Dr. Bruckenthal, PhD, APRN-BC, ANP, FAAN
Contact:
Amy Prokop
Executive Assistant
Phone: 631.444.1041
Amy.Prokop@stonybrook.edu
An expert in pain management, Dr. Pat Bruckenthal is a nationally recognized clinician and academic leader who has devoted her career to improving chronic pain assessment, management and clinical education.
Bruckenthal joined Stony Brook Medicine in 1981 as a registered nurse in the initial stages of the opening of our hospital. In 1989 she became a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Neurology in the School of Medicine as a nurse practitioner and joined the School of Nursing as a Clinical Assistant Professor in 1993 where she held a range of roles. She became Chair of the Department of Graduate Studies in Advanced Practice Nursing in 2010 before moving to her role as Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in 2016.
Bruckenthal has sat on several advisory committees to improve outcomes for people with chronic pain, including the Pain Action Alliance to Implement a National Strategy (PAINS), the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration Army Pain Task Force and the Leadership Advisory Council of the States Pain and Policy Advisory Council. She is a nationally recognized expert in pain management and has developed and advised on pain management curricula for the Medical Society for the State of New York and is a member of the Collaborative Education in Substance Use Advisory Council for Harvard Medical School/Department of Global and Continuing Education.
She has been integral in developing interprofessional education and care delivery models, including the Partnership for Advancing Collaborative Education (PACE) Center, which evolved from a partnership with Stony Brook Dental Medicine to deliver preventive health screening and health promotion to older adults and vulnerable populations. Additionally, she was a member of a multisite, NIH-funded research team to investigate Nurse Practitioner-led Coping Skills Training for Osteoarthritis Patients, with her training model applied to other health professions.
Bruckenthal earned her PhD in nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her post-doctoral training at the Applied Behavioral Medicine Institute at Stony Brook University, Department of Psychiatry. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and an Advanced Diplomat in the American Academy for Integrative Pain Management. She has served as the President of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing and is an Associate Editor for Pain Management Nursing. Bruckenthal has been published in two dozen peer-reviewed journals, has authored numerous contributed book chapters and has been an invited speaker at professional conferences both in the U.S. and internationally.
BS, Nursing, Stony Brook University School of Nursing, 1981
MS, Nursing, Stony Brook University School of Nursing, 1987
PhD, Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2004
Post-Doctorate, Applied Behavioral Medicine Research Institute, Stony Brook University, 2006
Pain Management
Care of Older Adults
Self- Management Support
Integrated Behavioral Health
PhD in Nursing Dissertation Seminar Series
Doctorate of Nursing Practice Synthesis Courses
Big Data and Population Health
Pain Coping Skills
Motivational Interviewing
Health Promotion and Health Prevention Screening
Improving outcomes for older adults
Promoting Provider Resilience via Communication, Self-Care, and Organizational Training Programs HRSA $2,280,633. Co-I
SCC-IRG Track 1: Smart Aging: Connecting Communities Using Low-Cost and Secure Sensing Technologies. (NSF) $1,700,126 Co-PI
NIH/NINR: R01 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Activity patterns and autonomic dysfunction. Project Director, $1,460,00 2016-2020
Monihan, K., Bruckenthal, P. Truhlar, M., Marino, M, Canella, D., Schoenfeld, E. (2022) Health and Wellness Screening for Older Adults: Social Work Students’ Experiences in the Partnership to Advance Collaborative Education (PACE) Program. Best Practices in Mental Health. (Accepted)
Friedberg, F., Adamowicz, J. L., Bruckenthal, P., Milazzo, M., Ramjan, S., & Quintana, D. (2022). Nonimprovement in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Relation to Activity Patterns, Uplifts and Hassles, and Autonomic Dysfunction. Psychosomatic medicine, 84(6), 669–678.
Shier, V., Edelen, M. O., McMullen, T. L., Dunbar, M. S., Bruckenthal, P., Ahluwalia, S. C., Chen, E. K., Dalton, S. E., Paddock, S., Rodriguez, A., Mandl, S., Mota, T., & Saliba, D. (2022). Standardized assessment of cognitive function, mood, and pain among patients who are unable to communicate. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 10.1111/jgs.17647
O’Neill,C., Maran, E., Emma, E., Copenhaver, A., Bruckenthal, P. (2022). Promoting Patient and Staff Resiliency During COVID-19, MEDSURG Nursing Jan/Feb
Bruckenthal, P. (2020) Celebrating Pain Management Nursing: Looking Back, Forging Ahead. Pain Management Nursing. 21:477, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2020.10.00
Bruckenthal, P., Gilson, A. (2019). Development and validation of the Achieving Effective & Safe Opioid Prescribing – Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AESOP-APRN) Survey: A Pilot Study. Pain Management Nursing. Jun;20(3):214-221.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2019.02.013. Epub 2019 May 14.PMID: 31101559
Brathwaite, B., Marino, M., Bruckenthal, P. (2018). Nurse Practitioner Confidence and Attitudes towards Brief Motivational Interventions to Improve Compliance with Health and Wellness Recommendations. JCommPublicHealthNursing. 4:212. DOI: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000212
Bruckenthal, P. (2016) Best Practice Approaches for Complementary, Alternative and Integrative, Non-Pharmacological Management of Pain. Pain and Palliative Care Webinar Series. National Hartford Center for Genrological Nursing Excellences. Supported by the MayDay Fund. Available at https://hign.org/nca/contact.html
Bruckenthal, P. (2016) Motivational Interviewing in Managing Pain. Providers’ Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies Training (PCSS-O). Available at http://pcss-o.org/education-training
