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SUMMARY:Private Practice 101
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Presents: \nPrivate Practice 101\nONLINE: Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026\n7:30pm – 9:00pm \nwith our speakers:\nElizabeth Casalegno\, MD\nand\nVictoria Huang\, MD \nLaunching Your Private Practice Journey \nTransitioning from residency to private practice can feel like navigating an entirely different world. Or\, maybe you have an itch to start a part-time private practice well into your career. On March 18th\, 2026 at 7:30pm via Zoom\, Drs. Elizabeth Casalegno and Victoria Huang will present a “Private Practice 101” session tailored for the SCPS community. We’ll be sharing the highest-yield insights focusing on the basics: location\, lease negotiations\, EHR selection\, and how to build a practice that avoids burnout. Come join us for a 60-minute deep dive followed by a candid Q&A as they share their experience on how to build a successful private practice. \nSpeaker Bios: \nVictoria Huang\, M.D. and Elizabeth Casalegno\, M.D. are psychiatrists that founded and actively manage the Adelpha Psychiatric Group. After completing their adult psychiatry training at UCLA NPI in 2013\, they moved into the world of private practice. They opened Adelpha in 2016 in Encino with the goal of bringing elite psychiatric care to more than just the elite few by learning how to navigate the complexities of taking commercial insurance. In 2019\, they expanded to Pasadena and most recently opened their third location in Oakland in 2025. \nFor over 10 years\, Drs. Casalegno and Huang have delivered an extensive private practice lecture series for the UCLA residency program and brought this to the USC residency program in 2024. They are excited to continuing helping the next generation of physicians navigate the clinical and business complexities of private practice. \nSCPS Members – Please Contact Us for the link to attend.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/private-practice-101/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T183000
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SUMMARY:Immigration Justice and Reform: Do Psychiatrists Play a Role?
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Presents: \nImmigration Justice and Reform: Do Psychiatrists Play a Role?\nONLINE: Monday\, February 23\, 2026\n6:30pm – 8:00pm \nwith our speakers:\nKevin Gutierrez\, MD\nand\nErica Lubliner\, MD \nDr. Kevin Gutierrez – UCR\, Clinical Professor – Social Movement Psychiatry\, group psychotherapy for activists and organizers. He will cover the topic – ” Social Movement Psychiatry.”\nDr. Erica Lubliner – UCLA\, Director of Spanish speaking mental health clinic. She will cover how to support patients and families who have experienced ICE encounters. \nSCPS Members – Please Contact Us for the link to attend.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/immigration-justice-and-reform-do-psychiatrists-play-a-role/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
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SUMMARY:Disaster Relief Management
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Presents: \nDisaster Relief Management: \nCommunity Resiliency Model (DRM–CRM®) Preparation Program\nA Trauma-Informed\, Community-Centered Framework for Disaster Mental Health Response\nONLINE: Thursday\, February 19th | 7pm – 8:30pm \nFeaturing our Speakers:\nElaine Miller-Karas\, LCSW\nMichael Sapp\, PhD \nPurpose \nThe Community Resiliency Model (CRM) equips communities with biologically based\, trauma-informed skills that support nervous system regulation and emotional stabilization before\, during\, and after disasters. As a public-health model\, it strengthens community capacity when professional mental health resources become overwhelmed. \nWhat CRM Provides: Practical Skills Across the Lifespan \nA Biological\, Skills-Based Approach \nCRM teaches survivors to: \n\nRecognize common biological responses to disaster\nIncrease interoceptive awareness (“body literacy”)\nNotice sensations of well-being\nUse simple wellness skills to reduce autonomic reactivity\n\nThis helps shift the internal narrative from “I’m weak and not coping” to “I’m having a normal biological reaction to an abnormal event.” \nTrauma-Sensitive Conversation Tools for Clinicians \nCRM integrates into psychiatric and psychotherapeutic encounters through strength-based\, regulating questions such as: \n\n“What is helping you get through right now?”\n“Can you remember the moment you realized you would survive?”