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SUMMARY:Mental Health Needs of Firefighters & Their Families
DESCRIPTION:The SCPS Disaster Mental Health Relief Committee presents\nThe Mental Health Needs of Firefighters and Their Families\nONLINE: Tuesday\, September 20\, 2022\n7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. \nwith our speaker:\nSteven F. Froehlich\, Ph.D.\, MFT7666\nDirector of Behavioral Health & Lead Clinician\,\nLos Angeles County Fire Fighters Local 1014 \nDr. Steve Froehlich will lead a presentation and panel discussion with Peer Support personnel (firefighters who have been trained to provide Peer Support). \nThis session is designed for clinicians interested in becoming culturally competent with the special needs of firefighters and their families. The fire service is a unique culture based on a paramilitary structure. From mass casualty incidents to the pain of a child dying in their arms\, firefighters face horrors that few outside the profession can imagine\, which can take its toll on even the strongest individuals. National surveys suggest nearly one in three firefighters has considered suicide and face struggles with intimate relationships. A white paper commissioned by the Ruderman Foundation has revealed that\, “first responders (police and firefighters) are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty.” Consequently\, it is important that clinicians working with this population understand the unique culture and needs of firefighters and their families. \nSCPS Members\, please contact us to RSVP
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/mental-health-needs-of-firefighters-their-families/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220913T190000
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SUMMARY:DMHC Webinar
DESCRIPTION:California State Association of Psychiatrists (CSAP) presents: \nA Special Web presentation by:\nCalifornia’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) \nONLINE: Tuesday\, September 13th\, 2022\n6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. \nPlease join us for a special Web presentation by California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC)! \nLearn about the Provider Helpline if you’re experiencing a pervasive problem with an insurer. \nFind out how to get an Independent Medical Review if medically necessary care is declined. \nAll this and more at a special event for California APA members\, arranged by CSAP. \nMembers\, please Contact Us to RSVP\nZoom link for this webinar will be provided upon RSVP.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/dmhc-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220512T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220512T200000
DTSTAMP:20220421T152800Z
CREATED:20220419T202013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220421T152800Z
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SUMMARY:SCPS Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Awards Ceremony\nONLINE: Thursday\, May 12th\, 2002 | 6:30 P.M. \nThis Year’s Awardees \nDistinguished Service :\nSamuel Miles\, M.D. \nOutstanding Achievement:\nCurley Bonds\, M.D. \nOutstanding Resident Award:\nWeei LoAllen\, M.D. \nGeorge L. Mallory Diversity\, Culture and Social Justice Award:\nJack Barbour\, M.D. \nAppreciation Awards:\nHuey Merchant\, M.D.\nDeborah Deas\, M.D.\nPK Fonsworth\, M.D.\nRoderick Shaner\, M.D.\nKristen Ochoa\, M.D.\nTorie Sepah\, M.D.\nGary Tsai\, M.D.\nDanielle Chang\, M.D.\nGillian Friedman\, M.D. \nSpecial Award:\nTim Thelen \nSCPS/PER Excellence in Psychiatric Education Awardees:\nRaghu Kiran Appasani\, M.D.\nBrittany Vasae Burdick\, M.D.\nAnn Crawford-Roberts\, M.D.\nRouzbeh Darvishan\, M.D.\nMadeleine Lipshie-Williams\, M.D.\nJohn J Mauch\, D.O.\nSyed Nasrollah Hosseini Navid\, M.D.\nOleksandr Trofymenko\, M.D. \nSCPS Members – please contact us for more information
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-awards-ceremony/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220327T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220327T120000
DTSTAMP:20220212T160056Z
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SUMMARY:Thinking Of Gender Without Pathology
DESCRIPTION:SCPS LGBTIQ Committee Presents \nThinking of Gender Without Pathology: Reconceptualizing Transgender Care\nSunday\, March 27\, 2022 – 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. \nFeaturing Presentations by\nRebecca Gitlin\, Ph.D\nMadeleine Lipshie-Williams\, M.D. \nMore information coming soon!
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/thinking-of-gender-without-pathology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T140000
DTSTAMP:20220217T020448Z
CREATED:20220216T144823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T020448Z
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SUMMARY:Psychological First Aid
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Disaster Relief Committee presents\nPsychological First Aid Training\nONLINE: Saturday\, March 12\, 2022\n10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. \nwith\nLynda Harbert\, LMFT\nDisaster Mental Health Supervisor and Trainer\nAmerican Red Cross Los Angeles Territory \nSCPS Members please RSVP HERE and indicate ‘Psychological First Aid Training’
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/psychological-first-aid/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220215T203000
DTSTAMP:20220121T151513Z
CREATED:20220121T151504Z
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SUMMARY:Psychiatric Evaluation for Asylum Seekers
DESCRIPTION:The SCPS Disaster Relief Committee invites you to:\nPsychiatric Evaluation for Asylum Seekers: An Opportunity to Serve and Teach with Student-Run Human Rights Clinics in Southern California \nONLINE: Tuesday\, February 15th\, 7:00 P.M. \nfeaturing:\nNina Rabin J.D.- Director of Immigrant Family Legal Clinic at UCLA School of Law\nKristen Zaleski Ph.D\, LCSW – USC-Keck Human Rights Clinic\nTinh Luong M.D.\, Ph.D. – Olive View-UCLA Human Rights Clinic \nand\nMedical Student Directors from Medical Students for Immigrant Justice at UC Riverside\, USC-Keck Human Rights Clinic\, and Los Angeles Human Rights Initiative at UCLA \nModerated by Weei LoAllen\, M.D. \nIn this event\, we will discuss the legal and logistic considerations to conduct psychiatric evaluation for asylum seekers. We will also hear from clinicians and medical students that volunteer with student-run clinics to conduct these evaluations. SCPS members: If you are interested in learning more about the evaluation process\, or would like to learn more about how you can volunteer\, please join us with this upcoming virtual event! \nMembers\, please contact us to RSVP
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/psychiatric-evaluation-for-asylum-seekers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T203000
DTSTAMP:20220107T174104Z
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SUMMARY:Managed Care Update
DESCRIPTION:SCPS presents\nManaged Care Update \nThursday\, February 3\, 2022\nONLINE: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM \nwith our speaker:\nRobert Burchuk\, MD \nDr. Burchuk will address the history and current state of managed care\, including parity regulations\, tele-treatment and performance/quality metrics. \nAn open discussion will follow on the pros and cons of credentialing and networks\, contracting\, and practice development strategies. \nWe hope you can join us.\nSCPS Members: Please RSVP Here
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/managed-care-update/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T121500
DTSTAMP:20220129T140556Z
CREATED:20211203T185604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220129T140556Z
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SUMMARY:Advances in Psychiatry 3
