Patient Loneliness

Healthcare Professionals, Insurers, & Public Health Leaders

Working together to determine criteria and create mechanisms to identify patient loneliness.
Collaborating to develop standard protocols and identify possible referral solutions.
Publishing recommendations to ensure an updated database of interventions is maintained and available to providers statewide.
Publishing recommendations for healthcare providers across CT to implement best practices for handling patient loneliness in their practice.

Workgroup Members

Nicole Cornell - Workgroup Co-Chair

Director, Population Health and Integrated Care Management, CarePartners of Connecticut

Victoria Kozar - Workgroup Co-Chair

University of Connecticut 4th year Medical Student

Vicky Aldrich, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, UConn Health Care Coordination

Karina Berg, MD

Geriatrician, University of Connecticut Health Center

Paula Kulpa

Director, Strategic Accounts, Aetna

Sowmya Kurtakoti, MD

Medical Director of Geriatrics, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group & Chief of Geriatrics at Hartford Hospital

Adam Perrin, MD

Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty Co-Director of Student Affairs & Director of Student Wellness, UConn School of Medicine

Erica Previti

State of Connecticut Dept. of Public Health

Kamolika Roy, MD

Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow, West Haven VA Medical Center and Yale School of Medicine

An alliance to foster social connection across CT

Patient loneliness

Healthcare Professionals, Insurers, & Public Health Leaders

Healthcare Professionals, Insurers, & Public Health Leaders

Workgroup Members

Nicole Cornell - Workgroup Co-Chair

Victoria Kozar - Workgroup Co-Chair

Vicky Aldrich, LCSW

Karina Berg, MD

Paula Kulpa

Sowmya Kurtakoti, MD

Adam Perrin, MD

Erica Previti

Kamolika Roy, MD

Workgroup members now being named.

Interested in serving? Please contact us via the form below.

Thank you for your interest in serving on this workgroup. We'll contact you soon.

An alliance to foster social connection across CT

Patient loneliness

Healthcare Professionals, Insurers, & Public Health Leaders

Healthcare Professionals, Insurers, & Public Health Leaders

Workgroup Members

Nicole Cornell - Workgroup Co-Chair

Victoria Kozar - Workgroup Co-Chair

Vicky Aldrich, LCSW

Karina Berg, MD

Paula Kulpa

Sowmya Kurtakoti, MD

Adam Perrin, MD

Erica Previti

Kamolika Roy, MD

Workgroup members now being named.

Interested in serving? Please contact us via the form below.

Thank you for your interest in serving on this workgroup. We'll contact you soon.

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