\n“Can you remember when help first arrived?”\n\nThese questions reduce physiological distress and help survivors reconnect with internal resources—summarized by one participant who said\, “Thank you for reminding me of what I already knew but had forgotten.” \nHow Psychiatrists Can Apply CRM – Psychiatrists can: \n\nIntegrate CRM language and skills during evaluations and follow-up\nNormalize biological responses to trauma and stress\nCoordinate care with CRM-trained community partners\nSupport prevention-focused disaster mental health strategies\nEncourage family use of CRM through the iChill app (English\, Spanish\, Hebrew\, Arabic; Korean and Simplified Chinese coming soon) or through Community Resiliency Model workshops being offered in the community and through LA County Department of Mental Health.\n\nSpeaker Bios:\nElaine Miller-Karas\, LCSW\nElaine Miller-Karas\, LCSW is a trauma therapist\, author\, international lecturer\, and social entrepreneur. She is the Founder and Executive Director Emerita of the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) and the key developer of the Community Resiliency Model® (CRM) and Trauma Resiliency Model® (TRM)\, biologically based approaches to trauma healing used worldwide. She is a contributor to Psychology Today\, the host of Resiliency Within on VoiceAmerica\, and a consultant in trauma- and resilience-informed care to international organizations. She is also a founding member of the International Transformational Resiliency Coalition\, advancing trauma-informed responses to climate change and global adversity. The second edition of her book\, Building Resiliency to Trauma\, the Community and Trauma Resiliency Models (2023) was published by Routledge. Committed to global equity\, Elaine has launched community-based healing projects to support populations during and after natural and human-made disasters. She fosters culturally responsive trauma-recovery and capacity-building initiatives\, empowering local leaders to develop sustainable\, grassroots solutions. \nMichael Sapp\, Ph.D.\nMichael Sapp\, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and serves as Executive Director of the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI)\, where he has been actively involved since 2010. As a member of TRI’s Senior Faculty\, he has taught the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)® and Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® to clinicians\, educators\, first responders\, and community leaders across the United States and around the world. A notable aspect of Dr. Sapp’s work lies in his keen interest in neuroscientific approaches to trauma healing\, having co-authored “The Nervous System\, Memory\, and Trauma” in Building Resilience to Trauma: The Trauma and Community Resiliency Models and the peer-reviewed article “The Body Can Balance the Score.” His work spans domestic and international settings\, including humanitarian initiatives for communities in Angola\, Ukraine\, Nepal\, the Philippines\, Turkey\, and Northern Ireland\, advancing culturally responsive\, community-based pathways to resilience and healing. \n SCPS Members: Please register from the link in your email. 
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/disaster-relief-management/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T093000
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SUMMARY:SCPS Career Day for Psychiatrists 2025
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Career Day for Psychiatrists\nSaturday\, December 13\, 2025\n9:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. \nKaiser Permanente West Los Angeles\n6041 Cadillac Avenue\nLos Angeles\, CA 90034 \nIn the morning we’ll hear from a panel of Early Career Psychiatrists about what it’s like to work in various practice sectors. In the afternoon there will be a chance to meet with potential employers. \nSpeakers will include:\nPrivate Practice – Matthew Goldenberg\, D.O.\nManaged Care/Kaiser Permanente – Laura Halpin\, M.D.\nPublic Psychiatry – Danielle Chang\, M.D.\nGroup Practice – Victoria Huang\, M.D.\nPsychoanalytic Practice – Philip Blumenshine\, M.D.\nAcademic Psychiatry – Philip Blumenshine\, M.D. \nPRMS Greeting – Terri Starkey (10:55-11:00) \nFinancial and Investment Strategies – J. Zeb Little\, MD\, PhD \nEmployers will include:\nAdelpha Psychiatry Group\nCalifornia Department of State Hospitals\nExMed\, Inc.\nKaiser Permanente – Southern California Permanente Medical Group\nL.A. County Department of Mental Health\nMindpath Health\nPRMS – Professional Risk Management Services\nROADS Community Clinics\nTraditions Behavioral Health\nSites Professionals \nLight Breakfast and Boxed Lunch will be served. \nThis event is free for APA members \nMembers\, please RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com \nNon-APA Members – $25.00 (Please pay via Paypal to Register)