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Presents\nAdvances In Psychiatry III\nNew Developments in Psychedelic Research and Treatment\nONLINE: Saturday\, January 29\, 2022\n9:00 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.\nREGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT\n9:00am – 10:30am\nPsychedelics and Psychiatry: A New Treatment Model for the 21st Century\nCharles Grob\, M.D.\nProfessor of Psychiatry and Bio-Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics\, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Director\, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Investigator\,\nLundquist Research Institute \nThis presentation will demonstrate how the psychedelic treatment model represents a paradigm shift in the conceptualization and treatment of psychiatric disorders. An overview of modern clinical research findings with MDMA and psilocybin will help to clarify emerging perspectives with broad potential implications for the future of psychiatry. The role of recent developments in public opinion conjoined with an evolving legal landscape in regard to hallucinogens will be addressed as they impact current research endeavors. The presentation will conclude with all important attention to optimizing safety and ethical parameters for clinical research with hallucinogenic drugs. The presentation will close with a Q and A with the audience. \n10:40am – 12:15pm\nPsilocybin Therapy in Palliative Care\nBrian Anderson\, MD\, MSc\nZuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital; UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences \nThe field of psilocybin research has expanded rapidly over the last 5 years with new clinical trials for a variety of indications being initiated on a regular basis. There is also a growing interest in regulatory alternatives that are making Psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelics more readily available in the US. Given this growing interest in these substances\, there is an ever more urgent need for robust and reliable information on the safety and potential efficacy of psilocybin. Over the last several decades\, treating existential distress in patients with serious medical illness has consistently been a leading indication for psychedelic therapies. This talk will explore 20th and 21st Century data on the use of psilocybin for mood\, anxiety\, and existential distress in clinical populations\, with a focus on palliative care patients. We will focus on the limitations of current data\, health risks and contraindications\, and an evaluation of how the potential benefits of psilocybin therapy compare to currently available interventions. \nRegistration is Now Closed \nSCPS Members $40.00 | Non-SCPS Members $65.00\nSCPS Resident-Fellow Members $10.00 | Non-Member Residents $20.00 \n\nCME is not available for this event \nCancellations must be received 72 hours prior to the meeting and will be assessed a $15 administrative processing fee.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/advances-in-psychiatry-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T210000
DTSTAMP:20211222T213245Z
CREATED:20211203T190956Z
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SUMMARY:Questions & Answers: Disaster Relief and Psychiatry
DESCRIPTION:The SCPS Disaster Committee presents\nQuestions & Answers: Disaster Relief and Psychiatry\nOnline: Thursday\, January 20\, 2022\n7:00 P.M. \nfeaturing:\nLeslie Gise\, MD\nRandy Mervis\, MD\nMary Ann Shaepper\, MD \nProviding disaster relief mental health is an extremely rewarding experience. This program will present three perspectives of this inspiring work. Our three presenters will each speak for 10 minutes describing the fascinating disaster relief mental health work that they have each done.  At the end of the three presentations\, they will answer audience questions. \nLeslie Gise\, M.D. will talk about what she learned from going to Katrina in 2005\, deploying to the Big Island of Hawaii in 2018\, serving as Mental Health Lead for the Maui Red Cross\, and serving as a member of the MRC Medical Reserve Corps (Maui County Health Volunteers). Dr. Gise is an active member on the APA’s Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster and was formerly in DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance Team and VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. \nRandy Mervis\, M.D. is a geriatric psychiatrist who retired from the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs System after 30 years of service in 2018.  He had been a volunteer for the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Red Cross for over 25 years.  He has served this organization as a mental health worker for multiple traumatic events\, including fires\, floods\, train and plane crashes. \nMary Ann Schaepper\, M.D. is a board-certified child\, adolescent\, and adult psychiatrist. She completed general psychiatry training at Loma Linda University\, then continued at UCLA with a Child and Adolescent Fellowship.  Dr. Schaepper is committed to providing services for Syrian refugees both abroad and in the local area\, and has met with local leadership and refugee groups in the Middle East. \nThrough the Peace of Heart project\, Dr. Schaepper provides professional mental health support via online telecommunication platforms to refugees\, as well as “front line” workers (i.e.\, teachers\, doctors\, community helpers\, etc.)\, working directly with the refugees.  This very special population will receive vital emotional and psychological support\, through professional assistance in trauma coaching\, and the opportunity to heal and grow in a safe nurturing environment\, learning not only how to cope with the tragedies they have experienced\, but gaining tools for them to have a healthy mind. \nThis online event is free for SCPS Members. \nPlease Contact Us to RSVP
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/questions-answers-disaster-relief-and-psychiatry/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T110000
DTSTAMP:20211204T130910Z
CREATED:20211018T193908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211204T130910Z
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SUMMARY:Career Day 2021
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Annual Career Day (Virtual)\nSaturday\, December 4\, 2021 (9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)\nHear from a panel of Early Career Psychiatrists about what it is like to work in various practice sectors:\nKaiser/Managed Care – Galya Rees\, M.D.\nPrivate Practice – Matthew Goldenberg\, D.O.\nPublic Psychiatry – Tatjana Josic\, D.O.\nAcademic Psychiatry – Yvonne Yang\, M.D. \nFive potential employers will visit each of five breakout rooms\, including:\nCommunity Psychiatry\nDepartment of State Hospitals – Atascadero\nKaiser – So CA Permanente Medical Group\nSites Professionals\nTraditions Behavioral Health \nFinancial Strategies\nZeb Little\, M.D. \nMUST RSVP BY MIDNIGHT\, DECEMBER 3rd! (No day-of-meeting registrations) \nRegistration for this event is now closed.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/career-day-2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211107T110000
DTSTAMP:20210929T130915Z
CREATED:20210929T130605Z
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SUMMARY:Call 988\, Not 911: The State of Alternative Crisis Response
DESCRIPTION:SCPS and SCSCAP Present a joint meeting: \nCall 988\, Not 911: The State of Alternative Crisis Response in Southern California\nwith our speaker: John Franklin Sierra\, Ph.D \nSunday\, November 7th at 10:00 A.M. \nOn July 16\, 2020\, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated “988” as the new number to replace the National Suicide Hotline and take incoming mental health crisis calls\, with a phase-in deadline of July 16\, 2022. States have responded with their own initiatives to mobilize their decentralized networks. In California\, state assembly bill AB-988 spells out a specific action plan that will be debated over the coming year. Meanwhile\, stakeholders like the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) were tasked to examine the current state of affairs and develop a comprehensive strategy for 1) streamlining and staffing crisis call centers\, 2) bolstering crisis mobile response units\, and 3) investing in crisis receiving and stabilization units. \nTo guide us through DMH’s roadmap with a focus on county and state initiatives\, Dr. John Franklin Sierra\, PhD\, will present an overview of where we are\, proposed next steps\, implications for our patients\, and how we can contribute to the improvement of these systems. Join us as we discuss implications and opportunities of California’s evolving Alternative Crisis Response system. \nSCPS Members and SCSCAP Members please RSVP HERE \n 
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/call-988-not-911-the-state-of-alternative-crisis-response-in-southern-california/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211013T210000
DTSTAMP:20210911T185939Z
CREATED:20210911T185856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210911T185939Z
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SUMMARY:SCPS Town Hall Meeting
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Town Hall Meeting\nWednesday\, October 13th at 7pm \nVia Zoom \nMore information coming soon!
