Leverage Your Skills to Help Those Affected By the Mental Healthcare Shortage

Building the Mental Health Workforce with Advanced Practice Providers
Presented by Stony Brook Neurosciences Institute

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

  • In person or via Zoom
  • Lectures: 9 am – 4 pm

Medical and Research Translation (MART) Building Auditorium
101 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY

Learn about educational and training opportunities to leverage your existing professional skills to make a difference in the lives of many affected by the shortage of mental health providers.

This conference is for current and aspiring NPs, PAs and anyone who wants to learn more, including information about loan forgiveness.

4 CMEs available.
The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

6 Contact Hours available.
This School of Nursing, Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) activity was approved by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

For directions to the MART Auditorium, click here.
MART Auditorium (Medical and Research Translation building)
Stony Brook Hospital
101 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY

Parking: There are several options. Our convenient, valet service is located in the roundabout in front of Stony Brook University Hospital and is available for a fee. Or you may choose to park, also for a fee, in the outdoor hospital parking lot or hospital parking garage. (Please note there is ongoing construction in the parking garage).  Each option is within a short walking distance from the Cancer Center entrance to the Medical and Research Translation (MART) auditorium, which is located adjacent to Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, and can also be reached through the main entrance to Stony Brook University Hospital.

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Event Agenda

8:00
Registration
9:00
Opening Remarks 

  • Brian Peterson, NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH)

  • Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, Stony Brook Medicine

  • Donna Ferrara, DHSc, PAC, Stony Brook Medicine

9:15
Crossing the Threshold: PAs Taking Their Place in the Behavioral Health Continuum

  • Jonathan E. Sobel, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, American Academy of Physician Associates

9:45
A Day in the Life: Caring for Patients with Behavioral Health Needs (CME)

  • Donna Ferrara DHSc, PAC (Moderator & Panelist), Stony Brook Medicine

Panelists:

  •  Christina Stern, NP, Stony Brook Medicine

  • Anne Molloy, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, Stony Brook Medicine

  • Chris Witherell, MSN, PMH-BC, PMHNP-BC, Stony Brook Medicine

10:45
Break
11:00
Deep Dive: Evaluating and Treating Older Adults (CME)

  • Chabidou Sampain, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, Stony Brook Medicine

  • Jolene Knight, RN, PMHNP-BC, Stony Brook Medicine

12:00
OMH: Recognizing the Unique Potential of NPs and PAs

  • Flavio Casoy, MD, DFAPA, NYS Office of Mental Health

  • Dina Kerasiotis, NPP, PsyD, PMHNP, NYS Office of Mental Health

12:30
Lunch Break (lunch on your own)
1:30
Raising the Flag: Be Proud – Distinctive Role of Advanced Practice Nursing (CME)
  • Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN (Moderator & Presenter), Stony Brook Medicine

Educational Pathways Presenters:

  • Dina Kerasiotis, NPP, PsyD, PMHNP, NYS Office of Mental Health
  • Kathleen Donahue, MA, RN, PMH-BC, St. John’s Riverside Hospital

Administrative/Leadership Roles in Psychiatric Mental Health Presenters:

  • Andrea Bast, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, PMH-BC, Stony Brook Medicine
  • Suzie Marriott, PhD(c), MSC, RN, PMH-BC, Stony Brook Medicine
  • Christina Machuca, MSN, RN, New York State Psychiatric Institute

Advanced Practice Roles Panel:

  • Stephanie Verdeflor, MSN, PMH-BC, PMHNP-BC, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Lisa Steinberg, PMHNP-BC, MSN, Stony Brook Medicine
  • Ashkin Shah, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, Stony Brook Medicine

Q&A

2:30
Identifying Clinical Needs: The Power of Screening Tools (CME)

  • Flavio Casoy, MD, DFAPA, Office of Mental Health

  • Brian McMahon, MD, Stony Brook Medicine

  • Eric Morley, MD, MHA, MS, CPHQ, FAAEM, Stony Brook Medicine

  • Kimberly Johnson, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CDP, CMDCP, Stony Brook Medicine

  • Shinu K. Kuriakose, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, New York Institute of Technology

3:30
Investing in Our Workforce: Loan Repayment Programs

  • Samantha Fletcher, PhD, MSW, NYS Office of Mental Health

  • Amanda Crayton, M.ED, NYS Office of Mental Health

4:00
Closing Remarks
  • Kristie Golden, PhD, LMHC, CRC, Stony Brook Medicine

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