Morgan, C., Bruckenthal, P. (2016). Revisiting the Role of Opioid Analgesics for Simple and Complex Patients with Chronic Pain. Sponsored by the Medical Society of the State of New York and The New York State Office for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
Marino, M.A., Cannella, D., Schoenfeld, E.R., Bruckenthal, P., Monahan, K., Snelling, L., Brathwaite, B., Hou, W., Truhlar, M. (2017). The PACE Center: Improving Access to Clinical Preventive Services. Paper accepted for presentation at the International Association of Dental Research 95th General Session and Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Bruckenthal, P. (2012) Irish Pain Society Annual Scientific Sessions, Global Year against Headache. Galway, Ireland. October 20, 2012, Invited
Bruckenthal, P.,St. Marie, B. (2012) Legal Pain Cases: Lessons Learned. Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. October, 19, 2012, Invited
Bruckenthal, P. (2022). Celebrating Pain Management Nursing: Reflect, Re-imagine, Reach Beyond. American Society for Pain Management Nurses Annual Conference, September 15, 2022. Indian Wells, CA. Invited
Bruckenthal, P. (2022). Motivational Interviewing: A Communication Technique to Enhance Patient Self-Management for Pain. American Society for Pain Management Nurses Annual Conference, September 16, 2022. Indian Wells, CA
Bruckenthal, P., Saltz, M. (2021). Leveraging Resources for Achieving “Integrating Big Data to Evaluate Population Health” PhD Student Learning Outcomes. AACN Virtual Doctoral Education Conference.January 20, 2021
Bruckenthal, P., Miller, E., (2020). Become a Journal Reviewer, Benefits and Guidelines. American Society for Pain Management Nurses Annual Conference, Virtual, October 20, 2020
Schoenfeld E, Ye F, Zhou B, Xie Z, Zadok E, Cheng X, Mondros J, Bruckenthal P, Patel J. Smart Aging: Utilizing Low-Cost, Non-wearable and Secure Sensing Technologies to Support the Health and Wellbeing of Community Dwelling Older Adults. HIMSS 20 Preconference Session on Aging and Tech Forum: Addressing the Silver Tsunami, Orlando Florida, March 9, 2020. Accepted
Bruckenthal, P. (2019) SBIRT and MI - Integrated Treatment in Clinical Settings. American Society for Pain Management Nurses. Annual Meeting. September 18, 2019. Portland, Oregon
Miller, E., Bruckenthal, P. (2019) Become Published: Consult with the Pain Management Nursing Editorial Board. American Society for Pain Management Nurses. Annual Meeting. September 20, 2019. Portland, Oregon
Bruckenthal, P. (2019). How to become a published author. National Nurse-Led Consortium. American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Webinar (350 attendees). January 23, 2019
Monahan, K., Marino, M.A., Cannella, D., Schoenfeld, E.R., Bruckenthal, P., Snelling, L., Brathwaite, B., Hou, W., Truhlar, M. (2018). The PACE Center: A Collaborative Model Addressing Utilization of Preventive Health Services" An oral presentation at the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), Annual Program Meeting (APM) in Orlando Florida, November 9-11, 2018.
Cannella, D.T., Marino, M., Bruckenthal, P., Schoenfeld, E.R., Monahan, K., Hou, W., Truhlar, M.R. Implementing an Interprofessional Model of Clinical Prevention Services. AADR/CADR Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL. March 21-24, 2018.
Bruckenthal, P. (2019). A Taste of MI: Motivational Interviewing and Brief Action Planning for Pain Management. Pain Management in 2019: Issues, Challenges, & Treatments Course on October 18, 2019 at Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Bruckenthal, P. (2019). SBIRT Screening for alcohol, drug misuse, and cannabis in primary care: Results from an intra-professional training model. The Art and Science of Pain Management: A Clinical Research Update. Albany Medical College Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics. Saratoga Springs, NY October 5, 2019.
Bruckenthal, P. (2019). Implementation Science: Translating Research into Practice. American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Long Island Chapter Annual Meeting. June 5, 2019. Stonebridge Country Club, Smithtown, NY.
Bruckenthal, P. (2019). Behavioral Health Screening for Pain Patients. Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions: Emerging from the Opioid Crisis: Advances in Multimodal Care. May 17-19, 2019. The Renaissance Westchester Hotel, West Harrison, NY
Bruckenthal, P. (2018) Pain Management Amidst an Opioid Crisis. Thomas Jefferson College of Nursing. November 29, 2018. Visiting Scholar Lecture
Bruckenthal, P. (2018) Addressing the Opioid Crisis and Pain Management. At Nursing Research Day-Implementation Science-Reaching Communities. The Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Nursing Center for Nursing Research and Innovation. November 16, 2018. Keynote Speaker
Bruckenthal, P. (2018) Art and Science of Pain Management through Patient Engagement in Pain Coping Skills. At The Art and Science of Pain Management: A Clinical and Research Update. Albany Medical Center. October 13, 2018
Bruckenthal, P., (2018) Brief Intervention for Moving Patients Towards Self-Care. New York State Pain Society Annual Meeting, April 27-29, 2018. The Renaissance Westchester Hotel, West Harrison, NY
Bruckenthal, P (2018) Pain Coping Skills: an effective strategy for comprehensive pain management across settings. The Opioid Tsunami: Prevention, Partnerships in Opioid Management and Current Trends in Research. 55th Annual Isabel Maitland Stewart Conference on Research in Nursing, May, 4, 2018, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Advanced Diplomat American Academy for Integrative Pain Management (2016)
Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (2014)
Past President of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (2013-2014)
ASPMN Leadership Excellence Award, American Society for Pain Management Nursing (2014)
Excellence in Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Kappa Gamma Chapter (2010)
ASPMN National Nurse Exemplar Award in Pain Management of the Older Adult (2008)