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-town-hall-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210911T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210911T113000
DTSTAMP:20210911T010357Z
CREATED:20210430T164849Z
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SUMMARY:E-Prescribing: Mandatory in California 2022
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Presents\nE-Prescribing: Mandatory in California 2022\nAn Online Meeting\nSaturday\, September 11th\, 2021 9:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. \nREGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS MEETING \n\n\nHear from our colleagues already using E-prescribing:\nMatthew Goldenberg\, D.O.\, Heather Silverman\, M.D.\, Steve Soldinger\, M.D. \nalso featuring:\nReducing Risks When E-Prescribing and Using Electronic Health Records\nAllison M. Funicelli\, MPA\, CCLA\, ARM\, CPHRM\, FASHRM\nAssistant Vice President\, Risk Management Group \nThis presentation will focus on the benefits\, potential risks and best practices\nassociated with e-prescribing. The webinar will cover topics including e-prescribing\nsystems and vendor functionality and compliance with CA regulations related to e-\nprescribing. At the conclusion of the presentation\, the attendees will obtain strategies\nto reduce the potential liability when e-prescribing and using electronic health records. \nAllison has over 30 years of experience in medical professional insurance industry. She\nassisted in the ground up build-out of two successful medical professional insurance\ncarriers. Allison is an active member of the Connecticut Society for Healthcare Risk\nManagement (CSHRM) and has served on their board in positions of Director\, Treasurer and\nPresident. Allison is a member of the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management\n(ASHRM)\, the Massachusetts Society for Healthcare Risk Management (MSHRM) and the\nProfessional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). Allison frequently speaks on\nnational\, regional and local levels on topics related to claim and risk management \nA Vendor Fair will also be featured.  Vendors will include: \nScriptSure \n \nDrFirst \n \nPlease note that e-prescribing will be mandatory for ALL prescriptions in\nCalifornia: \nCalifornia State Mandate: All Prescribers: In 2018\, the legislature of the\nstate of California passed Assembly Bill 2789\, mandating electronic\nprescribing for California prescribers beginning on January 1\, 2022. The\nbill specifically requires prescribers to employ electronic prescribing for\nall prescriptions\, and requires pharmacies to be equipped to receive said\nelectronic prescriptions.\nSee full text here: \nhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2789 \nSCPS Members: $25.00\nNon-SCPS Members: $35.00 \n 
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/e-prescribing-mandatory-in-california-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T180000
DTSTAMP:20210401T210935Z
CREATED:20210127T191020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210401T210935Z
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SUMMARY:SCPS Installation & Awards
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Installation & Awards 2021\nSaturday\, April 24th\, 2021 – 4:00-6:00 PM \nPlease join us virtually for this year’s Installation & Awards Ceremony! \nThis year we are proud to honor:\nDiversity and Culture Committee Nominated Awardees: Quinton James\, M.D. and Uchenna Okoye\, M.D.\nOutstanding Resident Awardee: Mark Ard\, M.D. (2021)\nDistinguished Service Awardees: Anita Red\, M.D. (2020); Erick H. Cheung\, M.D. (2021)\nOutstanding Resident Awardees: Vivian Tang\, M.D. (2020); Katherine Camfield\, M.D.; Eric Wagreich\, M.D.\n(2021)\nOutstanding Achievement Awardees: Mark DeAntonio\, M.D.; Peter Whybrow\, M.D.\nAppreciation Awardee: Kavita Khajuria\, M.D. (2020); Rahn Bailey\, M.D. (2021) \n2021 PER/SCPS Excellence in Education Awardees:\nWeei LoAllen\, M.D\, M.S. (Greater LA VA/UCLA)\nRichard Loeb\, M.D. (UCLA Semel)\nThomas Bottyan\, M.D. (USC Keck)\nJo Everett\, M.D. (Kaiser Fontana)\nJacob Gutierrez\, M.D. (Charles R. Drew)\nHusna Najand\, M.D. (UCLA-Olive View)\nJessica Rabbany\, M.D. (Arrowhead Regional)\nMamdouh Hanna\, M.D. (Loma Linda)\nMichael Sassounian\, M.D. (Harbor UCLA) \nSCPS Members please Contact Us to RSVP. (Zoom information will be sent closer to the event.)
