Inflexxion
is a health education company specializing in developing
practical, easy-to-use, tools to empower health care
consumers in coping with the emotional and social aspects
of medical illness.
Our products are based on the integration
of clinical experience and research with state-of-the-art
technologies.
www.inflexxion.com
Jonas I. Bromberg, Psy.D.,
has extensive clinical and research
experience in the field of health psychology. His clinical
work focuses on patient’s adaptation and adjustment
to illness. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts School
of Professional Psychology and completed his internship,
post-doctoral and advanced fellowship training through
Harvard Medical School affiliated programs at Children’s
Hospital Medical Center, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
and Judge Baker Children's Center. Dr. Bromberg specializes
in working with families dealing with cancer and adults
coping with congenital heart disease. His primary work
at Inflexxion involves research and development of multimedia
support programs for people with cancer related concerns.
Dr. Bromberg holds faculty appointments at Harvard Medical
School and the Massachusetts School of Professional
Psychology and holds an appointments in the Department
of Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital Medical Center,
where he serves as a psychological consultant to the
Boston Adult Congenital Heart Service. Dr. Bromberg
is an Adjunct Staff Psychologist for the Human Relations
Service in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He is an avid fly
fisherman, surf-caster and kayaker.
Simon H. Budman, Ph.D.,
is the Founder and President
of Inflexxion. Dr. Budman is a clinical psychologist
and a nationally recognized healthcare researcher, consultant
and trainer. He consults to a large national client
base of MCOs, community mental health centers, health
insurance companies, government agencies, HMOs, hospitals
and EAPs . He has been the P.I. or Co-P.I. on dozens
of NIH and foundation-funded studies, including studies
funded by NCI, NIDA, NIAAA, NICHD, and NIDDK. Dr. Budman
has extensive experience developing, testing and marketing
behavioral health services and products to a wide range
of healthcare organizations. He has served as the Associate
Director of the Institute for Health Research at the
Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Budman is the former
Director of the Mental Health Training and the Mental
Health Research programs at Harvard Pilgrim Heath Care
(previously Harvard Community Health Plan), the largest
HMO in New England. He is the author of over 100 publications
and has scripted several award winning videotapes. He
is currently involved in the development and testing
of interactive computer programs in the areas of substance
abuse prevention, eating disorders, genetic testing,
smoking cessation and HIV/AIDS prevention.
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Wendy Harpham, M.D., FACP, is
a doctor of internal medicine, best-selling author, long-term
cancer survivor, and mother of three young children. She uses
her unique and useful perspective to teach and inspire others
about all aspects of cancer survivorship. Her books, Diagnosis:
Cancer. Your Guide Through the First Few Months; After Cancer:
A Guide to Your New Life; and When a Parent Has Cancer: A
Guide to Caring for Your Children with the companion
children's
book, Becky and the Worry Cup, have all been highly praised
in the professional and lay presses. A nationally recognized
speaker, Dr. Harpham addresses professional and lay audiences
across North America, and has made numerous television and
radio appearances including CBS's "This Morning,"
ABC's "Good Morning America," and NBC's "Today
Show" and "Nightly News with Tom Brokaw." She
is on the board of the Cure for Lymphoma Foundation and participates
as a patient advocate in conferences and consortia on cancer
care.
Gerald P.
Koocher, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized expert
on family adaptation to chronic illness, with extensive
expertise in
the field of psycho-oncology. Following a thirty year career
culminating as Chief of Psychology at Children’s Hospital
Medical Center and the Judge Baker Children's Center
in Boston,
Dr. Koocher became Dean and Professor at the Graduate School
for Health Studies at Simmons College in Boston. Dr.
Koocher's
research interests include: psychosocial adaptation to chronic
and life-threatening illnesses including arthritis, cancer,
cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and sickle cell disease.
His research has focused on medical non-adherence, health
education, preventive interventions following the death
of
a child, and psychotherapy outcome studies and he has written
extensively about ethics in medicine and psychology. Dr.
Koocher has
authored more than 100 articles, books, and
chapters on
a range of topics including: bereavement, family coping with
chronic and life-threatening illness, and professional practice.
Dr. Koocher is also a Lecturer in of Psychology at Harvard
Medical School and a Lecturer on Psychology at Boston University
and Boston College.
Andrea F. Patenaude,
Ph.D., is a nationally recognized expert in the area
of psycho-oncology research and practice. In her position
as Director of Psycho-oncology Research at the
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, she has been involved in
numerous NCI, NIH and Human Genome Project funded studies
examining psychological, social and ethical issues related
to cancer and its treatment. Dr. Patenaude is co-author of
a videotape called "I’m Still Me", an intervention
program on school re-entry for pediatric cancer patients (Linn,
S., Beardslee, W. & Patenaude, A., 1988). Dr. Patenaude
is on the editorial board of Psycho-Oncology, and serves as
a Behavioral Science Reviewer for the Department of Defense
Panel for Review of Breast Cancer Center applications. She
is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical
School and serves on the professional staff of Children’s
Hospital Medical Center in Boston.
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