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/career-day-for-psychiatrists/
LOCATION:Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T103000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20250619T173943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T174143Z
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SUMMARY:Telepsychiatry and Controlled Substance Prescribing
DESCRIPTION:The SCPS Private Practice Committee presents: \nTelepsychiatry and Controlled Substance Prescribing: Legal and Risk Management Perspectives to Protect Your Practice and License \nONLINE via Zoom: Saturday\, September 13th\n9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. \nfeaturing our speakers:\nKevin D. Cauley\nAttorney \nand \nCharles D. Cash\nAssociate Director\, Risk Management\nProfessional Risk Management Services (PRMS) \nMembers\, please contact us at socalpsychiatric@gmail.com if you would like to attend.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/telepsychiatry-and-controlled-substance-prescribing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250617T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20250516T155625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T170853Z
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SUMMARY:Cross-Roads in Medicine: Pain Management in the Mental Health Population
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Private Practice Committee\npresents: \nCross-Roads in Medicine: Pain Management in the Mental Health Population\nONLINE: Tuesday\, June 17th\, 2025\n7:00pm – 8:30pm \nwith our Speaker:\nRohit Aiyer\, MD\nCEO\, Founder and Medical Director of Mind and Brain Link (Psychiatry Practice); CEO\, Founder and Medical Director of MindPain Relief Institute (IV Ketamine Clinic) \n‘Cross-Roads in Medicine: Pain Management in the Mental Health Population’\nA look at the intersection between chronic pain\, depression and anxiety and treatment methods. \nFor more information and to register:\nsocalpsychiatric@gmail.com
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/pain-management-in-the-mental-health-population/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T180000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20250103T164642Z
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SUMMARY:APA Annual Meeting 2025
DESCRIPTION:APA is returning to Los Angeles for the first time in 40 years. Join us May 17 – 21\, 2025 for five days of in-person learning\, networking\, and profession-moving engagement—all in one of the most vibrant cities in the U.S. \nhttps://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/meetings/annual-meeting
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/apa-annual-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Los Angeles Convention Center\, 1201 South Figueroa Street\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T173000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
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SUMMARY:SCPS Installation & Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Installation & Awards Ceremony\nSaturday\, May 3\, 2025\n2:30 PM – 5:30 PM \nThe New Center for Psychoanalysis\n2014 Sawtelle Blvd.\nLos Angeles\, CA 90025 \nAwardees will include:\nOutstanding Achievement Award – Ira Lesser\, MD\nDistinguished Service Awards – Matthew Goldenberg\, DO and Lawrence Gross\, MD\nAppreciation Awards – Danielle Chang\, MD\,  Erick Cheung\, MD\, and Alex Lin\, MD\nOutstanding Resident Award – Anu Bodla\, MD\nThe George L. Mallory Diversity\, Culture and Social Justice Award – C. Freeman\, MD \nPER Foundation Resident Awardees will include:\nMichael Dodge\, MD\nSo Min Lim\, DO\nJustin Nguyen\, DO\nDavid Okikawa\, MD\nJennifer Siegel\, MD\nPhuong Vo\, MD \nLight refreshments will be served. \nWe hope you can join us for this special event! \nSCPS Members – Please RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-installation-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:The New Center for Psychoanalysis\, 2014 Sawtelle Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90025\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250224T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
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SUMMARY:The Intersection of DEI and Psychiatry