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-installation-awards/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T210000
DTSTAMP:20210318T203224Z
CREATED:20210303T225810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T203224Z
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SUMMARY:A Year of Covid-19: Reflections and Lessons Learned
DESCRIPTION:Please join the SCPS Disaster Relief Committee’s Town Hall –\nA Year of Covid-19: Reflections and Lessons Learned \nThursday\, March 18\, 2021\, 7 – 9 p.m. via Zoom \nThis Town Hall will provide SCPS members an opportunity to join us in a moment of silence\, and an opportunity to grieve together and acknowledge the immensity of the past year. This part of the program will be facilitated by Samuel Miles\, M.D. \nThen\, stay for a discussion of the Covid-19 response and lessons learned from various health systems in the SCPS area\, including: Karen Miotto\, M.D. (UCLA)\, Curley Bonds\, M.D. (LAC DMH)\, Hannah Roggenkamp\, M.D. (VA)\, Gillian Friedman\, M.D. (Patton State Hospital; Inland Empire)\, Rahn Bailey\, M.D. (Kedren)\, Bipin Patel\, M.D. (Riverside) and Richard Ha\, D.O. (Ventura). \nSCPS Members\, please Contact Us to RSVP and obtain the Zoom Link.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/a-year-of-covid-19-reflections-and-lessons-learned/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210130T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210130T121500
DTSTAMP:20210130T135114Z
CREATED:20201116T184708Z
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SUMMARY:Advances in Psychiatry II
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this meeting is now closed.\nONLINE: Saturday\, January 30\, 2021\n9:00 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.\nSchedule\n9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.\nParadise Lost\nCharles B. Nemeroff\, M.D.\, Ph.D\nMatthew P. Nemeroff Endowed Chair\, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Director\, Institute for Early Life Adversity Research; Professor\, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences\, Dell Medical School\, University of Texas at Austin\nDr. Nemeroff will discuss how genetic polymorphisms and epigenetics effect psychiatric disease vulnerability. This talk will also explain how a gene variation effects brain development and function so that the risk of a depressive episode or PTSD is increased. Dr. Nemeroff will explore and describe how early life experience produces persistent CNS alterations and its implications. \n(Dr. Nemeroff reports the following Disclosures – Consultant/Advisory: Bracket Pharmaceuticals\, Intracellular Therapies\, Janssen\, Magstim\,Other Navitor\, Sumitomo\, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.\, Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical Co.\, Ltd.\, Takeda Pharmaceuticals\, Xhale; Grant/Research: Other NIH\, Stanley Medical Research Institute; Stock: AbbVie Pharmaceutical\, Celgene Corporation\, Concept Therapeutics\, Inc.\, Other Seattle Genetics\, OPKO Health\, Antares\, BI Gen Holdings\, Xhale) \n  \n10:45 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.\nCoping with Covid-19: Technology Matters\nPeter Yellowlees\, M.D.\nProfessor of Psychiatry and Chief Wellness Officer at UC Davis Health\nDr. Yellowlees will review the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health\, and describe current telepsychiatry practices\, including legal and regulatory changes\, and how Covid-19 has led to a dramatically increased use of telepsychiatry\, which he will describe as being good for the well-being of Psychiatrists and other mental health providers. He will conclude with thoughts on the silver-linings associated with the pandemic\, and will discuss the long term trends for the use of telemedicine and other health IT technologies. \n(Dr. Yellowlees reports that neither he nor his spouse/partner has any financial relationship with a commercial interest.) \n  \n3 Hours Category 1 CME will be provided\nThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the Southern California Psychiatric Society. The APA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The APA designates this activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \n\nCancellations must be received 72 hours prior to the meeting and will be assessed a $15 administrative processing fee. \nSCPS would like to thank: Michael Gales\, M.D. (Program Chair)\, Patrick Kelly\, M.D.\, and Samuel Miles\, M.D. for planning this event.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/advances-in-psychiatry-ii/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201205T140000
DTSTAMP:20201210T174736Z
CREATED:20200831T203933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201210T174736Z
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SUMMARY:SCPS Career Day 2020
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Annual Career Day for Psychiatrists!\nCareer Day Speakers – 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.\nManaged Care/Kaiser – Galya Rees\, M.D. – 9:00 a.m.\nPrivate Practice – Katherine  Unverferth\, M.D. – 9:15 a.m.\nPublic Psychiatry – Kelly Jones\, M.D. – 9:30 a.m.\nGroup Practice – Victoria Huang\, M.D. – 9:45 a.m.\nAcademic Psychiatry – Charlie Manchee\, M.D. – 10:00 a.m.\nClinical Trials – Haig Goenjian\, M.D. – 10:15 a.m. \n5-Minute Break – 10:30 a.m. \nReport from Diversity & Culture Committee – Resident and ECP Opportunities – 10:35 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. \nFinancial & Investment Strategies – George Fouras\, M.D.\, Zeb Little\, M.D. – 10:40 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. \n10-Minute Break – 11:50 a.m. \nEmployer Exhibits – 12:00 Noon – (Please follow links to official websites) \n\nCommunity Psychiatry\nCedars-Sinai Medical Center\nDepartment of State Hospitals\nSouthern California Permanente Medical Group\nPRMS – Professional Risk Management Services\nSites Professionals\nTelecare Corporation\nTraditions Behavioral Health\n\nRegistration for this event is now closed.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-career-day-2020/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201122T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201122T123000
DTSTAMP:20201022T130132Z
CREATED:20201022T125726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201022T130132Z
UID:1110-1606042800-1606048200@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS/SCSCAP Joint Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Southern California Psychiatric Society and\nThe Southern California Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry present \nAbolition\, Antiracism\, and Psychiatry\nOnline: Sunday\, November 22nd 11:00am – 12:30pm \nwith our speaker:\nRupinder Legha\, MD \n1.5 Hours Category 1 CME will be provided. \nThe highly publicized murders of Ahmaud Arbery\, George Floyd\, and Breonna Taylor; the worldwide collective activism generated by the Black Lives Matter movement; and the disproportionate COVID-19 deaths of tens of thousands of Black Americans have forced a racial reckoning in our country and in our profession. Amidst racism’s heightened recognition as a global public health crisis\, individual practitioners\, academic medical centers\, journals\, and organized professional groups are contemplating strategies and solutions to dismantle it. This 90-minute presentation imagines what antiracism and abolition in the field of psychiatry might look like and posits core components to inform these efforts. \nThe Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) is accredited by the Institute of\nMedical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical\neducation for physicians. SCPS takes responsibility for the content\, quality and\nscientific integrity of this CME activity.\nSCPS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit\n(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their\nparticipation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification\nin Continuing Medical Education.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-scscap-joint-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201108T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201108T123000
DTSTAMP:20200929T201026Z
CREATED:20200929T171125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T201026Z
