Newswise — Physicians and leaders from NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine will attend the 2016 American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia from May 14-18.
NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with its affiliated medical schools, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, is the No. 1 hospital in the nation for psychiatry, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report. The hospital has consistently ranked among the top five hospitals for psychiatry over the last decade.
Dr. Maria A. Oquendo, director of residency training at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, professor of psychiatry and vice chair for education at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and attending psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, will be inducted as APA President on May 18. Dr. Oquendo, an expert in the treatment and neurobiology of mood disorders, suicide and global mental health, is the second faculty member of the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia to be elected in the last three terms and the first Latina to hold the position.
Below is a selection of novel research, treatments and policies across the field of psychiatry that will be presented by researchers and physicians from NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia and Weill Cornell Medicine.
Please visit booth #1522 for a complete list of presentations.For full program information and details on sessions, download the free app on your mobile phone by searching “American Psychiatric Association Meetings.”
Highlights:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry “Novelties”:New Trends in Adolescent Addiction, Eating/Feeding Disorders,and Psychosomatic MedicineSpeakers: Susan Samuels, MD, Jonathan Avery, MD, Matthew Shear, MDSession Date & Time: Saturday, May 14, 1:00 – 5:00 pmLevel 2 Room B218
Update on Pediatric Psychopharmacology:Treatment of Pediatric Anxiety DisordersSpeaker: John Walkup, MDSession Date & Time: Saturday, May 14, 2:00 – 4:00 pmMariott Marquis – Marquis Level Imperial Ballroom B
Interventions for Early Psychosis in Children and Adolescents: New Advances in Community and Policy Approaches:The Promise of Team-Based Comprehensive Early Interventions Services: From RAISE Connection to OnTrackNYSpeaker: Lisa Dixon, MD, MPHSession Date & Time: Saturday, May 14, 2:00 – 5:00 pmLevel 2, Rooms B216-217
Marijuana: Assessing Its Risks in a Changing Environment: Cannabis Use Disorder: Diagnosis and TreatmentSpeaker: Frances Levin, MDSession Date & Time: Saturday, May 14, 2:00 – 5:00 pmLevel 3, Room B312
The Face of Resilience: Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)—A Holistic Model to CareSpeakers: Mayumi, Okuda, MD; Obianuju “Uju” Obi Berry, MD, MPH; Elizabeth Fitelson, MD; Rosa Regincos, LCSW Session Date & Time: Sunday, May 15, 1:00 – 4:00 pmLevel 3 Room B309
New Developments in Clinical Psychiatry:Introduction of a Precision Medicine–Based Approach in PsychiatrySpeaker: Sander Markx, MD Eating DisordersSpeaker: Evelyn Attia, MD Session Date & Time: Monday, May 16, 9:00 a.m. – noonLevel 3 Room B310Beyond Googling: Psychiatric Monitoring of Patients’ Electronic CommunicationSpeaker: Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, Carl Fisher, MDSession Date & Time: Tuesday, May 17, 9:00 – 10:30 amLevel 4 Room B404
The Evolving Role of Psychiatrists in Medicine: From East to West:Global Mental Health: The Road ForwardSpeaker: Maria Oquendo, MDSession Date & Time: Tuesday, May 17, 9:00 am – noonLevel 3 Rooms A311-312
Social Trauma in Populations I: Human TraffickingSpeaker: Vivian Pender, MDSession Date & Time: Tuesday, May 17, 9:00 am – noonLevel 4 Rooms A402-403
Treatment in the Immediate Aftermath of Trauma: From the Hospital to the BattlefieldChair: Judith Cukor, PhD; Speakers: John Barnhill, MD, Judith Cukor, PHD, David Nissan, MDSession Date & Time: Tuesday, May 17, 11:00 am – 12:30 pmLevel 3 Room B315
A Year After Winning Marriage: The Impact of Obergefell v. Hodges on LGBT Mental Health Speakers: Robert M. Kertzner, MD, Stewart Adelson, MD, Mary Barber, MD Session Date & Time: Tuesday, May 17, 11:00 am – 12:30 pmLevel 3 Room A307
Twists in the Double Helix: Ethical Challenges in Genetic Testing in PsychiatrySpeakers: Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, Maya Sabatello, LLBSession Date & Time: Tuesday, May 17, 1:30 – 3:00 pmLevel 4 Room B404
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