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Rola Aamar, PhD

Partner, Behavioral Health Solutions, Relias

Rola Aamar, PhD, is currently the senior clinical effectiveness consultant at Relias for behavioral health, bringing her clinical and operational knowledge of integrated care, data analytics, and behavioral healthcare to support client use of analytics to improve clinical performance and patient health. In this role, she provides clinically-informed, data-driven consulting to clients to promote performance improvement. Rola began her career as a behavioral health clinician in integrated care working with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive treatment programs for comorbid chronic health and mental health condition. Rola completed her PhD at Texas Tech University, where she focused her clinical research on the importance of treatment alliance between patients and healthcare providers to address treatment attrition and treatment adherence. Prior to Relias, she developed and managed integrated care programs in primary care clinics, specialty clinics, community health centers, schools, and hospitals.

Posts by Rola Aamar, PhD

Talking With Families About Childhood Obesity: A Practical Approach

2 min read | Posted August 15, 2023

Advocating for patients struggling with pediatric obesity can be tricky, but care teams who successfully navigate these challenges can make a lasting impact on patients and their families.

Youth Suicide Risk Management and Prevention

4 min read | Posted September 5, 2022

Over the last 20 years, child and adolescent suicide has been on the rise. Learn how to practice youth suicide prevention now.

Suicide Risk Assessment: How To Talk About Suicidal Ideation

6 min read | Posted September 8, 2021

We cover best practices clinicians can use when performing suicide risk assessments and discussing suicidal ideation with clients.

The Value of Medication-Assisted Treatment in the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic

5 min read | Posted October 30, 2019

Studies show that medication assisted treatment can help patients stay in recovery longer and have better health and quality of life.

Suicide Risk: A Growing Concern

3 min read | Posted November 13, 2018

The suicide rate increased 25% in less than two decades across the US, and more than 1 million people have made a suicide attempt in the past year.