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SUMMARY:Parenting & Working from Home During the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Women’s Committee presents an online event: \nParenting & Working from Home During the Pandemic\nwith our speakers: \nJessica Jeffrey\, MD and Brooke Spanos\, MD \nPlease contact us to RSVP. This event is open to SCPS members. Women only\, please! \n  \nJessica Jeffrey\, MD \nDr. Jeffrey is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Dr. Jeffrey obtained her undergraduate education at UCLA\, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in psychobiology with minor in developmental child psychology. After completing her undergraduate studies\, Dr. Jeffrey had the privilege to work as an in-home behavior therapist at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders. This work inspired her to trek to Northern California to attend University of California at Berkeley and obtain her Master’s Degree in Public Health. While at Berkeley Dr. Jeffrey focused on maternal and child health issues and received a specialization in international health. She is grateful for the opportunity she had to work in rural villages in Tanzania\, where she focused on maternal mortality issues. \nDeciding to pursue a career in medicine\, Dr. Jeffrey attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA where she received her MD and MBA. While in medical school Dr. Jeffrey spent a summer working in Bhopal\, India with the survivors of the Union Carbide explosion. Additionally\, she spent time in Ghana\, where she consulted for HIV/AIDS non-profit organizations in West Africa and traveled to Mozambique in order to expand healthcare services and work with non-profit organizations to assist children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Dr. Jeffrey also was a consultant to Head Start in Los Angeles\, CA where she worked with this organization to develop culturally sensitive\, low-literacy health educational materials. She completed General Psychiatry residency training at UCLA. \nDr. Jeffrey has published several review articles in the fields of psychiatry and academic medicine\, spanning topics including anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis\, quality of life in depression and use of dopaminergic agents for major depressive disorder. Dr. Jeffrey recently served as the member-in-training representative for the California Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Executive Committee and on the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Health Care Promotion and Prevention Committee. She is interested in systems of health care delivery\, quality improvement and family resilience research. Dr. Jeffrey also has a strong interest in advocacy for child and adolescent mental health. \n  \nBrooke Spanos\, MD \nDr. Spanos is a past President of SCSCAP’s Executive board and remains active to further promote advocacy and education for children’s mental health. She has had a private practice for adults\, children\, and adolescents since 2011\, which is currently located in Santa Monica. Dr. Spanos is also a staff psychiatrist at Penny Lane Centers\, a non-profit for youth\, with a focus on children in the foster system. She serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA medical school\, teaching 2nd year medical students. Previous employment has included Destinations for Teens (PHP and IOP for adolescents)\, UCLA TIES for Families (adoption and foster care)\, Children’s Institute (youth non-profit)\, and high risk Transitional Aged Youth programs (ages 16-25) at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Clinic. Dr. Spanos graduated medical school from Baylor College of Medicine\, and completed her adult psychiatry residency at UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI). She continued her child and adolescent psychiatry training at UCLA NPI\, where she served as Chief Fellow from 2010 – 2011. She feels strongly about emphasizing prevention and early intervention for children and families. Her focus includes parent support\, advocating for high quality schooling\, public education of child development issues\, and ensuring that we continue to decrease the stigma of mental health.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/parenting-working-from-home-during-the-pandemic/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201024T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201024T123000
DTSTAMP:20200923T173546Z
CREATED:20200923T161449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T173546Z
UID:1091-1603530000-1603542600@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:Red Cross Volunteer Training
DESCRIPTION:Course Title: American Red Cross Disaster Cycle Services Overview and Disaster Mental Health\nIntroduction. \nDo you want to learn more about becoming a Disaster Mental Health Volunteer with the American\nRed Cross? This session will offer two of the four required pre-requisite courses to become a\nService Associate Disaster Mental Health Volunteer with the American Red Cross. The courses\nare taught back-to-back in this session. Participants will receive a certificate for both\ncourses that you can take back to your local chapter for credit when you sign up to volunteer. \nDisaster Cycle Services: An Overview – This 2 hour course is the first course in the Disaster\nCycle Services Curriculum and is intended to provide an overview to volunteers on the Red Cross\ndisaster mission and the cycle approach to disaster operations. Objectives include: \n\nIdentify types of needs for people impacted by a disaster.\nList ways a community can be affected by a disaster.\nDescribe how Disaster Cycle Services fulfills the American Red Cross mission.\nDescribe the Disaster Cycle Services model and the concept of whole cycle operations.\nIdentify actions the American Red Cross takes to help individuals\, families and communities prepare for emergencies.\nDescribe the services the American Red Cross provides to people and communities during the respond process.\nDescribe actions the American Red Cross takes to help clients and communities recover from disasters.\nIdentify ways the American Red Cross collaborates with community partners during disaster responses.\nDescribe the importance of volunteers to support the three core and five mission-enabling areas.\nDescribe opportunities for volunteers to engage with Disaster Cycle Services.\nIdentify the steps to volunteer with the American Red Cross.\n\nDisaster Mental Health Introduction – This one hour course provides an overview of the mission\nof Disaster Mental Health in the American Red Cross. Objectives include: \n\nRecognize the Disaster Mental Health mission and how it fits into the array of Red Cross services provided by chapters and on disaster relief operations.\nRecognize the difference between services provided as a Disaster Mental Health worker and as a mental health professional.\nIdentify the next steps for becoming a Disaster Mental Health volunteer.\n\nThis online course is available to SCPS members only.  Please contact us to RSVP \n3 Hours Category 1 CME will be provided. \n \nThe Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) is accredited by the Institute of Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SCPS takes responsibility for the content\, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. \nSCPS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/red-cross-volunteer-training/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201001T210000
DTSTAMP:20200917T135030Z
CREATED:20200917T134747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T135030Z
UID:1086-1601578800-1601586000@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS General Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Members are cordially invited to attend our annual General Membership Meeting. \nOnline – October 1st – beginning at 7:00 P.M. \nPlease Contact us to RSVP.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-general-membership-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200623T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200623T210000
DTSTAMP:20200621T113820Z
CREATED:20200621T113640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200621T113820Z
UID:1038-1592938800-1592946000@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:Diversity and Culture Committee Event
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Diversity and Culture Event – Live on Zoom \nModerated by: \nRahn Bailey\, MD\, DFAPA\, ACP \nMinority/Underrepresented (MUR) Trustee APA \nChief Medical Officer\, Kedren Community Health Center\, Los Angeles \nAssistant Dean of Clinical Education\, Charles R. Drew University\, Los Angeles. \n  \nCurley Bonds\, MD\, DFAPA \nPast President\, SCPS \nChief Deputy Director\, Clinical Operations\, LACDMH \nChair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine\, Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/diversity-and-culture-committee-event/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200418T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200418T190000
DTSTAMP:20200313T133453Z
CREATED:20200207T143722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T133453Z
UID:937-1587222000-1587236400@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS Installation & Awards Reception - Postponed
DESCRIPTION:We are sorry to announce that due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns\, \nthe SCPS Installation & Awards Reception will be postponed. \nOriginally scheduled for Saturday\, April 18th\, 2020\n3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. \nLe Merigot Beach Hotel\n1740 Ocean Ave.\nSanta Monica\, Ca. 90401 \nThis Year’s Awardees include:\nDistinguished Service Award – Anita Red\, M.D.\nOutstanding Resident Awards – Katherine Camfield\, M.D.\, Vivian Tang\, M.D. and Eric Wagreich\, M.D.\nOutstanding Achievement Awards –  Mark DeAntonio\, M.D. and Peter Whybrow\, M.D.\nAppreciation Award – Kavita Khajuria\, M.D. \nSpecial Awardees: Daniel H. Willick and Brian Bixler \nPlease stay tuned for the rescheduled date!