DESCRIPTION:The SCPS Diversity & Culture Committee invites you to: \nThe Intersection of DEI and Psychiatry\nOnline: Sunday\, February 24\, 2025 | 7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. \nCome learn about and discuss: \nThe importance of preserving a diverse workforce\nCathy Banh\, MD and Austin Nguy\, MD \nThe role of organized psychiatry in times of polarization\nSo Min Lim\, DO and Emily T. Wood\, MD\, PhD \nInequity in access to care\nRuqayyah Malik\, MD and Rod Shaner\, MD \nSCPS Members\, please contact Mindi at socalpsychiatric@gmail.com if you would like to attend. \n 
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/the-intersection-of-dei-and-psychiatry/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20250123T163533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T164757Z
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SUMMARY:LA Fires Processing Forum
DESCRIPTION:The SCPS Leadership\, and Disaster Task Force invite you to join us online for: \nLA Fires Processing Forum\nONLINE via Zoom: Thursday\, January 30\, 2025\n7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe goals are: \nto Come Together\nto Share\nto Support Each Other \nFacilitated by Danielle Chang\, MD\, Carl Fleisher\, MD and Anita Red\, MD \nFor more information\, please contact us at socalpsychiatric@gmail.com
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/la-fires-processing-forum/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250126T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20241124T184604Z
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SUMMARY:SCPS/SCSCAP Joint Meeting - The Stimulant Shortage
DESCRIPTION:SCPS/SCSCAP Joint Meeting\nFeaturing a Presentation on the Stimulant Shortage\nONLINE: Sunday\, January 26\, 2025\n11:00 A.M. \nwith our speakers:\nEmily Wood\, MD\nSid Puri\, MD \nvia Zoom\nStay tuned for details!
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-scscap-joint-meeting-the-stimulant-shortage/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20240827T194309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241207T165332Z
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SUMMARY:SCPS Career Day for Psychiatrists
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Career Day for Psychiatrists\nRegistration is now closed. \nSunday\, December 8\, 2024\n9:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. \nKaiser Permanente West Los Angeles\n6041 Cadillac Avenue\, Suite 503\nLos Angeles\, CA 90034 \nIn the morning we’ll hear from a panel of Early Career Psychiatrists about what it is like to work in various practice sectors. In the afternoon there will be a chance to meet with potential employers. \nSpeakers:\nPrivate Practice – Matthew Goldenberg\, DO\nManaged Care – Laura Halpin\, MD\nPublic Psychiatry – Emily Wood\, MD\nSmall Group Practice – Victoria Huang\, MD\nPsychoanalytic Practice – Tina Thu-Ha Nguyen\, MD \nMalpractice Primer (5 mins.) – PRMS\nFinancial and Investment Strategies – Zeb Little\, MD \nExhibitors will include:\nAdelpha Psychiatric Group\, Inc.\nCalif Department of State Hospitals\nLos Angeles County Department of Mental Health\nMindful Health Solutions\nMindpath Health\nPRMS – Professional Risk Management Services\nRoads Foundation\nSouthern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group\nTraditions Behavioral Health \nMore to be announced. \nLight Breakfast and Boxed Lunch will be served courtesy of Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) \nThis event is free for APA members \nMembers\, please RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com \nNon-APA Members – $25.00 (Please pay via Paypal to Register)
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-career-day-for-psychiatrists-2/
LOCATION:Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241030T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
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SUMMARY:Working with Managed Care and Prescribing Clozapine and LAIs
