Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds series (course number MGR22074) seeks to promote excellence and quality in clinical care; introduce clinicians to recent advances in medical care; provide updates on scientific advances that affect the practice of medicine; and provide a forum for discussion of topics that strengthen the relationship of psychiatry to the broader community.

Events are held on Tuesday mornings from 8:30–9:30 a.m. PST/PDT. All events will be held online via Zoom for the foreseeable future in accordance with the UCSF Interim Policy on Large Events and Gatherings. There is no charge to attend these events, but advance registration is required to receive the necessary Zoom connection information. A schedule of upcoming events and videos of previous talks are available below.

UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers. Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists (LCSWs, LEPs, LMFTs, and LPCCs) who participate in this activity.

For more information about UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds, contact series coordinator Gina Martinez.

About the Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series

The Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series (DVLS) is a group of special Grand Rounds talks given by preeminent subject matter experts in mental health and other related fields. These speakers are invited from around the nation and the world to share their experience and insight with UCSF faculty, staff, and trainees.

Upcoming Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds

June 7, 2022
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Bay Area Lecturer Series

Topic TBA

Descartes Li, MD (UCSF) and Alan Louie, MD (Stanford Univ.)

June 14, 2022
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Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series

Topic TBA

Ruth S. Shim, MD, MPH (UC Davis)

NOTE: Certain presentations may not be recorded, either at the request of the speaker or due to technical issues.

Previous Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds

Sept. 28, 2021 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series The Attribution Error, Biological Race and Stigma: How Well-Meaning Clinicians Can Reinforce the Status Quo Demian Rose, MD, PhD (UCSF)
Oct. 5, 2021 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series Mass Incarceration and Mental Illness: Rethinking the Frontlines of U.S. Mental Health Care Nathaniel P. Morris, MD (UCSF)
Oct. 12, 2021 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series COVID-19, Provider Well-Being, and Hybrid Care Peter Yellowlees, MBBS, MD (UC Davis)
Oct. 19, 2021 WATCH VIDEO		Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture in Cultural Competency and Diversity Cultural Competence and Diversity: The Roles of Social Determinants of Mental Health, Workforce Diversity, and Community Engagement in Achieve Mental Health Equity Altha J. Stewart, MD (Univ. of Tennessee Health Science Center)
Nov. 2, 2021 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series Emotion-Related Impulsivity and Mood Disorders: Outcomes, Neurocognitive Correlates, and Treatment Development Sheri L. Johnson, PhD (UC Berkeley)
Nov. 16, 2021 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series Experience of Feast or Famine in Development Sculpts Adult Learning and Decision Making Linda Wilbrecht, PhD (UC Berkeley)
Dec. 7, 2021 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and Effect on Neurodevelopment Tracey J. Woodruff, PhD, MPH (UCSF)
Dec. 14, 2021 Not available		Bay Area Lecturer Series Cognitive Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV2 Infection: Findings from the UCSF Coronavirus Neurocognitive Study Joanna Hellmuth, MD, MHS
Jan. 4, 2022 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series Expanding the Evidence Base for the Crisis Care Continuum: Call Centers, Mobile Teams, and Stabilization Units Matthew L. Goldman, MD, MS (UCSF/San Francisco Dept. of Public Health)
Jan. 11, 2022 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series Why Get Emotional? Understanding Emotion-Related Mechanisms of Functional Neurological Disorders Nicole A. Roberts, PhD (Arizona State Univ.)
Jan. 18, 2022 WATCH VIDEO		Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Creating a Learning Health Care System in Early Psychosis: Challenges and Opportunities Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH (Columbia Univ.)
Jan. 25, 2022 WATCH VIDEO		Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health Thomas R. Insel, MD (Steinberg Institute)
Feb. 1, 2022 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series Psychiatric Treatment for Death-Sentenced Inmates Omri Berger, MD (UCSF)
Feb. 8, 2022 WATCH VIDEO		Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Confronting Racism Denial: Naming Racism and Moving to Action Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD (UCSF/Morehouse School of Medicine/Emory Univ.)
Feb. 15, 2022 WATCH VIDEO		Bay Area Lecturer Series What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Answer in the Courtroom Octavio Choi, MD, PhD (Stanford Univ.)
March 8, 2022 WATCH VIDEO		Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Quieting the Obsessive Mind: Novel Interventions for Adults with OCD Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD (Stanford Univ.)
April 12, 2022 Watch video		Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Mitigating Melancholy in Motherhood Katherine L. Wisner, MD, MS (Northwestern Univ.)
April 19, 2022 WATCH VIDEO #1 (HWONG) WATCH Video #2 (RUDD)		Trainee Research Award Presentations - Part I Premature Mortality for People with Serious Mental Illness and Applying an RDoC Perspective to the Developmental Consequences of Early Life Stress on Risk for Psychopathology Alison Hwong, MD, PhD (UCSF) and Kristen Rudd, PhD (UCSF)
April 26, 2022 WATCH VIDEO #1 (Nishimi) WATCH Video #2 (Wang)		Trainee Research Award Presentations - Part II PTSD in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Behavior and Physical Health and Systematic Characterization of Social Attachment Behaviors and Their Underlying Molecular Substrates Kristen Nishimi, PhD, MPH (UCSF) and Shuyu Wang, MD, PhD (UCSF)
NOTE: Certain presentations may not be recorded, either at the request of the speaker or due to technical issues.