Speaker(s): 

Amanda Frondella, Fellow PGY-4, Geisinger Health System - has nothing to disclose.

Vanessa Troiani, PhD - Geisinger Health System - has nothing to disclose.

Moderator(s): 

Joseph Valdez, MD, Staff member, Geisinger - has nothing to disclose. 

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to: 

  1. Describe the importance of screening for liver fibrosis in a high-risk population such as patients with alcohol use disorder.
  2. Recognize the gap in care currently experienced by patients with alcohol use disorder.
  3. Propose a feasible intervention to improve patient health outcomes by screening for liver fibrosis and connecting patients to appropriate care as soon as possible. 
  4. Describe the clinical and scientific challenges that make scholarly work essential in psychiatry and addiction. 
  5. Identify key data infrastructure tools - such as NLP pipelines, patient registries, and new Epic instruments that transform unstructured clinical information into research-grade evidence for substance use research.
  6. Appraise translational research examples from SURE to evaluate how clinical partnerships and informatics methods can improve scholarship and ultimately, psychiatric and addiction care outcomes.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with/without Commercial Interests: 

The Planning Committee consisting of Margaret Jarvis, MD; Jessica Sevecke-Hanrahan, PhD; Jessie Goldhirsh, MD; Chloe Williamson, LCSW; Priscilla Riley, LPC, and Lori Kreitzer, NP have no identified disclosures. 

CE Committee Member/Content Reviewers have nothing to disclose.
 
Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 

Content Disclosure: 

This presentation/content is HIPAA compliant. 

Commercial Support for this Session

None

Session date: 
05/21/2026 - 11:00am to 12:00pm EDT
Location: 
Geisinger Medical Center
100 N. Academy Ave.
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Danville, PA 17822
United States
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 Approved for APA Credit
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Participation Credit
  • 1.00 NBCC
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