Huntsman Mental ǿմý Institute (HMHI) welcomes , as our Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds speaker on February 1, 2023. His presentation is titled “Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: Clinical Outcomes and Biobehavioral Mechanisms of An Evidence-Based Therapy for Chronic Pain, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder.”
Psychiatry Ground Rounds, February 1, 2023
Huntsman Mental ǿմý Institute (HMHI) welcomes , as our Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds speaker on February 1, 2023. His presentation is titled “Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: Clinical Outcomes and Biobehavioral Mechanisms of An Evidence-Based Therapy for Chronic Pain, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder.”
Dr. Eric Garland is a Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research in the . He is also the Director of the , which is dedicated to translating basic biobehavioral science discoveries and advancing mindfulness-based therapies.
Dr. Garland is the developer of an innovative mindfulness-based therapy founded on insights derived from affective neuroscience, called . He has published more than 200 scientific manuscripts and received more than $60 million in research grants to conduct clinical trials of mindfulness for addiction and chronic pain. In a recent bibliometric analysis of mindfulness research published over the past 55 years, Dr. Garland was found to be the most prolific author of mindfulness research in the world.
In recognition of his expertise, Dr. Garland was appointed by NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins, to the workgroup guiding the $1.1 billion , a trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to halt the national opioid health crisis.
Event Details
Watch Dr. Garland's presentation virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, February 1 at Noon, MST.
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About Psychiatry Grand Rounds
The presents local and nationally renowned clinicians, researchers, and educators. Grand Rounds occur on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Lectures are presented in-person, virtually, or both - presentation availability is noted in the schedule online. Presentations recordings are made available at the discretion of the presenters.
Grand Rounds presentations are intended for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers. Continuing education (CE) credit is available. The University of Utah School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians