Gym for the Brain

Session Information

Regional Event: sw
Start Date: 11/18/2023 3:20 pm
End Date: 11/18/2023 5:00 pm
Location: Acacia IV-VI

Speakers in this session...

  • Eric Kussin

    Eric Kussin

    Eric Kussin is a sought-after international keynote speaker. After graduating from Cornell University, Magna Cum Laude, Kussin spent many years as a professional sports executive, starting his career with a long stint at the NBA League Office, and then transitioning to management positions with such teams as the Chicago Sky, Phoenix Suns, New Jersey Devils, and Florida Panthers. Eric was in the midst of this ascending career when a debilitating mental health crisis stopped his life in its tracks. Due to the impacts of unresolved personal life traumas that began accumulating inside of him (unknowingly) from a young age – traumas that began affecting his mental health – Eric spent two and a half years almost permanently in bed and with severe cognitive impairments. Kussin underwent many failed treatments – including trying over 50 combinations of prescription medications, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), IV Ketamine, as well as Electro-Convulsive Therapy. Eventually, he was told that he was “treatment-resistant.” It wasn’t long after hearing this that he was introduced to integrative and holistic approaches to treat his mind, body, and central nervous system. Thus began his journey to wellness and getting his life back. On his path to mental well-being, Eric became determined to share his story of challenges and triumphs, in an effort to help others, and launched a nonprofit: The #SameHere Global Mental Health Movement. The organization is comprised of athletes, celebrities, expert practitioners, advocates, and everyday heroes who’ve come together to normalize society’s perception of mental health and make it part of our everyday conversation. The organization has partnered with, and brought together, the inventors and lead researchers of many of the world’s leading mind-body modalities under the brand of “STARR” (Stress & Trauma Active Release & Rewiring), or a “Gym for the Brain.” Kussin hosts a popular weekly podcast along with NHL Great, Theo Fleury, and Sports Business Insider, Darren Rovell, called: “We’re All A Little ‘Crazy.’”

    Sessions...

    Mental Health Tsunami Integrative Health Call To Action: Our Ethical Duty
    Regional Event: sw
    Start Date: 11/17/2023 10:20 am
    End Date: 11/17/2023 12:00 pm
    Location: Royal Ballroom VI VIII
    Session details

    Have you noticed the increased relationship between mental stress, opioids, and addiction in your practice? We have invited White House Surrogate and national expert, Dr. Rosa, along with the panelist and your local community to bring understanding to the buzz phrase that everyone is using: mental health tsunami. There is an overwhelming need to understand addiction and mental health, it is our mission to provide clinical and community expertise, so you stay abreast of the tsunami that is forming in your local community. Between this plenary session and the next clinical session, our goal is to arm you with both the awareness and resources to share how Chiropractic is more of a solution than people realize. Risks come in all forms, and protecting yourself and your patients is key, as we all encounter the tsunami that is forming around mental health in the next few years

    Sponsored by: NCMIC

    Gym for the Brain
    Regional Event: sw
    Start Date: 11/18/2023 3:20 pm
    End Date: 11/18/2023 5:00 pm
    Location: Acacia IV-VI
    Session details

    Mental health is determined by a combination of many factors including lifestyle, genetics, and lived experiences. This STARR Program helps you to concretely understand how stressful and traumatic events are two of the biggest contributing factors that impact our mental health.

    Learning Objectives

    • The science of how stress and trauma impact the brain body connection. Review of polyvagal science and the ACE study
    • Review and perform exercises to impact neural circuitry that aids mental state

    Sponsored by: NCMIC

  • Andrew Pleener

    Andrew Pleener MD

    Dr. Andrew Pleener is a board-certified integrative psychiatrist who serves as director of the #SameHere Psych and #STARR Alliances within the overall #SameHere Global Mental Health Movement. These networks, through #SameHere, collaborate with some of the largest names and brands in sports, entertainment, and industry working to raise awareness towards the many physical impacts challenging life events have on the brain and body, in addition to highlighting the need for proactive mental health measures to build psychological resilience.

    Dr. Pleener is a board member of the American Institute of Stress (AIS), and is also the founder of Regional Psychiatry, a telehealth company headquartered in Central Florida, aiming to bring forth virtual integrative mental health services to those in need.Andrew Pleener, MD

    Sessions...

