Somerville, MA and Virtual Option Hybrid Training Event, October 24, 2026. Free and open to all. The Engage Initiative and BRIDGE NET study team invites you to an in-person training event focused on best practices in collaborative care for persons with serious mental illness and cancer.
* Join an in-person training event focused on best practices in collaborative care for persons with serious mental illness and cancer.
* Participants will learn best practices from experts in patient advocacy, psychiatry, oncology, nursing, and psychology. We will also demonstrate a pragmatic model: the person-centered, virtual cancer and mental health tumor board, that can be adapted across settings globally.
Welcome & Introductions – Patient/Caregiver Narrative
Dismantling Mental Health Stigma
* Questioning common assumptions
* Person-centered language Building trust
Assessing capacity to consent to treatment
The Bridge Collaborative Care Model
* Recommendations at the time of cancer diagnosis
* Clinical pearls for the initial assessment
* Communicating across disciplines and systems
Demonstration: Cancer & Mental Health Tumor Board
* Case-based problem solving
* Small Group Discussions
*Breakout Groups
* Serious Illness Conversations
* Mindful Self Compassion for Caregivers & Clinicians
Registration required by October 7, 2026.
