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Grand Rounds
UMass Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds take place each Thursday of the month from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, and are located in the Lazare Auditorium (1st floor - Medical School Building, S1-607, near the library) unless otherwise indicated. Rounds are attended by faculty, residents, and professional staff, and are also open to the public. For additional information, please contact Grand Rounds Coordinator - Karen Lambert at 508-334-2828 or via email: Karen.Lambert@umassmed.edu.
2014-15 Psychiatry Grand Rounds
September
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Mindful Leadership THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Speaker: Douglas Ziedonis, MD, MPH Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry University of Massachusetts Medical School UMass Memorial Health Care Center |
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Trauma and Neurodevelopment: The Effect of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors on Biological Sensitivity to Context THURSDAY, September 11, 2014 Speaker: Kerry Wilkins, MD UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Healthcare |
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The Science of Recovery: New Wine in Old Bottles THURSDAY, September 18, 2014 Speaker: Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH Professor of Psychiatry Director, Center for Practice Innovations NY State Psychiatric Insitute |
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY, September 25, 2014
Rosh Hashanah
October
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Suicide and Suicide Prevention in Older Adults THURSDAY, October 2, 2014 Speaker: Yeates Conwell, MD Professor and Vice Chair Department of Psychiatry University of Rochester Medical Center |
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Stress pathways to obesity: Can mindfulness help? THURSDAY, October 9, 2014 Speaker: Elissa Epel, PhD Associate Professor in Residence University of California, San Francisco |
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Using applied and basic science research to inform improvements in psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder THURSDAY, October 16, 2014 Speaker: Michelle Newman, PhD Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Editor Behavior Therapy Director of the Laboratory for Anxiety and Depression Research Department of Psychology The Pennsylvania State University |
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DSM-5- Why “Peripartum” Depression is a Scientific Mistake THURSDAY, October 23, 2014 Speaker: Jennifer Payne, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Director, Women's Mood Disorders Clinic Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
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Sadness and the Cell: Mechanisms of Accelerated Aging in Major Depression THURSDAY, October 30, 2014 Speaker: Owen M. Wolkowitz, MD Professor in Residence University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine |
November
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Searching for Early Risk Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the First Year of Life THURSDAY, November 6, 2014 Speaker: Helen Tager-Flusberg, PhD Director, Lab of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Grand Rounds Boston University |
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Ethics in Mental Health Research: Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Empirical Research THURSDAY, November 13, 2014 Speaker: James M DuBois, DSc, PhD Professor of Medicine Division of General Medical Sciences Director of the Center for Clinical Research Ethics Washington University at St. Louis |
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"Undumping Granny": Reducing Preventable Hospital Transfers of Home-Care Residents THURSDAY, November 20, 2014 Speaker: Zachary Hatch, MD Program Chief Resident UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Health Care |
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY, November 27, 2014
Thanksgiving
December
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New treatment approaches for schizophrenia THURSDAY, December 4, 2014 Speaker: Dost Ongur, MD, Phd Assistant Professor in Psychiatry Chief, Psychotic Disorders Division, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School |
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY, December 11, 2014
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting
| Use of Antidepressants in Bipolar Depression: Evidence, Guidelines, and Research THURSDAY, December 18, 2014 Speaker: Alison Trexler, MD Chief Resident in Psychopharmacology UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Health Care |
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY, December 25, 2014
Christmas
January
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY, January 1, 2015
New Year's Day
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Peer Support in the Context of Health Integration: Promoting Access & Recovery THURSDAY, January 8, 2015 Speaker: Deborah Delman, BS The Transformation Center Roxbury, MA |
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A Brain Circuitry Approach to ECT and Neuromodulation THURSDAY, January 15, 2015 Speaker: Michael Henry, MD Director, Somatic Therapies Medical Director, Bipolar Clinic and Research Program Massachusetts General Hospital |
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Understanding perinatal depression: a collaborative translational research approach THURSDAY, January 22, 2015 Speaker: Kristina Deligiannidis, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology Director, Depression Specialty Clinic Psychiatrist, Mood Disorders Comprehensive Consultation Clinic & Women's Mental Health Program Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center Center for Psychopharmacologic Research & Treatment |
