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Saks Institute Spring Symposium 2022

USC Gould School of Law

USC Gould's Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics presents

Conversations about COVID-19 & Mental Health Wednesday, April 13, 2022 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m (PST) USC Town & Gown Ballroom 665 West Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089

Conference Schedule

9:00 - 9:10amWELCOME REMARKS
 

Dean Andrew T. Guzman
Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law, and Professor of Law and Political Science
USC Gould School of Law

Elyn Saks
Saks Institute Founder and Faculty Director
Orrin B. Evans Distinguished Professor of Law
Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences
USC Gould School of Law

SESSION ONE
9:15 - 10:05amCOVID-INDUCED DELIRIUM AND PSYCHOSIS
 

Kim Victory

Wes Ely
Co-Director of Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center
Professor of Medicine and Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Associate Director of Aging Research, VA Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center

Ivan Agerton
Founder, Lost River Film Company

Colin Smith
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine-Psychiatry
Duke University Medical Center

Moderator: Pam Belluck
New York Times Health and Science Writer

10:05 - 10:15amBREAK
SESSION TWO
10:15 - 11:05amLONG COVID
 

Samantha Lewis
I/DD Professional Long COVID Patient and Advocate

Erica T. Taylor
Managing Attorney, Saturday Lawyer and Eviction Defense Programs
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation ("AVLF")

James C. Jackson
Director of Behavioral Health, ICU Recovery Center
Vanderbilt Medical Center

Moderator: Pam Belluck

11:05 - 11:20amBREAK
SESSION THREE
11:20am - 12:10 pmFRONTLINE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
 

Taryn Amberson
Emergency Nurse
Editor Fellow, Journal of Emergency Nursing

Travis Beach
Lieutenant/Paramedic, Poulsbo Fire Department
Tactical Medic Team Lead, Kitsap County Sheriff's Office
Operations Officer, HHS Incident Management Team
Founder/Operator, EMPACT Northwest

Nader Kamangar
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Chief, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
Chief of Staff, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Moderators: Elyn Saks and Pam Belluck

12:10 - 12:30amLUNCH BREAK
SESSION FOUR
12:30 - 1:30 pmTHERAPY IN THE TIME OF COVID
 

Tristan Scremin
Peer Manager, Painted Brain

Huzaifa Ashraf
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Keck School of Medicine USC

Lin Hogan
Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Adult Psychotherapist
Weems Community Mental Health Center

Moderators: Elyn Saks and Pam Belluck