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-installation-awards-reception/
LOCATION:Le Merigot Santa  Monica\, 1740 Ocean Ave.\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200125T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200125T153000
DTSTAMP:20200114T124943Z
CREATED:20190927T145829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T124943Z
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SUMMARY:Advances In Psychiatry
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE \nSchedule\n8:15 a.m. – Registration\, Continental Breakfast\, Booth Exhibits\n8:55 a.m. – Opening Remarks \n9:00 a.m. – Underappreciated and Stigmatized: Benzodiazepines in Clinical Practice\nRichard Balon\, M.D.\, Professor (Clinical) – Psychiatry and Anesthesiology\, Associate Chair – Education\, Wayne State University School of Medicine\nAfter a brief review of the discovery of benzodiazepines\, this presentation will begin with an overview of the use of benzodiazepines in clinical practice. The utility of benzodiazepines in various disorders will be discussed\, including but not limited to anxiety and mood disorders. Following this\, the usefulness of benzodiazepines in consultation liaison psychiatry\, such as management of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal disorders\, will be examined. This presentation will continue with a brief exploration of controversies related to benzodiazepines\, such as misuse\, abuse and dependence\, as well pertinent side effects\, and will conclude with an examination of gender/racial/ethnic differences in prescribing. \n10:15 a.m. – Break \n10:30 a.m. – Lithium and Mood Stabilizing Anti-Convulsants in Bipolar Disorders and Related Conditions\nMark Frye\, M.D.\, Professor of Psychiatry\, Chair Department of Psychiatry\, Mayo Clinic\nThis presentation will cover the latest developments in psychopharmacologic management of the spectrum of Bipolar Disorders. The talk expands to include broader insights into the effective comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of the Bipolar continuum disorders. \n11:45 a.m. – Lunch Break (on our own) \n1:00 p.m. – Psilocybin Therapy: Safety Concerns and Clinical Approach\nBrian T. Anderson\, M.D.\, MSc\, Staff Psychiatrist – UCSF\, Department of Psychiatry\nModern\, early-phase clinical trials have found moderate-to-large within-group and between-group effect sizes of psilocybin therapy for the treatment of a range of psychiatric conditions. Psilocybin therapy carries with it several notable health risks that remain poorly characterized and have so far mostly been avoided with diligent screening and very selective exclusion criteria. This talk reviews the basic components of psilocybin therapy\, the evidence for its efficacy in psychiatric disorders\, and the clinical safety measures that are generally employed in psilocybin trials. Data from a clinical trial of psilocybin therapy recently-completed at UCSF will be presented as an example of this intervention. The talk concludes with suggestions for reducing risk with psilocybin therapy as this intervention is investigated in larger and more diverse populations. \n2:15 p.m. – Mindfulness Interventions to Promote Sleep Health and Reverse Inflammation\nMichael R. Irwin\, M.D.\, Cousins Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences\, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Distinguished Professor of Psychology\, UCLA College of Letters and Sciences; Director\, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology\, Director\, Mindful Awareness Research Center\, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior\nInsomnia leads to increases in inflammation\, and is a robust risk factor for depression and other inflammatory disorders. Mindfulness based interventions are effective in the treatment of sleep disturbance\, and have additional benefits of reversing inflammation and reducing depressive symptoms. Mindfulness meditation may be introduced as a solution to remediate moderate sleep disturbances. Further\, given that standardized mindfulness programs are readily delivered at low cost\, dissemination of these treatments at the community level can be readily advanced to promote sleep health. \n\n\nRegister via Paypal\n\n\n \n\n\nAdvances in Psychiatry\n\n\nSCPS Member $225.00 USDNon-SCPS Member $250.00 USDSCPS Resident* $55.00 USDNon-SCPS Resident* $65.00 USD \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCPS Member – $225.00\nNon-SCPS Member – $250.00\nSCPS Resident* – $55.00\nNon-SCPS Resident* – $65.00 \n*Must be enrolled in a full-time\, degree granting program.  Must send photocopy of student ID with registration form. \nYou may also pay with a check.  Please print this page or this BROCHURE and make check payable to SCPS. Address: 2999 Overland Ave.\, #208\, Los Angeles\, CA 90064. \nCancellations must be received 72 hours prior to the meeting and will be assessed a $45 administrative processing fee. \n– Exhibitors: Please click here for more information – \nSCPS would like to thank: Michael Gales\, M.D. (Program Chair)\, Jacquelyn Green\, M.D.\, Samuel Miles\, M.D.\, and Heather Silverman\, M.D. for planning this event. \n5 Hours Category 1 CME will be available for this meeting. \n\nThe Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) is accredited by the Institute of Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SCPS takes responsibility for the content\, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. \n\nSCPS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/advances-in-psychiatry/
LOCATION:The Olympic Collection\, 11301 W. Olympic Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90064\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191207T150000
DTSTAMP:20191104T220532Z
CREATED:20190604T142732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T220532Z
UID:788-1575712800-1575730800@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS Career Day 2019
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Annual Career Day for Psychiatrists – December 7th at LAC DMH.  The morning will feature a panel of psychiatrists from various practice sectors\, plus a review of financial and investment strategies.  The afternoon will be an opportunity to meet with employers.  We hope you’ll join us! \n\nSchedule\nCareer Day Speakers – 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\nManaged Care/Kaiser – Galya Rees\, M.D.\nPrivate Practice – Katherine  Unverferth\, M.D.\nPublic Psychiatry – Michelle Meshman\, M.D.\nGroup Practice – Victoria Huang\, M.D.\nFinancial & Investment Strategies – George Fouras\, M.D.\, Zeb Little\, M.D. \nEmployer Exhibits open at 12 Noon – Exhibitors include: \n\nAdelpha Psychiatric Group\, Inc.\n\nAtascadero Department of State Hospitals\nCalifornia Correctional Health Care Service\nCalifornia State Hospitals\nCommunity Psychiatry\nFresno Department of State Hospitals\nKaiser Permanente\n\nhealthPiper\nLos Angeles County Department of Mental Health\n\nNeuro Wellness Spa\nPacific Coast Psychiatric Associates\nPlatinum Healthcare Staffing\nProfessional Risk Management Services\nSan Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center\n\nSites Professionals\nTelecare Corporation\n\nWellPsyche Medical Group\n\nBox lunch will be served.\n(Lunch and Booth Exhibits until 3:00 p.m.) \nAPA Members – Free \nPlease RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com \nNon-APA Members – $15.00  \nRegister via Paypal
