Frances Jensen, MD, FACP, FANA, FAAN, FAES is Professor of Neurology and Chair of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Co-Director of Penn Translational Neuroscience Center. She was formerly Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director of Translational Neuroscience and senior neurologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. After receiving her AB from Smith College and MD from Cornell Medical College, she obtained her neurology residency training at the Harvard Longwood Neurology Residency Program.

Her research focuses on mechanisms of epilepsy, and the interaction of epilepsy with other disorders such as autism and dementia, to elucidate new therapies for clinical trials development. She has authored over 150 manuscripts on subjects related to her research and has been continuously funded by NIH since 1987, and was the recipient of a NIH Director’s Pioneer Award in 2007 and a NIH-NINDS Javits Award in 2020. Dr. Jensen was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2015 and the recipient of the Smith College Medal in 2020. Dr. Jensen has trained numerous clinical and basic research fellows who now hold independent faculty positions nationally and internationally. Dr. Jensen served as President of the American Neurological Association (2021-2023) and President of the American Epilepsy Society in 2012.

She has served on multiple leadership boards including Society for Neuroscience and NIH. Dr. Jensen is a Trustee of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and is involved in community outreach for brain research and education. In addition, Dr. Jensen is an advocate for awareness of the adolescent brain development, its unique strengths and vulnerabilities, as well as their impact on medical, social, and educational issues unique to teenagers and young adults, and author of the book “The Teenage Brain”, released by Harper Collins in 2015/16, translated and published in over 25 languages worldwide.

Daniel S. Moran, MSN, APRN grew up in Buffalo, New York, where he laid the foundation for his career. Early on, he immersed himself in pre-hospital life support, serving in various roles such as firefighter, paramedic, flight medic, and underwater rescue diver. His educational journey led him to earn a Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2000.
 
Dan holds joint appointments at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Here, he practices as an Advanced Practice Nurse in General Internal Medicine. His dedication to enhancing geriatric care led him to join the Dartmouth Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program in 2015. In this capacity, he serves as a Senior Implementation Specialist for the Geriatric Interprofessional Team Transformation in Primary Care (GITT-PC) program.
 
Adding to his responsibilities, in 2017, Dan assumed the role of clinic lead, spearheading the design and implementation of the adult screener and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) screener throughout Dartmouth Health. Additionally, he has completed training as a Quality Improvement Coach with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
 
Dan was recognized for his contributions and was honored with the 2019 New Hampshire Magazine Excellence in Nursing award for gerontologic and long-term care. Furthermore, he is currently pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, with his project focusing on SDOH and health equity in older adults, showcasing his dedication to addressing critical healthcare disparities.

Simone Lessac-Chenen, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer and Family Medicine with Obstetrics provider at Little Rivers Health Care and she is a Clinical Instructor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. She is board certified in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine.  She worked with colleagues at Little Rivers to establish a new MAT/OBOT clinic and has been heavily engaged in working with patients struggling with SUD. She has worked to support a medical home philosophy in a community-focused environment. She feels strongly that providing full spectrum care allows for the most comprehensive and inclusive treatment of all patients.  

Benjamin Nordstrom, MD, PhD is a Board Certified Addiction Psychiatrist and the Chief Medical Officer of Behavioral Health Group, the largest network of Joint Commission-accredited outpatient opioid treatment and recovery centers in the U.S. with 68 locations across 15 states providing all three FDA approved medications for OUD. He is the former Executive Director of the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org) and the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix House, a leading nonprofit, drug and alcohol addiction treatment provider. Dr. Nordstrom has also worked as a faculty member at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He has taught psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and criminology at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels.

Dr. Nordstrom has served on steering committees for drug courts and mental health courts and is the past President of the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire Professionals Health Program.  He has previously served on the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s expert consensus treatment on the treatment of opioid use disorders and has worked with the State of Vermont with their innovative Hub and Spoke initiative.  Dr. Nordstrom is a member of the United States Army Reserve and has served in the Middle East as a psychiatrist for our nation’s military personnel.

Dr. Nordstrom holds an M.D. from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his training in psychiatry and addiction psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He and his wife Sarah have two young adult daughters.

Daisy Goodman, DNP, MPH, CNM, CARN-AP is a practicing nurse midwife with many years of frontline engagement in caring for women whose pregnancies are complicated by drug and alcohol use. She directs two HRSA funded initiatives focused on improving perinatal systems of care for rural communities and for people with SUD and she directs a multidisciplinary perinatal clinic initiative at Dartmouth Health’s Women's Health Services.

Daisy is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Dartmouth Institute Geisel School of Medicine. Her area of research and clinical interest is in the complex factors which impact women with opioid use disorders, and the development of optimal treatment approaches. Her work, therefore, is focused on understanding women’s experience of prenatal care and opioid use treatment, and barriers and facilitators to implementation of evidence-based care for this vulnerable population and their infants.

Meagan Adams is a Recovery Support Worker for OB/GYN at Dartmouth Health. Meagan provides recovery and doula support to pregnant and parenting people with substance use conditions. She has been providing recovery support for over two years and just recently finished doula training. She’s excited to be able to bring prenatal and postpartum doula support to the population she serves and to eventually provide breastfeeding support. When people think of the word doula, most of the time they think birth support.  In her role, she is going to focus more on the postpartum role of the doula. What that can look like for patients is support around breastfeeding, continued help with safe sleep, meal prep, laundry, light house work, and as always as much recovery support as they need. There is also no time limit on how long she is able to help patients postpartum. Megan is there to help until they don’t need her any longer however long that takes is up to each family.   She loves her job supporting the family and baby to be their healthiest happiest selves!  

Haley Martell has joined the OB/GYN team at Dartmouth Health as an exciting combination of doula, healthcare navigator and community outreach worker. She’s also trained in peer recovery support and serves pregnant & postpartum folks with substance use history. As someone in long-term recovery herself, this work is incredibly meaningful to her. 
Haley lives in Lebanon with her two-year-old daughter, Zora. Outside of work, she spends her time teaching yoga and barre classes, reading, and navigating toddlerhood!

CME/CNE Continuing Education Credit Information
 
Learning Objective:
At the conclusion of the set of conference learning sessions, participants will be able to:  

• identify three impacts of adolescent psychoactive substance use on the developing brain relevant to Substance Use Disorder (SUDs) treatment planning.
• identify screening tools for 2 social determinants of health factors prevalent in patients presenting for SUD treatment. 
• define two strategies for modifying SUD treatment protocols to improve the experience of care for people with a history of psychological  trauma, 
• recognize two strategies to improve SUD care engagement and retention for pregnant and parenting people, 
• identify two strategies for coordinating SUD care with Correctional systems in accord with patient centered care principles. 

Accreditation:
In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dartmouth Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Dartmouth Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 ANCC contact hours.
 
Other Learners:  All other learners may claim CME-designated participation credit.  Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of CME-designated participation credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.