Sponsored by UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute (SSIHI) and Be Well OC, this free program will provide an integrative approach to mental health and wellbeing, including UCI and SSIHI providers presenting current research on depression and anxiety, along with an introduction to Mindfulness, Yoga Therapy, COVID-19 Updates, and next steps & resources to treat the whole person.
We invite all Orange County community members to join us!
- Business professionals
- Business owners
- Teachers
- Students
- Community Organizations
- Family & friends
We encourage you to share this event!
Agenda
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Pre-Conference Yoga Session
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Welcome – Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH & Marshall Moncrief, MFT, MBA
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Covid-19 Updates – Clayton Chau, MD
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Nutrition & Healthy Cooking – Sherry Schulman MBA, MS, RDN
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Understanding Depression – Robert McCarron, DO
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Anxiety… Just what you need to know – Jaesu Han, MD
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Introduction to Mindfulness – Jessica Drew de Paz, PsyD
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Ask the Experts – Jaesu Han, MD; Darlene Lee, ND & Nisha Warikoo, MD
12:15 PM – 12:25 PM Next Steps & Resources – Robert McCarron, DO & Lauren Brand, PsyD
Distinguished Guest Speakers
Lauren Brand, PsyD – Director of Operations, Be Well OC
Clayton Chau, MD, PhD – Director, Orange County Health Care Agency
Jessica Drew de Paz, PsyD – Psychologist, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Jaesu Han, MD – Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior, UCI
Darlene Lee, ND – Assistant Physician, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Robert McCarron, DO – Director of Education, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Marshall Moncrief, LMFT – Chief Executive Officer, MindOC
Nisha Warikoo, MD – Founder and Director of Monarch Psychiatry of California
Be Well OC brings together a robust, community-based, cross-sector strategy—public, private, academic, faith and others—to create a community-wide, coordinated ecosystem to support optimal mental health.
For any questions, please contact Kamilah McGuire | 949-824-4910 | krmcguir@hs.uci.edu