Agenda

Friday, June 12, 2026

8:00 a.m.
Registration / Breakfast

8:45 a.m.
Welcome
Matthew Rizzo, MD, FAAN, FANA
Frances & Edgar Reynolds Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC

9:00 a.m.
Post-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Syndrome’s Impact on Neuro-Rehabilitation and Outcomes
Steven Phillips, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC

10:00 a.m.
The Trauma of Cancer: Exploring PTSD Through the Cancer Process
Adam Mills, PhD
Psychologist, Nebraska Medicine

11:00 a.m.
Break

11:15 a.m.
Written Exposure Therapy (WET) for PTSD
Justin Weeks, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, UNMC

12:15 p.m.
Lunch / Networking

1:00 p.m.
Objective Sleep and PTSD
Jun Ha Chang, PhD
Instructor, Mind and Brain Health Labs, UNMC

Gavin Latona
Clinical Research Associate, Mind and Brain Health Labs, UNMC

1:30 p.m.
Expert Prescribing Guidelines for PTSD
Lauren Edwards, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UNMC

2:30 p.m.
Break

2:45 p.m.
The Intersection of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)
Sara Zachman, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UNMC

3:45 p.m.
Pediatric PTSD: Differential Diagnosis, Therapy and Psychopharmacology
Ryan T. Edwards, MD
Assistant Professor; Division Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, UNMC

4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Matthew Rizzo, MD, FAAN, FANA

5:00 p.m.
Adjourn