Day 1
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Course Orientation
Maria Leister; Sofia Matta; Richard Mollica
9:00-9:30 am
Global Mental Health Overview
Richard Mollica
9:30-11:00 am
Break
11:00-11:15 am
Human Rights, Dignity, and Trauma
Maria Leister
11:15 am-12:15 pm
Global Mental Health Action Plan
Eugene Augusterfer
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm
Global Mental Health Action Plan: Case Study Africa
Taiwo Lateef Sheikh
2:15-3:15 pm
Leadership in Healthcare
sanjiv chopra
3:15-4:15 pm
Break
4:15-4:30 pm
Empathy: Franco Paparo Memorial Lecture
Massimo Ammaniti
4:30-5:30 pm
Q&A
Richard Mollica; Eugene Augusterfer; Maria Leister
5:30-6:00 pm
Day 2
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Neuroscience 1
Gregory Fricchione
9:00-10:00 am
Neuroscience 2
Giampaolo Nicolais
10:00-11:00 am
Break
11:00-11:15 am
Neuroscience 3
GIOVANNI MUSCETTOLA
11:15 am-12:15 pm
Trauma Informed Care
Sadie Elisseou
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm
Women's Health
Sondra Crosby
2:15-3:15 pm
TBD
3:15-4:15 pm
Break
4:15-4:30 pm
Education: Trauma and Mental Health
Laura McDonald
4:30-5:30 pm
Q&A
Maria Leister; Richard Mollica; Eugene Augusterfer
5:30-6:00 pm
Day 3
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Clinical Toolkit
Richard Mollica
9:00-10:00 am
Trauma and the Arts
Nisha Sajnani
10:00-11:00 am
Break
11:00-11:15 am
Expressive Arts
Joseph Mageary
11:15 am-12:15 pm
Leadership
Omar Bah
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm
Nature and Well-Being
Susan Rees
2:15-3:15 pm
War Trauma and Children
Giuseppe Raviola
3:15-4:15 pm
Break
4:15-4:30 pm
Meditation & Reflection
Tim Kelly
4:30-5:30 pm
Q&A
Maria Leister; Richard Mollica; Eugene Augusterfer
5:30-6:00 pm