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Thank you to all the presenters, attendees, sponsors, and amazing organizing staff for an incredible learning experience at the 2022 Art and Science of Pain Management Conference, a joint initiative from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Albany Medical College.
Dr. Julie Pilitsis, Dean and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Florida Atlantic University and Dr. Charles Argoff, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Comprehensive Pain Program at Albany Medical Center in New York, kicked off the 2022 Art and Science of Pain Management Conference. Dr. Charles Argoff presented on Managing Pain in the Addicted Patients. Dr. Janet Robishaw, Senior Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Science at Schmidt College of Medicine, presented on the use of big data, Artificial Intelligence, and EHRs to personalize pain management and asses opioid risk. Making the case for personalized medicine, Dr. Janet Robishaw asserted that each patient comes with a complex history that needs to be assessed to effectively address pain management.
Dr. Adam Demner, Director of Addiction Psychiatry in FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine, and Dr. Anh-Vu Nguyen, FAU Medicine Resident, discussed opioid use in psychiatric care. Dr. Suresh Rajpara, Addiction Psychiatry Specialist, educated the attendees on advances in medication assisted treatment. Madeline Martinez presented her findings on the identification of novel drug abuse medications, specifically on N/OFQ-ONP.
Dr. Clement Hamani, Senior Scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada, rounded out the conference with a discussion of advances in deep brain stimulation to treat pain and alcohol addiction. Dr. Hamani also presented an informative talk on “Translational Research on Deep Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry."
On Friday, October 28, we held an insightful poster presentation highlighting pain, psychology, and addiction. Congratulations to our poster winners!
1st Place: Darian Peters, Post-Bacc Student
"Functional and anatomical characterization of pain-activated neurons associated with chronic pain." Mentor: Dr. Akihiko Ozawa
2nd Place: Melanie Hart, OURI, Undergraduate Student
"Serotonergic hyperinnervation modifies cocaine responses in mice expressing the psychiatric disorder-associated DAT Val559 variant." Mentor: Dr. Randy Blakey
3rd Place: Tarek Ghaddar, M2
"Evolving Trends in US Drug Overuse Mortality." Mentors: Dr. Jennifer Caceres and Charles Hennekens
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FAU Health Network had a great day tailgating and celebrating at our FAU Owls' homecoming game! Thank you to everyone who joined us. Go Owls! View Photos
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FAU-MAX Plank Joint Program
Creates New M.D./PH.D. Dual Degree
Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and the Schmidt College of Science, along with the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), celebrated expansion of the FAU-MPFI education and research continuum, signing the new M.D./Ph.D. joint neuroscience program into effect.
“We are boldly impacting the care and well-being of our community by developing a health care workforce of clinician-scientists from the community, that will give back to the community,” said Julie Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, vice president for medical affairs, and professor of neurosurgery at FAU. “This new dual-degree program, partnering our region’s only medical school with a peerless international neuroscience institute, will have a direct and lasting impact on our college’s ability to attract the best and brightest students.” Read More
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FAU Receives $500,000 NIH Grant to Tackle Chronic Disease Disparities
With a $500,000 NIH grant, FAU researchers and collaborators will tackle chronic health disparities using electronic health records, artificial intelligence, machine learning and the Internet of Things. Read More
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Study Shows Increasing Firearm Deaths Among Texas School-Age Children
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators investigated firearm-related deaths in Texas from 1999 to 2020 and found 4,090 firearm fatalities among school-age children 5 to 18 years. Read More
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Needs, Challenges for COVID-19 Boosters and Other Vaccines in the U.S.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers have published a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine" to provide the most updated guidance to health care providers on boosters and vaccines. Read More
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Dean Julie Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D. at The Schmidt College of Medicine was pleased to host U.S. Congressman Neal Dunn and FAU President John Kelly.
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Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.
Title: “Evaluation of PPL-138, a NOP/mu partial agonist, for treatment of alcohol abuse in the context of PTSD”
Sponsor: Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Alliance (PASA)
Award Amount: $594,323
Project Period: 18 months
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You Can Disagree, Without Being Disagreeable
Remaining respectful throughout the entire grant process, a “Case Study in Research Integrity: You Can Disagree, Without Being Disagreeable.” Learn More
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Dr. Jacomino and FAU COM students attended the Hispanic Heritage Resource Event at Caridad Center to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month! Thanks to Dalina Laffita, M2, for recruiting Sara Burgoa, M1, Karishma Lukose, M1, and Kristen Sibson, M1, who joined in on the festivities! They completed attendees' blood pressure and glucose screenings and provided education and guidance on topics like diet, exercise, alcohol and smoking, stress management, meditation, and more.
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We are pleased to welcome Dr. Mary Billington, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine to the College of Medicine. She was previously employed at the University of Texas Health Houston, as an Assistant Professor and the Director of Medical Toxicology. She will serve as a Core Faculty member for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program, where she will teach residents and students.
Dr. Billingon is a medical student graduate from FAU Schmidt College of Medicine. We are thrilled to see our MedOwl alums coming back to practice and teach!
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Jenny, Sierra, Zachary, and Zaimary, M4 Medical Students at FAU Schmidt College of Medicine, attended the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, California. We are so excited to be a part of your journey to becoming pediatricians!
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Congratulations to the 2023 STFM Foundation Student Scholarship winners, FAU Schmidt College of Medicine students Carson Herron and Alayna Kelly. This is a highly competitive award, as some of the best and brightest medical students are nominated from across the country. We are so proud of and look forward to seeing future accomplishments!
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Congratulations to Samantha Hicks on being named the winner of the student section in the American Family Physician (AFP) Journal’s photo contest! The AFP Photo competition is intended to encourage students and residents to share their stories through photographs about how you use the AFP Journal. Samantha’s photo will be printed in the November edition of the journal.
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Congratulations to Jasmine Rojas, a Fall 2020 graduate of the FAU MS in Biomedical Science program, for her acceptance into the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.
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MARCUS INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE HEALTH |
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FAU Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Branson Collins as a Director of Integrative Health. Dr. Collins is a triple board-certified physician in anesthesiology, pain medicine, and anti-aging & regenerative medicine. He applies the principles of integrative medicine to optimize the health and well-being of his patients.
Dr. Collins is accepting new patients.
To schedule your appointment,
call 561-566-5320 or
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The Arts and Parkinson's
As Science and the Arts merge together - studies and research continue to emphasize the benefits of music, dance, and other interactive activities benefit those living with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. For those with PD, individuals are encouraged to sing to promote greater breath support. Dancing benefits both AD and PD with balance, its non-verbal communication - it expresses emotion and communicates feeling. The Arts ignite a spark and make the impossible - possible!
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hosted by the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at FAU Medicine.
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Join NeuroSquad at the NAMI Walk on Saturday, Nov 5th, at John Prince Park
Join NeuroSquad, a team of local scientists and science advocated, at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk on Saturday, Nov 5th, from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. at John Prince Park in Lake Worth. Participation is free. Walk begins at 9:30, team photo at 9 am. The FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will provide a free NeuroSquad T-shirt for those who participate and raise $25 to NAMI!. Neurosquad - Fundraising For NAMI (namiwalks.org)
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Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
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