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Dopamine Replacement Therapy Induced Impulsive Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease: A Literature Review THURSDAY, January 29, 2015 Speaker: Adalia Jun-O'Connell, MD PGY-6 Chief Resident in Neuropsychiatry UMass Medical School |
February
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Improving health care systems to promote maternal mental health: A Massachusetts statewide initiative THURSDAY, February 5, 2015 Speaker: Kate Biebel, PhD Assistant Director, Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC) Program Director, MCPAP for Moms Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry UMass Medical School Speaker: Nancy Byatt, DO Statewide Medical Director, MCPAP for Moms Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Psychiatry Attending Psychiatrist, Psychosomatic Medicine and Women's Mental Health UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Healthcare |
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Please pay attention now (it could change your brain): mechanisms of mindfulness THURSDAY, February 12, 2015 Speaker: Judson Brewer, MD, PhD UMass Medical School |
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Does Lithium Prevent Suicide (or Have Other Mortality Benefits) in Veterans? A large-scale historical cohort study using nationwide Veterans Health Association databases THURSDAY, February 19, 2015 Speaker: Eric Smith, MD, PhD, MPH Psychiatrist and Mental Health Services Researcher The Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research Edith Nourse Rogers VA Medical Center (Bedford VAMC) Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UMass Medical School |
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An Integrated Behavioral Health Consult Model for Youth in Foster Care THURSDAY, February 26, 2015 Speaker: Wynne Morgan, MD PGY-5 Child Fellow UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Healthcare |
March
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Reaching the Unreachable Adolescent: Solution-Focused Approaches in Adolescent Addiction THURSDAY, March 5, 2015 Speaker: Anne Lutz, MD UMass Adjunct Assistant Professor Training Director - Institute of Solution-Focused Therapy Private Practice |
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Genetic Protection from Bipolar Disorder: Why some people don't get it THURSDAY, March 12, 2015 Speaker: Edward I. Ginns, MD, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Pathology and Pediatrics UMASS Medical School |
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Tales From The Collaborative Side: Evidence-Based Mental Health Care in Primary Care Settings THURSDAY, March 19, 2015 Speaker: Anna D. Ratzliff, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Associate Director for Education, Division of Integrated Care & Public Health Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences University of Washington |
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TBD THURSDAY, March 26, 2015 Speaker: Auralyd Padilla, MD PGY-5 Child Fellow UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Healthcare |
April
| TBD THURSDAY, April 2, 2015 Speaker: Adele Viguera, MD Cleveland Clinic |
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Medical Sequelae of Severe Mental Illness THURSDAY, April 9, 2015 Speaker: Lisa Rosenthal, MD, FAPM Director, Division of Psychosomatic Medicine Director, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine |
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Integrating theories, domains of knowledge, and methods of knowing as a way to improve psychotherapy THURSDAY, April 16, 2015 Speaker: Louis Castonguay, PhD Departyment of Psychology Penn State University 22nd Annual Briscoli Lecture |
| TBD THURSDAY, April 23, 2015 Speaker: Judith G. Edersheim, JD, MD Mass General Hospital |
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College Mental Health: The UMass College Consultation Service at 23 History, Current State, Future Plans THURSDAY, April 30, 2015 Speaker: Daniel Kirsch, MD Clinical Associate Professor UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Healthcare |
May
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY, May 7, 2015
Resident Retreat
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TBD THURSDAY, May 14, 2015 Speaker: Aikaterini Fineti, MD PGY-5 Addiction Fellow UMass Medical School |
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY, May 21, 2015
APA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY, May 28, 2015
Faculty Retreat
June
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TBD THURSDAY, June 4, 2015 Speaker: Richard E Boyatzis, PhD H.R. Horvitz Professor of Family Business Professor, Organizational Behavior Distinguished University Professor, Case Western Reserve University |
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TBD THURSDAY, June 11, 2015 Speaker: Sergio Delgado, MD Medical Director of Outpatient Services, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Chair, Child Psychoanalytic Program Professor, UC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience |
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TBD THURSDAY, June 18, 2015 Speaker: Shirley Rajan, MD PGY-5 Child Fellow UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Healthcare |
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TBD THURSDAY, June 25, 2015 Speaker: Jean Frazier, MD Robert M. and Shirley S. Siff Endowed Chair in Autism Vice Chair and Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Co-director, Child and Adolescent Neurodevelopment Initiative UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Healthcare |