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DoD Global Grand Rounds
Hosted by USU Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with SUSP

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Future DoD Global Grand Rounds: Hosted by USU Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with SUSP. Topics to be announced.

28JAN26

29APR26

29JUL26

30SEP26

Details and registration information coming soon.

Past Event Library: Table of Contents

Extreme Overvalued Beliefs: Identification, Management, and Mitigation

Not Just a Rash: Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to Psychiatric Medications

Childhood Experiences & Life Lived: The Triumph of Good Over Evil?

DARPA: Novel Approaches to Detecting, Healing, and Preventing the Invisible Wounds of War

Evaluating Adults for ADHD/Autism: How to Screen and When to Refer

Building on the Fly by Design: How the Nation Prepares for an Uncertain Future

In collaboration with Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists

and American Psychiatric Association

30JUL25

Extreme Overvalued Beliefs: Identification, Management, and Mitigation

Talk Objectives:

(1) Differentiate between Extreme Overvalued Beliefs (EOBs), conspiracy theories, and psychotic delusions;
(2) Recognize the progression of EOBs and their likely impact on functioning over timeline;
(3) Identify the risk EOBs represent to DoD from perspective of security, safety, and readiness; and
(4) Describe potential strategies for interventions to mitigate risk

Speaker: Mikel Matto, MD

30APR25

Not Just a Rash: Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to Psychiatric Medications

Talk Objectives:

(1) Express awareness of various life-threatening Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (SCARs);
(2) Identify psychiatric medications that predispose one to develop a SCARs;
(3) Recognize cross reactivity between certain psychiatric and neurologic medications;
(4) Explain individual risk factors that predispose a patient to SCARs;
(5) Describe the psychological implications for survivors of SCARs.

Speaker: Helena Pasieka, MD, MS

Video recording not available from this event.

29JAN25

Childhood Experiences & Life Lived: The Triumph of Good Over Evil?

Talk Objectives:

(1) Know the literature and be able to recognize the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on adult health outcomes;
(2) Recognize the alignment of health disparity consistent with the geographic racial boundaries and the historical events that have driven these boundaries in many American cities, with Baltimore as an example;
(3) Define the potential impact of the growing field of epigenetics resulting from ACEs and its potential impact on subsequent generations;
(4) Identify Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) and their mitigating effects on ACEs; and
(5) Describe programs that have been specifically designed to mitigate ACEs in children and the benefits that may be associated with the military community to assist parents and children.

Speaker: Charles Callahan, D.O.

22NOV24

DARPA: Novel Approaches to Detecting, Healing, and Preventing the Invisible Wounds of War

Talk Objectives:

(1) Discuss how Event Related Potentials may be used to overcome the confusion and challenges associated with answering questions about mental health in general and suicidality in particular;
(2) Describe how combining generalized and targeted neuroplastic techniques could potentially be used to increase cognitive flexibility and emotional regulation to augment current therapies;
(3) Recognize how noninvasive neuromodulation may address REM sleep disorders associated with PTSD.

Speaker: Gregory Witkop, MD

Video recording not available from this event.

29MAY24

Evaluating Adults for ADHD/Autism: How to Screen and When to Refer

Talk Objectives:

(1) Recognize key historical factors that can help diagnose or rule out ADHD and ASD in adults;
(2) apply interviews and rating scales when screening adults for ADHD and ASD;
(3) discuss how individual and gender differences affect diagnoses of ADHD and ASD and the lack of research in this area overall; and
(4) identify common rule-out diagnoses

Speaker: Robert L. Mapou, PhD

24JAN24

Building on the Fly by Design: How the Nation Prepares for an Uncertain Future

Disasters are growing more frequent, severe, and unpredictable, yet our nation lacks a sustainable model for preparedness. This talk will address the advancement of science, medical practice, and education in the pursuit of a coordinated and scalable approach to preparing for catastrophic events.

DoD Global Grand Rounds Hosted by USU Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with SUSP

Past Event Library: Table of Contents

30JUL25

Extreme Overvalued Beliefs: Identification, Management, and Mitigation

Talk Objectives:

Speaker: Mikel Matto, MD

30APR25

Not Just a Rash: Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to Psychiatric Medications

Talk Objectives:

Speaker: Helena Pasieka, MD, MS

29JAN25

Childhood Experiences & Life Lived: The Triumph of Good Over Evil?

Talk Objectives:

Speaker: Charles Callahan, D.O.

22NOV24

DARPA: Novel Approaches to Detecting, Healing, and Preventing the Invisible Wounds of War

Talk Objectives:

Speaker: Gregory Witkop, MD

29MAY24

Evaluating Adults for ADHD/Autism: How to Screen and When to Refer

Talk Objectives:

Speaker: Robert L. Mapou, PhD

24JAN24

Building on the Fly by Design: How the Nation Prepares for an Uncertain Future

Disasters are growing more frequent, severe, and unpredictable, yet our nation lacks a sustainable model for preparedness. This talk will address the advancement of science, medical practice, and education in the pursuit of a coordinated and scalable approach to preparing for catastrophic events.

Speaker: Jeffrey D. Freeman, PhD, MPH

DoD Global Grand Rounds
Hosted by USU Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with SUSP