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Featured Speaker |
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| 01/30/2008 |
Exciting and Lively Contestants
from the Faculty & Residents
Host: Richard Balon, M.D.
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Wayne State University School of Medicine
OBJECTIVES: 1) Audience will learn about various topics in psychiatry. 2) Audience will be able to review psychiatry subjects ranging from history to modern developments. 3) Audience will be able to refresh their knowledge of current topics in psychiatry.
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| 01/23/2008 |
Presentation Schedule
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center Auditorium
4646 John R. Street, Detroit, MI 48201
Matthew J. Burden, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
Wayne State University School of Medicine
OBJECTIVES: 1) Examine the relation between FASD and ADHD. Use ERPs to elucidate neural dynamics underlying cognitive performance in findings from longitudinal cohorts in Detroit and Cape Town, South Africa. 3) Review empirical findings and clinical implications for FASD and ADHD.
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“Discriminating Neurobehavioral Features of Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and
ADHD using Event-Related Potentials (ERPs)” |
| 01/16/2008 |
Yousha Mirza, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
OBJECTIVES:(1) Appreciate the similarities and differences in the clinical presentation of bipolar disorder in children compared to adults. 2) Become familiar with the current areas of controversy regarding diagnosing children with bipolar disorder. 3) Become familiar with the treatment options available for children who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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“Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Controversies and Consensus” |
| 01/09/2008 |
Nitin Rajhans, M.D.
Resident in the General Residency Training Program
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
Wayne State University School of Medicine
OBJECTIVES:Participants, as a result of this session, will be able to: 1) Understand the causes and consequences of polypharmacy in schizophrenia.
2) Examine the evidence for and against the use of polypharmacy in schizophrenia. 3) Understand the approaches to deal with polypharmacy in
schizophrenia.
Discussant: Matcheri Keshavan, M.D. |
"Polypharmacy in Schizophrenia A Blessing or a Curse?" |
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The Wayne State University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Wayne State University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program is approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative for 1.5 CE Clock Hours. Course approval is # 0830007-05.
Attending Audience: Approximately 75 (plus) individuals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, researchers, psychiatry faculty and trainees in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine.
For further information contact Continuing Medical Education Program:
Phone (313) 577-5283 or Fax (313) 577-2233
Michelle Trevithick: mtrevith@med.wayne.edu
RP Rajarethinam, M.D.: rrajaret@med.wayne.edu
http://www.med.wayne.edu/psychiatry/cme
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