Rola Aamar

Senior Clinical Effectiveness Consultant, Relias

Rola Aamar, PhD, LMFTA is currently the 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

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

Studies show that for many patients MAT programs can help them stay in recovery longer and have better health and quality of life outcomes.

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Importance of Nutrition

In honor of National Nutrition Month, here are some recommendations from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that you can share with your community.

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Talking With Families About Childhood Obesity: A Practical Approach

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.

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Suicide Risk: A Growing Concern

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.

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