NARSAD Agenda

 TIME

ACTIVITY/PRESENTATION 

12:30 p.m.

Registration/Check-in – New Medical School Lobby 

1:00 p.m. 

Opening Greetings by Douglas Ziedonis, MD, MPH, & NARSAD Leadership 

1:15 p.m. 

Welcome Remarks by area dignitaries…

Details to follow… 

1:30-2:10 p.m.

Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Depression with Irrational Worries
Anthony J. Rothschild, MD
UMass Chan Irving S. & Betty Brudnick Endowed Chair
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Center for Psychopharmacology Research & Treatment
Program Director, Depression Specialty Clinic
UMass Department of Psychiatry

2:10-2:20 p.m.

Question & Answer Session with Dr. Rothschild

2:20-2:30 p.m.

BREAK

2:30-3:10 p.m.

Developmental Neurobiology Studies of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder
Curtis Deutsch, PhD
UMass Chan Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Psychobiology Program
Eunice K. Shriver Center 

3:10-3:20 p.m.

Question & Answer Session with Dr. Deutsch 

3:25-4:00 p.m. 

Promoting Employment for People with Serious Mental Illness
Alexis Henry, PhD
UMass Chan Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Research Scientist
UMass Chan Center for Health Policy and Research 

4:00-4:10 p.m. 

Question & Answer Session with Dr. Henry

4:15-4:30 p.m.

Wrap-up/Closing Remarks — Dr. Ziedonis