CHARGE’s educational activities are extensive, deliberately broad in audience reach. Select activities are listed below by date:
Faculty Presentations
2020
Gambling in Your Practice: Information & Resources for Addressing Gambling Harm
Grand Rounds presented by Dr. Debi A. LaPlante
To Cambridge Hospital clinicians and faculty
Syndrome Model of Addiction
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
To the Causeway VA Boston Community Based Outpatient Clinic clinical staff
Patterns of Daily Fantasy Sports Play: Implications for the Emerging US Sports Betting Market
Hosted by the International Center for Responsible Gaming
Presented by Dr. Sarah E. Nelson
Responsible Gambling II: Gambling Education Programs
Part of the Technology, Risk, and Gambling Seminar Series at The University of Sydney
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
2019
Massachusetts Gambling Treatment Services Gap Analysis: Part 1 – State of Service
Presented by Dr. Sarah E. Nelson
To the Public Health Trust Fund
Massachusetts Gambling Treatment Services Gap Analysis: Part 2 – Assessing Need
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
To the Public Health Trust Fund
The Unitary Addiction Hypothesis
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
To the clinical staff at the Causeway VA Boston Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Situational Preparedness in the Treatment of Gambling Disorder and Other Expressions of Addiction: A Webinar Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Presented by Drs. Debi A. LaPlante, Sarah E. Nelson, Heather M. Gray, and Howard J. Shaffer
2018
Understanding Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence
Presented by Drs. Debi A. LaPlante and Heather M. Gray
To Massachusetts Department of Public Health certified Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program (IEAEP) directors
Understanding Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence
Presented by Drs. Debi A. LaPlante and Heather M. Gray
To Cambridge Health Alliance Victims of Violence program
Understanding the Many Faces of Gambling-related Problems: Origins, Identification, and Treatment – A Webinar for Health Providers
Presented by Drs. Debi A. LaPlante, Sarah E. Nelson and Heather M. Gray
To Massachusetts health providers
Educating Patrons and Employees about Responsible Gaming: What Does the Research Say?
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
Webinar hosted by National Center for Responsible Gaming
2017
Evaluating Responsible Gambling Programs in Emerging Gambling Markets
Presented by Dr. Debi A. LaPlante
To the New Horizons in Responsible Gambling Conference, Vancouver
“The Syndrome Model of Addiction” Training
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
To Cambridge Health Alliance psychiatry residents
How We Understand: Addiction
Presented by Dr. Howard J. Shaffer
To the Harvard Medical School Treating Addictions Course
Educating Patrons and Employees about Responsible Gaming: What Does the Research Say?
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
To the 18th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction
Case Studies: Co-occurring Gambling Disorder among Treatment Seekers at Community Addiction Clinics
Presented by Dr. Mark Albanese
To the 18th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction
2016
“Screening for Gambling Disorder” Webinar
Presented by Dr. Debi A. LaPlante
Hosted by the National Center for Responsible Gambling
“The Syndrome Model of Addiction” Lecture
Presented by Dr. Howard J. Shaffer
To the Addiction Psychiatry Fellows at Boston Veterans Administration, Boston University Medical School
Summary Analysis of the Plainridge Park GameSense Program Activities & Visitor Survey
Presented by Drs. Heather M. Gray and Howard J. Shaffer, and Layne M. Keating
To the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Open Meeting
Keynote Address – Responsible Gambling Interventions: State of the Field
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
To the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling
2015
Gambling and Statistics: Beyond the Games
Presented by Dr. Matthew Tom
To Wheelock College
2015 Gambling Disorder Screening Day
Presented by Dr. Sarah E. Nelson
To the Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Addiction as Syndrome: Implications for Understanding and Treating Gambling Disorders and Other Addiction Behaviors
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray
Hosted by Screening for Mental Health
Gambling Issues Podcast
Presented by Dr. Sarah E. Nelson
2014
10-week Seminar Series on Gambling and Gambling Disorder
Presented by CHARGE Faculty
For the Cambridge Health Alliance Outpatient Addiction Services
Topics: Introduction to CHARGE, Addiction Syndrome: From Gambling to Gambling Disorder, Epidemiology of Gambling: Focus on Massachusetts, Games & Gambling Involvement, Neurobiology of Gambling, Psychopharmacology and Gambling Treatment, Internet Gambling, Exposure & Adaption to Gambling Opportunities, Treatment in Massachusetts, and Self-exclusion Programs.
Using Advances in Addiction to Understand, Assess, and Treat Gambling Problems
Presented by Dr. Sarah E. Nelson
At the Treating the Addictions annual conference
Gambling Involvement in Massachusetts: A Benchmark Study for Monitoring Exposure to New Gambling Opportunities
Presented by Dr. Sarah E. Nelson and John H. Kleschinsky
At the Harvard Psychiatry Research Day Poster Session and Mysell Lecture
Internet Gambling: Behaviors, Risks, Interventions, and Implications
Presented by Dr. Sarah E. Nelson
During a Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling research luncheon
Games & Gambling Involvement: New Findings
Presented by Dr. Debi A. LaPlante
At the Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems – Celebrating 30 Years: The Game has Changed.
Internet Gambling: A Look at the Evidence
Presented by Dr. Debi A. LaPlante
During a Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling research luncheon
Trainings
Responsible Gambling
Presented by Drs. Debi A. LaPlante and Heather M. Gray in 2020
For the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline staff
Addiction as a Syndrome: Updated Evidence and Implications
Presented by Drs. Debi A. LaPlante, Sarah E. Nelson and Heather M. Gray in 2018
For Cambridge Health Alliance psychiatry residents
The Syndrome Model of Addiction
Presented by Division on Addiction staff in 2016
For Cambridge Health Alliance psychiatry residents
Focus: Screening, Prevention, and Treatment of Gambling Disorder
Gambling Disorder, Screening, and Massachusetts Resources for Gambling Disorder: Preparing for Gambling Disorder Screening Day 2014
Presented by Dr. Heather M. Gray, CHARGE Faculty, and Victor Ortiz, Senior Director of Programs and Services, Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling in 2014
At St. Francis House
Gambling Disorder Training
Presented by Dr. Sarah E. Nelson in 2014
At Bridgewater University, School of Social Work
Publications
The BASIS Special Series on Gambling Disorders
Authored by Division Staff and Guest Experts annually during the month of March
basisonline.org