    Mental Health Tsunami Integrative Health Call To Action: Our Ethical Duty
    Regional Event: sw
    Start Date: 11/17/2023 10:20 am
    End Date: 11/17/2023 12:00 pm
    Location: Royal Ballroom VI VIII
    Session details

    Have you noticed the increased relationship between mental stress, opioids, and addiction in your practice? We have invited White House Surrogate and national expert, Dr. Rosa, along with the panelist and your local community to bring understanding to the buzz phrase that everyone is using: mental health tsunami. There is an overwhelming need to understand addiction and mental health, it is our mission to provide clinical and community expertise, so you stay abreast of the tsunami that is forming in your local community. Between this plenary session and the next clinical session, our goal is to arm you with both the awareness and resources to share how Chiropractic is more of a solution than people realize. Risks come in all forms, and protecting yourself and your patients is key, as we all encounter the tsunami that is forming around mental health in the next few years

    Sponsored by: NCMIC

    Gym for the Brain
    Regional Event: sw
    Start Date: 11/18/2023 3:20 pm
    End Date: 11/18/2023 5:00 pm
    Location: Acacia IV-VI
    Session details

    Mental health is determined by a combination of many factors including lifestyle, genetics, and lived experiences. This STARR Program helps you to concretely understand how stressful and traumatic events are two of the biggest contributing factors that impact our mental health.

    Learning Objectives

    • The science of how stress and trauma impact the brain body connection. Review of polyvagal science and the ACE study
    • Review and perform exercises to impact neural circuitry that aids mental state

    Sponsored by: NCMIC

  • John Rosa

    John Rosa DC

    Dr. John Rosa is CEO of ABC Management, which is comprised of 16 Integrative Medicine clinics in Maryland and Virginia that sees over 70,000 patient visits per year. ABC Clinics combine medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, acupuncture and behavioral medicine to give a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to patient care. He is active in sports medicine with consulting/treating athletes in several universities, NBA, MLB, NHL and USA Olympic Basketball. He is Board Emeritus to North East College of Health Sciences and is current Chair of the Board to Maryland University of Integrative Health.

    Dr. Rosa is an international expert on the Opioid Crisis lecturing and consulting on the topic for the past 8 years. Serving as a White House Surrogate to the Opioid and Mental Health Crises for several years and is a State and National Consultant to Opioid Task Forces for Homeland Security, CBP, DOJ, DEA, FDA, FBI and US Postal Service. His work has lead him to found “Overdose Free America” a nonprofit 501c which works with Hollywood and the music industry to combat stigma around addiction. Dr. Rosa is Chair of the Board of “Same Here” Global Mental Health Movement a nonprofit 501c which uses the power of professional athletes and celebrity influencers to normalize the conversation around mental health and addiction.

    drjohnrosa.com

    Sessions...

    Mental Health Tsunami Integrative Health Call To Action: Our Ethical Duty
    Regional Event: sw
    Start Date: 11/17/2023 10:20 am
    End Date: 11/17/2023 12:00 pm
    Location: Royal Ballroom VI VIII
    Session details

    Have you noticed the increased relationship between mental stress, opioids, and addiction in your practice? We have invited White House Surrogate and national expert, Dr. Rosa, along with the panelist and your local community to bring understanding to the buzz phrase that everyone is using: mental health tsunami. There is an overwhelming need to understand addiction and mental health, it is our mission to provide clinical and community expertise, so you stay abreast of the tsunami that is forming in your local community. Between this plenary session and the next clinical session, our goal is to arm you with both the awareness and resources to share how Chiropractic is more of a solution than people realize. Risks come in all forms, and protecting yourself and your patients is key, as we all encounter the tsunami that is forming around mental health in the next few years

    Sponsored by: NCMIC

    Mental Health – How To Get The Message Out There
    Regional Event: sw
    Start Date: 11/17/2023 1:00 pm
    End Date: 11/17/2023 2:40 pm
    Location: Royal Ballroom VI VIII
    Session details

    Now that we have established how this issue is affecting our local patients, this lecture has been created to deliver the details: anatomical/chemical happenings  > behavior correlation  > corrective action.

    Chiropractors CAN deliver better care and higher outcomes to their community. This clinical lecture is to take a deep dive describing how to deliver this message to your patients and your community.

    Sponsored by: NCMIC

    Gym for the Brain
    Regional Event: sw
    Start Date: 11/18/2023 3:20 pm
    End Date: 11/18/2023 5:00 pm
    Location: Acacia IV-VI
    Session details

    Mental health is determined by a combination of many factors including lifestyle, genetics, and lived experiences. This STARR Program helps you to concretely understand how stressful and traumatic events are two of the biggest contributing factors that impact our mental health.

    Learning Objectives

    • The science of how stress and trauma impact the brain body connection. Review of polyvagal science and the ACE study
    • Review and perform exercises to impact neural circuitry that aids mental state

    Sponsored by: NCMIC

Mental health is determined by a combination of many factors including lifestyle, genetics, and lived experiences. This STARR Program helps you to concretely understand how stressful and traumatic events are two of the biggest contributing factors that impact our mental health.

Learning Objectives

  • The science of how stress and trauma impact the brain body connection. Review of polyvagal science and the ACE study
  • Review and perform exercises to impact neural circuitry that aids mental state

Sponsored by: NCMIC