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

Karina Berg, MD

Geriatrician, UConn Center on Aging

Rachel Boxwell, LCSW

Social Worker, UConn Health

Ebony Jackson-Shaheed

Director of Health & Human Services, City of Hartford

Celena Kapushinski, RN BSN

Clinical Patient Navigator - Population Health, UConn Health

Sowmya Kurtakoti, MD

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

Maureen McIntyre

Executive Director, North Central Area Agency on Aging

Adam Perrin, MD

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

Erica Previti, MPH, CLC

State of Connecticut Dept. of Public Health

Amina Weiland

Resource Coordinator, Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging

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

Karina Berg, MD

Rachel Boxwell, LCSW

Ebony Jackson-Shaheed

Celena Kapushinski, RN BSN

Sowmya Kurtakoti, MD

Maureen McIntyre

Adam Perrin, MD

Erica Previti, MPH, CLC

Amina Weiland

Workgroup members now being named.

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

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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

Karina Berg, MD

Rachel Boxwell, LCSW

Ebony Jackson-Shaheed

Celena Kapushinski, RN BSN

Sowmya Kurtakoti, MD

Maureen McIntyre

Adam Perrin, MD

Erica Previti, MPH, CLC

Amina Weiland

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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