Past Webinars

Sargent Town Hall: The State of the College

Sargent Dean Emeritus Chris Moore and SCAA President & Sargent Lecturer Kelly Pesanelli discussed the state of the college in the new academic year.

Featuring

Christopher A. Moore, PhD, Dean Emeritus, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Kelly Pesanelli, PT, MSPT, President, Sargent College Alumni Association & Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Science

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Sargent Roundtable Symposium – Successful Strategies for Pain Management: Case Study, Lower Back Pain

The annual Sargent Symposium was presented as part of BU’s Alumni Weekend 2021.

Moderated by Kelly Pesanelli, PT, MSPT, (Sargent ’96, ’98) President, Sargent College Alumni Association & Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Science

Panelists

Aaron Yengo-Kahn, MD, Sargent ’11, Neurology Fellow, Vanderbilt University
Diane Dalton, PT, DPT, OCS, Sargent College Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
Sorcha Martin, PT, DPT, OMT, FAAOMPT, Sargent College Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

Sargent’s Students: Reflections over a 40 Year Career

Debbie Claar has been supporting students as an academic advisor at Boston University for the past 40 years. She has worked with direct entry, internal transfer, and external transfer students at Sargent College and has made lasting impressions on the students she advises. She is known and appreciated for her warmth as well as her knowledge. Debbie was the recipient of BU’s 2020 Professional Academic Advisor Award. In this fireside chat session, Kelly spoke with Debbie about her reflections on Sargent students over the course of her career.

Featuring

Debbie Claar, Assistant Director, Academic Services at Sargent College
Kelly Pesanelli, PT, MSPT, President, Sargent College Alumni Association & Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Science

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2020: Is It Really Over? Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19

Mental health issues can impair students’ academic success, affecting their motivation, concentration, and social interactions. The major stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionally affected college students’ mental health. Professor Anne Sullivan-Soydan (Sargent’87, ’99) discusses the specific impacts on these young adults with host and Sargent Alumni Association President Kelly Pesanelli (CGS’94, Sargent’96,’98).

Leading Through Crisis

Presented by Steve Windwer (Sargent’85), President & CEO of Bay State Physical Therapy and hosted by Sargent Alumni Association President and Sargent faculty Kelly Pesanelli (CGS’94, Sargent’96, ’98).

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Windwer pivoted his private practice from entirely in-person meetings to more than 50 percent telehealth visits within a week. Anyone interested in managing their own businesses, and the challenges inherent in leadership, should watch this insightful talk on how one of Massachusetts’ largest physical therapy companies managed during 2020 and beyond.

Remote Learning Case Study: Gross Anatomy 101

When BU went remote during the spring semester of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, instructors had to learn and migrate their content and teaching over to new technology platforms. Because the pandemic continues, BU has offered its students the ability to “Learn from Anywhere” for the 2020-21 academic year, meaning they can either attend classes in person or via their computer. If you have been wondering about how Sargent faculty achieved this, we invite you join Metcalf Award winning Sargent professor Liz Co, who talks with SCAA President and fellow Sargent faculty member Kelly Pesanelli (CGS’94, Sargent’96, ’98) to see just how Liz does it. We figure if you can migrate Gross Anatomy to a virtual platform, you can do anything!