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Presents: \nAll You Need to Know About Working with Managed Care and Prescribing Clozapine and LAIs\nONLINE: Wednesday\, October 30th at 7:00 P.M. \nfeaturing our speakers:\nElizabeth Casalegno\, MD\nWenqi Feng\, MD\nVictoria Huang\, MD \nGoals:\nExplore successful strategies for working with managed care and Medicare.\nStreamline the process for prescribing clozapine and long-acting injectables (LAIs) for your patients. \nAgenda: \n\nPart One: Working with Managed Care\nExamine the obstacles associated with working with managed care and Medicare.\nShare effective strategies for negotiating\, contracting\, and billing managed care to align with your practice needs.\nPart Two: Prescribing Clozapine and LAIs\nAddress the complexities of prescribing clozapine\, including interactions with specialty pharmacies\, lab tests\, and the clozapine REMS program.\nDiscuss the challenges and best practices for prescribing and administering long-acting injectables (LAIs).\n\nSCPS Members\, please contact us to register.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/working-with-managed-care-and-prescribing-clozapine-and-lais/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240522T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240522T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T181846Z
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SUMMARY:Advocacy Training and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Power of Psychiatric Advocacy through OCPS and SCPS: \nHow you can shape policy and effectively advocate for your practice and patients \nGoal: To further harness the tremendous skills\, credibility\, and commitment of our whole membership by outlining simple\, efficient\, and effective ways to translate membership knowledge and ideas into advocacy that drives positive health systems change. \nPresenter: \nPaul Yoder\, SYASL Principal\, CSAP Advocacy Consultant \nModerators: \nAlexis Seegan\, OCPS President\, CSAP GAC Chair \nRod Shaner\, SCPS GAC co-chair\, CSAP Board Vice-Chair \nAgenda: \nPart 1 (Up to 30 minutes): How busy practitioners stay informed about opportunities for\, and threats to\, the effectiveness of our profession and the care of our patients: Paul will discuss how he and CSAP curate the CSAP Advocacy Newsletter\, communicate membership-directed policy positions to DB membership\, provide links to other key resources\, and provide members with the tools to directly shape our legislative efforts. \nPanel Discussion 1:  Tips on how we stay informed by reading\, accessing websites like leginfo.com website\, decoding CSAP position statements on key bills\, and knowing how decisions are made. \nPanelists:  \nModerators: Alexis Seegan and Rod Shaner \nPanelists: \nGillian Freeman\, SCPS Inland Councilor\, SCPS Access to Care Committee Chair \nLaura Halpin\, SCPS Treasurer-elect\, CSAP PPAC Chair \nTom Okamoto\, OCPS Councilor \nAlex Wang\, OCPS RFM \nEmily Wood\, SCPS Treasurer\, SCPS GAC Co-chair \nAttendee Questions \nPart 2: (Up to 30 minutes) Joining (or even starting) decision-making groups. Paul\, Alexis\, and Rod will discuss working within the structure of a member-directed organization to determine our position statements on key legislative bills\, our overall policy foci\, and where to put resources. \nPanel Discussion 2: The joys and challenges of member-directed advocacy. What it means to speak out with even minority opinions\, vote directly in committees or through elected representatives on issues that affect us\, and jump start policy and legislative discussions in DB\, advocate for resources\, or start committees. \nPanelists:  \nModerators: Alexis Seegan and Rod Shaner \nPanelists: \nVivien Chan\, OCPS APA Assembly Rep \nRoula Creighton\, Immediate Past OCPS President\, CSAP Board Member \nMatt Goldenberg\, Immediate Past SCPS President\, CSAP Board Member \nGalya Rees\, SCPS President\, CSAP Board Member \nAttendee Questions \nPaul Part 3: (Up to 45 minutes) Advocating with legislators and the public. Paul will discuss the art of writing and talking with legislators and their staffs\, working on bill sponsorship\, providing legislative testimony\, and gaining access to mass media. \nPanel Discussion 3: The two-minute terror of giving testimony and how Paul supports us. Getting into public discussion and media via referral from CSAP\, writing reporters\, being involved in local groups\, letters to the editor\, being quotable and how to train for such things. \nPanelists \nModerators: Alexis Seegan and Rod Shaner \nPanelists \nErick Cheung\, SCPS Past President \nRoula Creighton\, OCPS Immediate Past President\, CSAP Boad Member \nEmily Wood\, SCPS Treasurer\, SCPS GAC co-chair \nLaura Halpin\, SCPS Treasurer-elect\, CSAP GAC member \nAttendee Questions \nWrap Up: (Up to 9 PM). Prescription for action. Thoughts from Paul\, moderators\, panelists\, and attendees about how we might further strengthen advocacy communication\, engagement\, partnership\, and actions in OCPS and SCPS. \nModerators: Alexis Seegan and Rod Shaner \nFor more information and to register – please contact Mindi at socalpsychiatric@gmail.com \nFor more information on Paul Yoder and the California State Association of Psychiatrists\, please visit\nhttps://www.calpsychiatrists.org/\nhttps://syaslpartners.com/personnel/paul-yoder/
