Are Healthcare Professionals Ready to Address Patients’ Substance
Use and Mental Health Disorders?
Primary Care Professionals' Readiness to Integrate Behavioral Health: A National Survey
Are Healthcare Professionals Ready to Address Patients’ Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders?
Primary Care Professionals' Readiness to Integrate Behavioral Health: A National SurveyJoin us for an engaging webinar presentation that will dive deeper into the findings of a national survey of 2,178 physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and mental health professionals from 27 institutions to answer the following questions:
1. Are healthcare professionals competent in conducting SBI for substance use and mental health?
2. How likely are they to conduct SBI as part of routine care?
3. Are health professionals currently engaging enough patients in SBI?

Presenters:
Ron Goldman is an innovator, tech executive, and social entrepreneur. Over the past decade, he has pioneered the use of gaming and simulation technology for learning and assessment experiences in health, behavioral health, and education. As Kognito’s co-founder & CEO, Ron is responsible for setting the strategic vision of Kognito and leading its operational functions including sales, marketing, finance, product development, and technology. Ron has served in the role of principal investigator and has co-authored several articles published in peer-reviewed journals. His work has contributed to three Kognito simulations being listed in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

Dr. Glenn Albright’s passion for learning and its application in
the fields of health and behavioral health fuel his research activities at
Kognito. Dr. Albright leads a team of researchers at Kognito in evaluating the
efficacy of its immersive learning and assessment role-play simulations to
bring about sustained behavior changes in the areas of social, emotional, and
physical health. His research involves integrating empirically-based findings
drawn from neuroscience such as emotional regulation, mentalizing, and empathy,
as well as components of social cognitive learning models including
motivational interviewing and adult learning theory. He is a clinical
psychologist who received his Ph.D. from The City University of New York in the
area of experimental cognition with concentrations in neuropsychology and
applied psychophysiology. Dr. Albright is the former Chair of the Department of
Psychology at Baruch College of the City University of New York and has
received distinguished teaching awards at both Baruch and New York University.
He is actively involved in publishing and presents at numerous conferences
addressing how game-based role-play simulations can cost-effectively support
public health initiatives. These initiatives are focused on bringing about
positive changes in behavior and are designed to impact large numbers of
geographically dispersed people comprised of vulnerable populations.

Dr. Tracy McPherson is a Senior Research Scientist in the Public Health Department at NORC at the University of Chicago. For more than 18 years she has led substance use and mental health prevention/early intervention projects funded by government agencies and foundations. Her work has focused on translating research into practice - assisting medical and behavioral health organizations implement clinical practice informed by scientific evidence, build workforce capacity, and evaluate the impact of practice change. Dr. McPherson is the Evaluation, Training, and Technical Assistance Lead on NORC’s Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) projects. As part of this work she leads learning collaboratives focused on improving access to screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment and follow-up care for risky alcohol and other substance use. Dr. McPherson is the Principal Investigator of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grant, Integrating Adolescent SBIRT in Social Work and Nursing Education, a national workforce development initiative to infuse adolescent SBIRT training in social work, nursing, and interprofessional programs (https://sbirt.webs.com). Dr. McPherson holds a PhD in Applied Social Psychology from The George Washington University.
Continuing Education Credits: This webinar does not offer continuing education credits, but we will provide you with a free certificate of attendance for your records by completing this online application.