Thank you to the entire HPRIR team for donating their time, energy, and resources to make 50 lunches for My Brother’s Table! A special thanks to Michele Reyen and Lisa Morse for helping make this event possible. You can find more information about My Brother’s Table here: https://mybrotherstable.org/
Great job to our CRC Michaela Markwart on presenting findings at the Science of Tai Chi & Qigong for Whole-Person Health 2023 Conference today! Poster title: Qigong and Tai Chi for ME/CFS: Findings from a Systematic Review of Mind-Body and Psychological Interventions
This past Sunday, HPRIR made an appearance at the Mass General Cancer Center Eversource 5k! Over $700,000 was raised to support cancer research at MGH!
Congratulations to Angela Walter, PhD, MPH, MSW, for being appointed to the Mental Health First Aid Research Advisory Group of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing! You can find more information about Mental Health First Aid here: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/about/research/
Congratulations to clinical research coordinators Maria Lopes, B.A., and Joanna Cloutier, B.A., on their abstract being selected as one of the top submissions in the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s CVD Student SIG Flash Talk! The title of the abstract is “Remotely Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for SCAD Survivors: Findings of Read more…
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Hall and his team on their abstract being selected for a talk in the “Best of SIO” session in the upcoming Society for Integrative Oncology conference! This work was conducted by a cohesive team of mentors, CRCs, and interns from HPRIR.
Dr. Elyse Park discusses the emotional and relational challenges that often come after surviving cancer, and how survivors can move forward embracing health behaviors. Find it here: https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/articles/cancer-survivorship
Dr. Joanna Streck talks on University of Oxford’s podcast, “Let’s talk e-cigarettes,” discussing her new study looking at “the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of switching from combustible cigarettes to e-cigarettes in individuals in treatment for opioid use disorder.” The trial is called “Switching Individuals in Treatment for Opioid Use Read more…
HPRIR executive faculty member Daniel Hall, Ph.D., has excitedly been invited to share his presentation: “Living with Vasculitis: Managing uncertainty about pain, fatigue, and sleep” at the 2023 International Vasculitis Symposium! The conference will take place July 14-16th in Chicago, IL. Learn more about the conference and register here!
Congratulations to HPRIR faculty member, Efren Flores, M.D., on being named this year’s recipient of the Tufts University J. David Naparstek Community Mentor Award! This award is given to a public health professional who demonstrates a commitment to excellence through their work as a practioner and mentor.