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-career-day-2019/
LOCATION:LAC DMH\, 550 S. Vermont Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90020\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T210000
DTSTAMP:20191014T131043Z
CREATED:20191014T130432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T131043Z
UID:865-1573669800-1573678800@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS/SCSCAP Meeting On Vaping
DESCRIPTION:SCPS and SCSCAP present a talk on Vaping\nwith Speaker: Scott Hunter\, M.D. \nWednesday\, November 13\, 2019 \nat the Sherman Oaks home of William Arroyo\, M.D. \n6:30 P.M. Dinner \n7:00 P.M. Presentation \nSCPS members please RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com \nAddress will be provided upon RSVP.  Space is Limited.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-scscap-meeting-on-vaping/
LOCATION:Sherman Oaks\, CA.\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191006T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191006T140000
DTSTAMP:20190820T232018Z
CREATED:20190820T214551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190820T232018Z
UID:828-1570359600-1570370400@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:Women's Brunch & Meeting on Work/Life Balance
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Women’s Committee presents our 2019 Brunch\nTopic: Work/Life Balance\nwith our Speakers:\nMisty Richards\, M.D.\nKristen Thompson\, M.D. \nat the Arcadia home of Jacquelyn Green\, M.D.\n(address provided upon RSVP) \nA full brunch will be served. \nSCPS members\, please RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-womens-committee-meeting-on-work-life-balance/
LOCATION:Arcadia\, CA\, Arcadia\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190427T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190427T180000
DTSTAMP:20190425T234355Z
CREATED:20190225T182315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190425T234355Z
UID:729-1556373600-1556388000@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS Installation & Awards Reception
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Installation & Awards Reception\nThis Year’s Awardees include:\nDistinguished Service Award – Joseph Simpson\, M.D.\nOutstanding Resident Award – Danielle Chang\, M.D. and Eric Wagreich\, M.D.\nAppreciation Award – Timothy Hayes\, M.D. \nSpecial Award – Catherine Pratt\nMedia Award – Chris Erskine – L.A. Times\nJudge Pratt and Mr. Erskine will be featured speakers. \nLe Merigot Beach Hotel & Spa\n1740 Ocean Ave\nSanta Monica\, CA 90401 \n\nRegistration is now closed.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/installation-awards-reception-2019/
LOCATION:Le Merigot Santa  Monica\, 1740 Ocean Ave.\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190406T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190406T114500
DTSTAMP:20190326T170136Z
CREATED:20190123T183722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190326T170136Z
UID:698-1554535800-1554551100@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:Suicide: Perspectives On A Contemporary Crisis
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE\n \nSchedule\n8:30 a.m. – Registration\, Continental Breakfast\n8:55 a.m. – Opening Remarks \n9:00 a.m. – Suicide Prevention: Science and Trends\nChristine Moutier\, M.D. \nChief Medical Officer\, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention\nSuicide was declared a public health crisis by the U.S. Surgeon General in 1999. However\, suicide rates have continued to climb over the past 18 years by a staggering 33% overall. Suicide rates in youth and young adults are lower than that of older demographic groups\, however the rates have been increasing in American youth as well. There are several science-informed\, evidence-based strategies to reduce suicide risk\, both in the public health approach for an entire population\, as well as clinical interventions for patient care. As the science of suicide and prevention has been growing rapidly over the past two decades\, these prevention strategies and targeted ways to better identify risk must be translated and disseminated for greatest impact. Mental health conditions are among the most common and potent risk factors for suicide\, and most mental health problems can be effectively managed. But real and perceived barriers\, such as confidentiality concerns and fear of negative ramifications on one’s status as a student or professional keep many individuals from addressing their mental health needs. \n10:00 a.m. – Asians and Suicide\nRona Hu\, M.D.\nMedical Director\, Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit\, Stanford University School of Medicine\nNationwide\, Asian American youth are at a higher risk of suicide than their non-Asian peers. This tragic statistic was brought close to home at Stanford when a nationally publicized ‘cluster’ in Palo Alto included four deaths in 2015: all four were Asian. Stanford psychiatrists have worked with the community to identify risk factors and help decrease stressors in this population. Dr. Hu and colleagues have pioneered an innovative theater company called CHIPAO: Communication Health Interactives for Parents of Adolescents and Others. The program received national acclaim and is expanding into other areas of need\, such as Latino and other immigrant parents\, and geographic areas. \n11:00 a.m. – Break \n11:15 a.m. – Psychiatrist Reactions to Patient Suicide\nMichael Gitlin\, M.D.\nDistinguished Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Director\, Adult Division of Psychiatry; Director\, Mood Disorders Clinic; Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA\nPatient suicide is among the most difficult outcomes among clinical psychiatrists. This talk will review the typical reactions to patient suicide\, and discuss the phases of responses. We will also review the predictors of more difficult responses to patient suicide. Finally\, we will discuss the optimal methods for coping with patient suicide. \n12:15 p.m. (to 12:45) – Physician Suicide\nMatthew Goldenberg\, D.O.