ID
24
Pathway
Clinical Care
Education
Description
Weighing the Risks is a project that combines community education and scholarly research to improve the cardiometabolic health of people living with severe mental illness (SMI), which include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. We will be working with local community mental health entities to educate and empower individuals to take control of their cardiometabolic health while aiming to improve the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals with SMI.
Goals
Educate local patient population about the importance of heart health, get community feedback about how to improve cardiovascular care for patients with serious mental illness, develop new models for patient education
Mentor
Xiaoduo Fan
Mentor E-mail
Xiaoduo.Fan@umassmed.edu
Department
Psychiatry
Prior Students
Prior students: Christine Liao (christine.liao@umassmed.edu), Edward Pham (edward.pham2@umassmed.edu)
Availability
Yes
Number Spots
2