UCSF Psychiatry heads north of the border for the 168th APA Annual Meeting

The 168th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) will be held Saturday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Numerous current and former UCSF Psychiatry faculty members and trainees will be in attendance, including the following scheduled to contribute at one or more sessions:

Toronto

This year's APA Annual Meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada. [Photo: Jamie McCaffrey/Flickr]

Saturday, May 16

  • Bibhav Acharya, MD (co-chair) - Workshop: U.S. and Low- and Middle-Income Countries' Models of Education and Training on Global Mental Health (9 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg., Room 802 A-B)
  • Robert P. Cabaj, MD - Workshop: Advocacy 101: How to Successfully Advocate for Your Patients and Your Practice (11 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Bldg. Room 202 C-D)
  • Monique James, MD - Poster Session 1: Implementation of an Integrated Women's Preventive Health Service on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit in San Francisco (10 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
  • Monique James, MD - Poster Session 2: Interdisciplinary Peer-Assisted Learning for the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Model for Alcohol Use Disorder (2 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
  • Chuan-Mei Lee, MD - Poster Session 2: Depression and History of Abuse and/or Neglect Among a Sample of Homeless Older Adults in Oakland, CA (2 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
  • Chuan-Mei Lee, MD - Workshop: Use of Social Media and the Internet to Educate the Masses: Increasing Awareness and Decreasing the Stigma of Psychiatry Amongst Minority Populations (9 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 711)
  • Hoyle Leigh, MD, and Nisha Ramsinghani, DO - Scientific and Clinical Report: Suicide: Epidemiology, Risk, Competency, and History of Prevention Techniques: "Completed Suicides: Psychiatric Diagnoses and Frequency of Previous Attempts" (1:30 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 713 A-B)
  • Arnaldo Moreno, MD (moderator) - Scientific and Clinical Report: Studies in Geriatric Psychiatry and Dementia (9 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 713 A-B)
  • Pernilla Schweitzer, MD - Case Conference: Anorexia Nervosa with Co-Occurring Mental Illnesses (11 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 715 A-B)
  • Pernilla Schweitzer, MD - Poster Session 1: Boundaries Between Vegan Diet, Eating Disorder and Healthy Anxiety Disorder: A Case Report and Literature Review (10 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
  • Pernilla Schweitzer, MD - Poster Session 2: Communication Between Psychiatry and the Emergency Department: A Multi-Disciplinary Resident-Led Workshop (2 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
     

Sunday, May 17

  • Renée L. Binder, MD - Opening Session and Special Conversation: Response of the President-Elect (4:30 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Bldg., Exhibit Hall A)
  • Robert P. Cabaj, MD - Workshop: Counties and Psychiatric Service Providers (12:30 p.m., InterContinental Toronto Centre Caledon and Oakville Rooms)
  • Dan H. Karasic, MD - Course: Transgender and Intersex for the Practicing Psychiatrist (9 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-E)
  • Stuart L. Lustig, MD, MPH (co-chair) - Workshop: Current Procedure Terminology Code Set: The Old, the New, and the Ugly! (12:30 p.m., InterContinental Toronto Centre Humber Room)
  • Christina Mangurian, MD (co-chair) - APF Simon Bolivar Award Lecture: An Update on the Treatment and Research of Treatment-Resistant Depression and Bipolar Disorder (8 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Bldg. Room 205 A-D)
  • Christina Mangurian, MD - Women's Brown Bag and Networking Lunch (11:30 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 810)
     

Monday, May 18

  • Renée L. Binder, MD - 59th Convocation of Distinguished Fellows: Introduction of Distinguished Life Fellows, Induction of Distinguished Fellows, and the Pledge of Distinguished Fellowship (5:30 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Bldg., Exhibit Hall A)
  • James W. Dilley, MD - Poster Session 6: Increasing Exercise and Decreasing Weight: A Mindfulness-Based Group Intervention for Lesbians (2 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
  • Bennett L. Leventhal, MD - Presidential Symposium: The Practice of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the 21st Century: "The Future of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training and Research" (2 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 718 A)
  • Christina Mangurian, MD - A Conversation on Diversity and Health Equity with Members (1:30 p.m., Fairmont Royal York Ballroom)
  • James Reich, MD, MPH (chair) - Symposium: The Biological and Symptom Relationships Between the Personality Disorders and the Anxiety, Mood and Psychotic Disorders: "Empirical Evidence on the Relationship of the Anxiety Disorders and Personal Pathology" (9 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 206 A-F)
     

Special Reception - Evening of Monday, May 18

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and UCSF Department of Psychiatry are co-hosting a reception celebrating incoming APA president Renée L. Binder, MD, during the 168th Annual Meeting of the APA. The event is open to all conference attendees.

The event will take place at the Fairmont Royal York’s Governor General Suite (Room 16-135) beginning at 9 p.m. on Monday, May 18. The event is free, but an RSVP is requested for planning purposes.


Tuesday, May 19

  • Stuart J. Eisendrath, MD - Scientific and Cultural Report: Psychiatry Across Cultures: "A Randomized Clinical Trial of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging" (9 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 713 A-B)
  • Melissa A. Goelitz, MD - Poster Session 7: Linkage from Crisis Clinic to Long-Term Patient Outpatient Mental Health Clinic: What Factors Influence Success? (10 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
  • Shawn B. Hersevoort, MD, MPH - Poster Session 8: Preliminary Results from an I.M.P.A.C.T. Model Implementation in an Four-Specialty Training Clinic (2 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
  • Anand V. Iyer, MD - Poster Session 7: Factors Influencing Engagement of People with Severe Mental Illnesses in a Reverse Co-Located Primary Care Clinic (10 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
  • Dan H. Karasic, MD - Workshop: Transgender Care in the Bible Belt: Challenges of Family and Societal Nonacceptance (3:30 p.m., InterContinental Toronto Centre Humber Room)
  • Christina Mangurian, MD (co-chair) - Workshop: The Challenges and Potential Solutions of Teaching Residents Evidence-Based Assessment and Management of Violence Within Inpatient Psychiatric Settings (3:30 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Room 802 A-B)
  • J. Craig Nelson, MD - Poster Session 8: Long-Term Safety of Adjunctive Brexpiprazole (OPC-34712) in MDD: Results from Two 52-Week Open-Label Studies (2 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg. Exhibit Halls D-F)
     

Wednesday, May 20

  • Christina Mangurian, MD (discussant) - Symposium: Patient Suicide in Residency Training: The Ripple Effect (2 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Bldg. Room 203 A-D)
     

Schedule information provided by the American Psychiatric Association. Presenters and presentations are subject to change without prior notice.