Sunday, October 6th, 2019

Speakers/Exhibitors Welcome Reception
Location: Cedar Creek Pub
2100 North Ursula Street, Aurora, CO 80045
6:00pm-8:00pm

Day 1 – Monday, October 7th, 2019

8:00am – Registration & Light Breakfast

9:00am-9:20am

Introductions, Welcome and Setting The Stage
Mimi McFaul, PsyD, Conference Co-Chair, Deputy Director, NMHIC

9:25am-9:30am

Welcome to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Don Elliman, Chancellor of AMC

9:35am-9:50am

Re-Envisioning a Campus Health Innovation Ecosystem
Moderator: Matt Vogl, MPH, Executive Director, NMHIC
Kimberly Muller, Esq., Executive Director, CU Innovations; GP CU Healthcare Investment Fund
Richard Zane, MD, Chief Innovation Officer, UCHealth

9:55am-10:25am

Keynote Presentation: VR and Mental Health Then and Now – Reflections on a Decade of VR and Pain Research & Implementation in a Pediatric Hospital
Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences | Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California | Director Emeritus and Founder of the Pediatric Pain Management Clinic, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

10:25am-10:45am – Break

10:50am-11:15am

A VR Journey: Academia – Technology Spin-Out – Real World Testing
Moderator: Debbie Boeldt, PhD, Director of Digital Initiatives, NMHIC
Barnaby Perks, CEO, OxfordVR
Alires Almon, Director of Innovation, Mental Health Center of Denver

11:20am-11:45am

Recommendations for Designing XR Clinical Trials
Brandon Birckhead, MD, Co-Director Virtual Medicine Conference & Project Scientist, Cedars-Sinai

11:50am-12:10pm

Non-Invasive Wearable Devices for Wellness and Therapeutic Use
Alex Doman, CEO, VitalNeuro

12:10pm-1:10pm – Lunch in the Sky Bridge

1:15pm-1:40pm

Marrying Technology to Mission to Improve the Lives of Older Adults: A Non-Profit Story
Moderator: Beth Rogozinski, CEO, Signal 2 Health
Sharon Lipford, Program Development Officer, MHAMD
Steven B. Goldberg, MD, Developer/Clinical Consultant, MHAMD
Rohan Freeman, CEO, Sine Wave Entertainment, SineSpace

1:45pm-2:10pm

Putting Data to Work for Mental Health Tech
Moderator: Cynthia Somers, MPH, CISA, CIPP US, Principal, ExpertGRC
Ed Wiley, PhD, Vice President of Machine Learning, Nurx
Todd McGuire, Co-Founder, CTO, incentaHEALTH

2:15pm-2:40pm 

Natural Language Processing to Optimize Voice Analysis for Depression & Health Training in VR
Mike Aratow, MD, Co-Founder, Ellipsis Health
Cole Sandau, CEO, Health Scholars

2:45pm-3:05pm

Technology to Support Behavior Change in Integrated Primary Care
Moderator: Sam Hubley, PhD, NMHIC, Assistant Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Shandra Brown-Levy, PhD, Director of Integrated Services, Assistant Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Lauren Tolle, PsyD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

3:05pm-3:25pm – Break

3:30pm-3:55pm

Technology for Emergency Responder Resilience
Moderator: Rhonda Kelly, Executive Director, ResponderStrong
Jeff Dorchester, Co-Founder, iRel8
Dion Gonzales, Co-Founder, iRel8

4:00pm-4:20pm

Tripp VR Meditation and Addictions
Nanea Reeves, CEO, Tripp

4:25pm-4:40pm

Unlocking The Heroic Potential Within Us All
Keith Wakeman, CEO, SuperBetter

4:40pm-5:50pm – Break and Head to Sky Bridge for Tech Interactive Reception

5:00pm-6:30pm – Tech Interactive and Social Reception

6:30pm-8:00pm – Join Us for A Drink at Cedar Creek Pub

Day 2 – Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

8:00am – 8:55am – Registration & Light Breakfast

9:00am – 9:05am

Day 1 Recap – Day 2 Ahead
Mimi McFaul, PsyD, Conference Co-Chair, Deputy Director, NMHIC

9:10am-9:20am

Why VR is Essential to Health Professions Education
Janet Corral, PhD, Director of Innovation, Office of Digital Education, School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus

9:25am-9:50am

Moving Innovation Faster: The Essential Role of Consumer Advocacy
Linda Raines, CEO, BrainFutures
Karen Alexander, Program Director, Brain Futures

9:55am-10:25am

VR and Corporate Wellness
Colleen Reilly, Vice President, Business Development, Immersive Worlds; University of Denver MBA/MSM/PhD Candidate

10:25am-10:40am Break

10:45am-11:10am

Virtual Reality in Individual Therapy

Part 1: Expanding the Uses of VR Beyond Exposure Therapy
Elizabeth McMahon, PsyD
Debbie Boeldt, PhD, Director, NMHIC

Part II: Virtual Sandtray
Jessica Stone, PhD, Founder of Virtual Sandtray

11:15am-11:30am

What Does Mental Health Tech Innovation Look Like? A Community Mental Health Center Perspective
Wes Williams, PhD, CIO, Mental Health Center Denver

11:35am-11:45am

Navigating the Regulatory Space for Behavioral Health Digital Therapeutics
Deborah L. Trout, PhD, LLC, Independent Consultant

11:50am-12:00pm

RealMax AR/VR Headset
Nigel Burton, CEO and Co-Founder, RealMax

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch in the Sky Bridge

12:15pm-1:00pm

Grab Your Lunch Tutorial
WYSIWIG VR/AR Development
Nigel Burton, CEO and Co-Founder, RealMax

1:00pm-1:25pm

VR for Mobility and Pain Management in Rehabilitation
Jessica Maslin, President, MieronVR

1:30pm-1:50pm

Limbix Health VR
Jessica Lake, PhD, Director of Research, Limbix

1:55pm-2:15pm

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: How Virtual Environments Can Influence Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors
Noah Robinson, Founder and CEO, Very Real Help, Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University Hollon Research Group, Vanderbilt University

2:20pm-2:40pm

Meditation VR in Group Therapy
Moderator: Gwen Gaumond, MS, MA, LPC, Program Manager, Mental Health Technology, NMHIC
Amelia Filanowski, Business Analyst, Innovation Team Project Leader, Mental Health Center of Denver
Maralee Muscato, LPC, Clinician and Project Coordinator, Mental Health Center of Denver

2:45pm-3:00pm Break

3:05pm-3:25pm

VR and Music Therapy in Palliative Care Services
Jeanie Youngwerth, MD, Director of Palliative Care Curriculum Program Director, Palliative Care Service Hospitalist, University of Colorado, School of Medicine & UC Health
Angela Wibben, MM, MT-BC, Music Therapist, Palliative Care, UC Health

3:30pm-3:45pm

Take-Pause: Reducing Teen Anxiety Using VR & Mindfulness
Dumeetha Luthra, Founder and CEO, Take-Pause

3:50pm-4:05pm

KarunaVR: Pain Management
Michael Trujillo, VP of Clinical Affairs, Karuna Labs

4:10pm – 4:20pm

Closing Remarks & What’s Next
Mimi McFaul, PsyD, Conference Co-Chair, Deputy Director, NMHIC