United States Department of Veterans Affairs
MIRECC Centers

National MIRECC Education Group

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Michael Kauth, Ph.D., Coordinator

Purpose | Education Group | Sub-Groups 

Purpose

To promote collaboration between the 10 MIRECCs and other VA centers and VA Healthcare Networks through education.

National MIRECC Education Group

VA Healthcare Network(VISN) Education Directors Other Members
VISN 1
New England Healthcare System

Patricia Sweeney, Psy.D.
Patricia.Sweeney@va.gov

Bruce Rounsaville, M.D.
Bruce.Rounsaville@va.gov

Events: The Peer Education Center offers on-going seminars and workshops for VA Peer Support Providers Contact: Patricia.Sweeney@va.gov

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VISN 3
NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network

Bruce Levine, M.D.
Bruce.levine@va.gov

Margaret McNamara,
Assistant Director

 

Events: March 2009 - CBT for Psychosis Training
New York NY
Contact: Bruce.Levine@va.gov

Also visit the VISN 3 education page.

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VISN 4
Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network

Katy Ruckdeschel, Ph.D.
Ruckdesc@mail.med.upenn.edu

Sara Salmon-Cox, M.S., OTR/L
Sara.Salmon-cox@va.gov

Visit the VISN 4 education page.

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VISN 5
Capitol Health Care Network
Richard W. Goldberg, Ph.D.
rgoldber@psych.umaryland.edu 
Cynthia Clark, R.N.
cynthia.clark@va.gov 
Seth Himelhoch, MD, MPH
shimelho@psych.umaryland.edu

Events: Family Support Program

Visit the VISN 5 education page.

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VISN 6
Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network

Robin Hurley, M.D.
robin.hurley@va.gov

Katherine Taber, Ph.D.
Katherine.taber@va.gov

Jaimie Marinkovich, M.A.,
Healthcare Education Specialist
Jaimie.Marinkovich@va.gov 

Monthly lecture series: Post Deployment Mental Health
Issues - presented by V-tel and audio
Contact: Mary.Peoples1@va.gov

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VISN 16
South Central VA Health Care Network
Michael R. Kauth, Ph.D.
michael.kauth@va.gov
 

Visit the VISN 16 education web page.

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VISN 19
Rocky Mountain Network
Lisa Brenner Ph.D. ABPP(rp)
lisa.brenner@va.gov 
Joe Huggins MSW, MSCIS
joe.huggins@va.gov

The 2nd annual Suicide & TBI Conference tentatively the challenges and strategies of using safety planning to reduce suicide risk when working with individuals who have sustained a TBI. On the campus of the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus. More details will be released soon.

Visit the VISN 19 education web page.

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VISN 20
Northwest Network
James K. Boehnlein, MD
james.boehnlein@va.gov
&
Ruth Ann Tsukuda, EdD, MPH
ruth.tsukuda@va.gov 
Lauren Stoner
lauren.stoner@va.gov 

Behavioral Health Conference for TriWest and other community providers - Eugene, OR
Contact: Lauren.Stoner@va.gov

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VISN 21
Sierra Pacific Network

Eric Kuhn, Ph.D.
Eric.Kuhn@va.gov

Allyson Rosen, Ph.D.
rosena@stanford.edu

Robyn Walser, Ph.D.
Robyn.Walser@va.gov

Updates on Dementia
Contact: eric.kuhn@va.gov 

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VISN 22
Desert Pacific Healthcare Network

Christopher Reist, M.D.
chris.reist@va.gov

 

Visit the VISN 22 education page.

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Consultants
Antonette Zeiss, PhD
Acting Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health
Ira Katz, MD, PhD
Acting Deputy Chief Consultant
Sonja Batten, PhD
Liaison to the MIRECCs and Mental Health Centers of Excellence
 
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Sub-Groups

Sub-Group Coordinator(s) Members
National MIRECC Newsletter Katherine Taber Michael Kauth, Bruce Levine, Louise Mahoney, Ruth Ann Tsukuda, Robyn Walser, Laura Wray
Recovery Implementation Michael Kauth & Bruce Levine

This is an open meeting that can be joined by contacting Michael Kauth or Bruce Levine

National MIRECC Website Joe Huggins
joe.huggins@va.gov
Lisa Brenner, Keith Cosgrove, Shirley Gottron, Michael Kauth, Eric Kuhn, Bruce Levine, Louise Mahoney, Lisa Mueller, Noosha Niv, Ruth O'Hara, Chris Reist, Nelson Rodriquez, Allyson Rosen, Paul Ruskin, Sara Salmon-Cox, Patricia Sweeney, Katherine Taber, Thomas Teasdale, Ruth Ann Tsukuda, Robyn Walser, Perry Whitted, Jerome Yesavage
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