Health in Higher Education Forum at Newton-Wellesley Hospital

NEWTON, Mass. -- Student health staff and administrators from local colleges gathered with medical experts yesterday at Newton-Wellesley Hospital to discuss strategies to address substance abuse faced by higher education institutions. The Health in Higher Education Forum, moderated by Jodi Larson, MD, NWH Chief Quality and Experience Officer, was the first in a series of events focusing on campus health challenges. Officials from the following colleges were in attendance: Babson, Olin, Mass Bay, Mt. Ida, Bentley, Regis, Brandeis, Lasell, Boston College, William James, Pine Manor and Wellesley College.

Shown here, left to right: Antje Barreveld, MD, NWH Medical Director of Pain Management and Director, Substance Use Services; Susan Swick, MD, NWH Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Nicole Danforth, MD, Child Psychiatry; and Ilan Schwartz, MD, Director, NWH Pediatric Emergency Medicine.