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Program: Scientific Session
General Topic: ARP

Mental Health: Innovative and Scalable Treatment Approaches

Monday, October 27, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time

    Moderator(s)

  • EM

    Erika Mosor, PhD, MSc

    Medical University of Vienna, Center for Medical Data Science, Institute of Outcomes Research
    Vienna, Austria

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

  • AL

    Aileen Ledingham, PT, MS, PhD

    Mount Auburn Hospital
    Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

    • Session Coordinator(s)

  • Louise Thoma, PhD, DPT

    University of North Carolina
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

Comorbid mental health problems are common in patients with rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases and conditions (RMDs) and too often go unaddressed mostly due to limited resources. An international, interprofessional panel will discuss novel telehealth or remote intervention strategies to address the psychological health burden among rheumatologic patients. We will present institutional, clinical, research, and educational interventions and strategies that may help address mental health challenges. The overall learning goal of this session is to provide attendees with new and innovative evidence-based methods to deliver psychologically informed care, including telehealth, digital interventions, and lay coaches for patients with RMDs.

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the current burden of mental health affecting patients with rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) and how psychologically informed care can be of benefit for improving quality of life, pain, and depressive symptoms
  • Describe lessons learned from research studies utilizing healthcare professionals and others to deliver psychologically informed care for patients with RMDs
  • Describe the opportunities for using telehealth, digital health, and other remote sources for the delivery of psychologically informed care
  • Discuss challenges and opportunities in which psychologically informed interventions delivered by telehealth and other remote resources can be incorporated into mainstream clinical practices

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time
    Telehealth Delivery of Psychologically Informed Care and Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain

    Speaker: Adam Goode, PhD, PT, DPT – Duke University

  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time
    The Use of Digital Health to Promote Resilience in Rheumatic Diseases and Conditions

    Speaker: Afton Hassett, PhD – University of Michigan

  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time
    Nonpharmacological Initiatives to Support Mental Health in People with RMDs

    Speaker: Rikke Helene Moe, PhD – Diakonhjemmet Hospital, REMEDY Center