\nGeneral and Addiction Psychiatry Private Practice\, Santa Monica\, CA; Chairman Of The Board\, California Public Protection & Physician Health (CPPPH); California Clinical Instructor\, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Medical Staff\, Cedars Sinai Medical Center\nWhile the media and our field is focused on the Suicide Epidemic\, there is a lesser discussed epidemic occurring involving physician suicide. It is estimated from various sources that hundreds of physicians die by suicide annually. We know that fear and stigma are two of the largest barriers that keep physicians from getting help when they suffer from mental health conditions and addiction. Untreated mental health conditions are one of the largest causes of suicide among physicians. This talk will cover what every psychiatrist needs to know to assist a colleague\, their wellbeing committee or even themselves. \n\nSCPS Member – $160.00\nNon-SCPS Member – $180.00\nSCPS Resident* – $55.00\nNon-SCPS Resident* – $65.00 \n\nRegister via Paypal\n\n \n\n\n\nSCPS Suicide: Perspectives on a Contemporary Crisis\n\n\nSCPS Member $160.00 USDNon-SCPS Member $180.00 USDSCPS Resident* $55.00 USDNon-SCPS Resident* $65.00 USD\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEarly-Bird Registration is now closed. \n*Must be enrolled in a full-time\, degree granting program. Must send photocopy of student I.D. with registration form. NO EXCEPTIONS. \nTo Register with a check\, please mail payment to: SCPS\, 2999 Overland Ave. Suite 208\, Los Angeles\, CA. 90064 \nCancellations must be received 48 hours prior to the meeting and will be assessed a $45 administrative processing fee. \nSCPS would like to thank: Michael Gales\, M.D. (Program Chair)\, David Fogelson\, M.D.\, Jacquelyn Green\, M.D.\, Samuel Miles\, M.D.\, and Heather Silverman\, M.D. for planning this event. \n3.5 Hours Category 1 CME will be available for this meeting. \n\nThe Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) is accredited by the Institute of Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SCPS takes responsibility for the content\, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. \n\nSCPS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/suicide-perspectives-on-a-contemporary-crisis/
LOCATION:Cedars Sinai Medical Center Harvey Morse Auditorium\, 8700 Beverly Blvd. South Tower\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90048\, United States
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SUMMARY:Psychopharmacology Update 30
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE \nSchedule\n8:15 a.m. – Registration\, Continental Breakfast\, Booth Exhibits\n8:55 a.m. – Opening Remarks \n9:00 a.m. – Treatment of Obesity with Emphasis on Topics of Interest to Psychiatrists\nFrank Greenway\, M.D.\, Medical Director and Professor\, Pennington Biomedical Research Center Baton Rouge\, Louisiana \nThis talk will discuss the role played by the reward system compared to the hypothalamic hunger system by drugs approved for the treatment of obesity. We will discuss the cannabinoid system and potential approaches to treating obesity and avoiding the depression problems seen with cannabinoid-1 inverse agonists like rimonabant. Causing weight loss at the body locations people feel are problem areas as a way of improving self-image when losing weight will also be discussed. \n10:15 a.m. – Break \n10:30 a.m. – Neuromodulation: The Future of Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Illness\nAndrew Leuchter\, M.D.\, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Director\, TMS Clinical and Research Service; Director\, Neuromodulation Division.\nNeuromodulation treatments are an emerging class of technologies that apply magnetic or electrical energy to the brain to treat depression\, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder\, chronic pain\, and other neuropsychiatric illnesses. Neuromodulation treatments can be used as either an alternative or an addition to medications for the treatment of illness. These cutting edge technologies modify the activity of neural networks\, and include non-invasive methods that utilize electromagnets or small electrodes applied to the scalp\, and invasive techniques that involve insertion of electrodes into the brain. Non-invasive treatments include repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)\, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)\, transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)\, Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (TNS)\, and synchronized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (sTMS). Invasive techniques include Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS). These techniques offer new hope for the the treatment of patients who have received inadequate benefit from medications. This talk will review the effectiveness of neuromodulation treatments that currently are available\, as well as major experimental treatments in development. \n11:45 a.m. – Lunch Break (on our own) \n1:00 p.m. – An Update on Anxiety Disorders\nMark H. Pollack\, M.D.\, The Grainger Professor and Chairman\, Department of Psychiatry\, Rush University Medical Center.\nThis talk will review pharmacologic strategies to improve the outcomes for treatment of individuals with anxiety disorders. \n2:15 p.m. – The Top Ten Drug Interactions that Limit Efficacy in Psychiatric Treatment\nPaul Zarkowski\, M.D.\, Clinical Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences\, Harborview Medical Center\, University of Washington; Psychiatrist\, Sound\, Seattle\, Washington.\nAlthough there are numerous resources to guide prescribers away from harmful drug interactions and pharmacokinetic interactions\, there is less written on interactions that limit efficacy. These are common and can be grouped in three categories including functional drug interactions with opposing functions and side effect profiles\, drug interactions with antagonistic mechanisms of action and controversial drug interactions with opposing pharmacology. Each of these categories is represented in the top ten drug interactions that limit efficacy. The relative prevalence of each efficacy limiting interaction will be presented and discussed. \n\nSCPS Member – $200.00\nNon-SCPS Member – $225.00\nSCPS Resident* – $30.00\nNon-SCPS Resident* – $40.00 \n\nRegister via Paypal\n\n\n \n\n\nPsychopharmacology Update 30\n\n\nSCPS Member $225.00 USDNon-SCPS Member $250.00 USDSCPS Resident* $55.00 USDNon-SCPS Resident* $65.00 USD \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbove fees effective until 1/15. After 1/15 and at-door registrations additional $25. \n*Must be enrolled in a full-time\, degree granting program. Must send photocopy of student I.D. with registration form. NO EXCEPTIONS. \nTo Register with a check\, please print – this brochure – and mail payment to: SCPS\, 2999 Overland Ave. Suite 208\, Los Angeles\, CA. 90064 \nCancellations must be received 48 hours prior to the meeting and will be assessed a $45 administrative processing fee. \n– Exhibitors: Please click here for more information – \nSCPS would like to thank: Michael Gales\, M.D. (Program Chair)\, David Fogelson\, M.D.\, Jacquelyn Green\, M.D.\, Samuel Miles\, M.D.\, and Heather Silverman\, M.D. for planning this event. \n5 Hours Category 1 CME will be available for this meeting. \n\nThe Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) is accredited by the Institute of Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SCPS takes responsibility for the content\, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. \n\nSCPS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/psychopharmacology-update-30/
LOCATION:The Olympic Collection\, 11301 W. Olympic Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90064\, United States
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