and currently holds a Univerisity of British Columbia Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Award. In 2017, she was awarded an Irving K. Barber Undergraduate Research Award to support research exploring gender-specific expressions of psychopathy. She plans to continue this program of research into a clinical psychology graduate program.
Abstract:
The objective of this research was to explore gender differences in the expression of psychopathy. A literature review revealed an absence of gender behavior norms for psychopathy in previous studies. It was hypothesized that some items in commonly used measures of psychopathy may show gender bias and that existing measures may not contain enough items that are relevant to the manifestation of psychopathy in women. An exploratory investigation was conducted on statistical bias in common measures of psychopathy, and novel, relevant, but previously neglected items and measures were included in a new data collection. The participant pool included a sample of 403 university students and 354 participants recruited using Amazon Mechanical Turk. Analyses indicated only occasional and modest levels of item-level bias, and that some additional female-relevant items merit consideration for inclusion in measures of psychopathy. Further iterations of data collection and analysis are planned for this project.
Merwin R Masanque
De La Salle University, Philippines
Title: Authentic leadership as a predictor of employee engagement among salespeople in an insurance company
Time : 17:05-17-30
Biography:
Merwin R Masanque is currently taking up his Masters Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines. At the same time, he works at AXA Philippines, a leading insurance company in the Philippines. He has various experiences in HR roles such as recruitment, talent management, employee engagement, and learning and development. His interest is to write more research specifically on employee motivation, leadership, and employee engagement to give meaning to the importance of employees in the workplace.
Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to find out if authentic leadership is a good predictor of employee engagement in the workplace, particularly in the sales field. The participants were Financial Executives, the employed salesforce of a life insurance company. A cross-sectional, predictive design was implemented. Questionnaires were given to the participants, namely, the Authentic Leadership Inventory (ALI), and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Linear regression was used to analyze the data. The statistical analysis revealed that authentic leadership positively predict employee engagement. Following the social exchange theory, when leaders show authenticity, employees will reciprocate engagement behaviors to value their relationship. Thus, the research recommends that organizations adopt an authentic leadership approach. The research also suggests looking at other leadership styles to find out which best predicts employee engagement.
Mathew Bayati and Francisco Buitron
University of California, USA
Title: Target personality and satisfaction with life predictions through social media profiles
Time : 17:05-17-30
Biography:
Mathew Bayati and Francisco Buitron are both entering their fourth year as undergraduate students at the University of California, Irvine and University of California, Santa Barbara, respectively. Mathew is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Francisco is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biology. As university students, the two have sought out to investigate their interests within the scientific realm. Although the two originate from different educational backgrounds from one another, this current project struck an interest between the two of them due to the rising prevalence of social media on society, especially within the college demographic.
Abstract:
Every single person possesses different personality traits that are unique to them. There has been much research within the field of psychology investigating whether or not an individual’s personality can be accurately judged simply by examining the individual’s environment or physical appearance. The current study discussed was conducted through an online survey given to undergraduate college students. The goal of this study was to determine if the participants could accurately determine the personality traits and satisfaction with life ratings of two target individuals by examining their Instagram profiles. The Big Five Inventory (BFI) was used to measure personality and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) was used to measure satisfaction with life. Using a one sample t-test (p<0.05), we compared the participant ratings and the actual target ratings on these scales to determine the accuracy of the participants observations. We predicted that the participants would accurately be able to rate the personality traits and satisfaction with life of the targets. However, our hypothesis was proven incorrect as the results yielded a statistically significant difference between the observer ratings and the actual ratings provided by the targets.