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June 2021

83rd Annual Scientific Meeting at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence

The development of a digital intervention to prevent the initiation of opioid misuse in adolescents in school-based health centers

"The development of a digital intervention to prevent the initiation of opioid misuse in adolescents in school-based health centers." Poster presented at the 83rd annual scientific meeting at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Virtual Conference. 6/22/2021.

May 2021

Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds

A Game Changer: Using Videogames as Interventions to Improve Adolescent Health and Well-being

"A Game Changer: Using Videogames as Interventions to Improve Adolescent Health and Well-being”—Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds, May 25, 2021.

February 2021

FCD Prevention Works

Gaming and Teen Health: An Interview with Yale’s Lynn Fiellin, M.D

Gaming and Teen Health: An Interview with Yale’s Lynn Fiellin, M.D, FCD Prevention Works. February 12, 2021.

February 2021

Addiction Medicine Rounds, Yale School of Medicine

Using the Power of Videogame Play to Tackle Substance Use in Adolescents

Using the Power of Videogame Play to Tackle Substance Use in Adolescents, Addiction Medicine Rounds, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT. February 11, 2021

February 2021

PASS District Meeting

Digital Games: An Innovative Approach to Substance Use Prevention

Digital Games: An Innovative Approach to Substance Use Prevention, PASS District Meeting in Beverly, MA, Virtual,  February 10, 2021.

November 2020

International Society for Technology Education 2020

RCT to evaluate the efficacy of a videogame that promotes personal health advocacy in adolescents

"RCT to evaluate the efficacy of a videogame that promotes personal health advocacy in adolescents." Confirmed presenter at the virtual International Society for Technology Education. November 29-December 5, 2020.

November 2020

Center for Technology Behavioral Health Seminar Series

Building a Program and Effective Platform for Health and Learning Games Research: A Decade in the Making

"Building a Program and Effective Platform for Health and Learning Games Research: A Decade in the Making." Presenter. Center for Technology Behavioral Health Seminar Series. November 2020.

November 2020

NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative: Preventing Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adolescents and Young Adults Cooperative (HPC) Year 2 Meeting

Translating Research Findings into Community and Stakeholder Engagement in Prevention Research

Translating Research Findings into Community and Stakeholder Engagement in Prevention Research. NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative: Preventing Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adolescents and Young Adults Cooperative (HPC) Year 2 Meeting. Virtual. November 18, 2020.

November 2020

Falling Walls Winners Circle

Falling Walls Winners Circle. Q&A AND COMMUNITY SESSION – DIGITAL EDUCATION. November 7, 2020. More >

November 2020

Yale School of Medicine

Fiellin Recognized as Winner at Falling Walls World Science Summit

Lynn E. Fiellin, MD, professor of medicine (general internal medicine) and the Child Study Center; and founder/director, play2PREVENT Lab at Yale and the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games, was recognized as a Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year winner. More >