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/advocacy-training-and-panel-discussion/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T173000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
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SUMMARY:SCPS Installation & Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Installation and Awards Ceremony\nSaturday\, April 13th\n2:30 PM – 5:30 PM\nNew Center for Psychoanalysis (Indoors)\n2014 Sawtelle Blvd.\nLos Angeles\, CA 90025 \nSome of the Awards will include:\nDistinguished Service Award – J. Zeb Little\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\nOutstanding Achievement Awards – Thomas Strouse\, M.D.\, Roderick Shaner\, M.D.\nGeorge L. Mallory Diversity\, Culture and Social Justice Award – Ijeoma Ijeaku\, M.D. \nPER Foundation Awardees:\nJonathan Allen\, MD\nRachel Franklin\, MD\nKevin Kennedy\, MD\nAndrew Khaw\, MD\nSaul Lincoln\, MD\nHarinee Maiyuran\, MD\nSarah Mohtadi\, MD\nTeresa Nolfi\, MD\nAlyssa Tate\, MD \nLight refreshments will be served. \nWe hope you can join us for this special event! \nMembers\, please RSVP to Mindi at socalpsychiatric@gmail.com  \nPlease RSVP by Tuesday\, April 9th.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/installation-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:The New Center for Psychoanalysis\, 2014 Sawtelle Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T183000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20240126T222835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T224410Z
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SUMMARY:Community Psychiatry - The Role of Training Programs
DESCRIPTION:Community Psychiatry – The Role of Training Programs in Preparing the Next Generation of Psychiatrists\nONLINE: Thursday\, February 29th\, 2024\n5:30 PM – 6:30 PM \nPlease join us on Sunday\, February 29th\, 2024\, for a conversation with Drs. Denese Shervington and Lisa Fortuna about the role of training programs in preparing the future psychiatric workforce to be of service and leaders in the communities they work in. \nSCPS Members please Contact Us if you would like to attend \nDr. Denese Shervington\nDr. Shervingon has an intersectional career in public health and academic psychiatry. She is the Chair of Psychiatry and Professor at Charles R. Drew University. Dr. Shervington has authored several papers in peer-reviewed journals addressing health disparities\, the social determinants of health and resilience in underserved communities. Dr. Shervington is the author of Healing Is the Revolution\, a guide to healing from historical\, intergenerational\, interpersonal and community trauma. She also hosts the podcast Healing is the Revolution in which her guests share and explore their healing journey through their traumas. \nDr. Lisa Fortuna\nDr. Fortuna is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at the University of California Riverside\, School of Medicine. She is a psychiatrist\, child and adolescent psychiatrist\, psychiatry department leader and health services researcher with expertise in implementation and health services research focused on improving access to mental health services by traditional underserved populations. Her area of clinical focus for the past 20+ years has been the delivery of care for culturally diverse populations including providing immigrant and refugee specialty care for children\, adolescents\, and adults.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/community-psychiatry/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20230731T230702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T195149Z
UID:1774-1702114200-1702134000@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS Career Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Career Day for Psychiatrists\nSaturday\, December 9th\, 2023\n9:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. \nHilton Pasadena\n168 South Los Robles Avenue\nPasadena\, California\, 91101\, USA \nRegistration is now closed. \nCareer Day Speakers:\nManaged Care/Kaiser – Laura Halpin\, M.D.\nSmall Group Practice – Victoria Huang\, M.D.\nPublic Psychiatry – Reba Bindra\, M.D.\nPrivate Practice – Matthew Goldenberg\, D.O.\nAcademic Psychiatry – Matthew Motley\, M.D.\nFinancial and Investment Strategies – Zeb Little\, M.D. \nBooth Exhibitors include:\n\nAdelpha Psychiatric Group\, Inc.\nAmerican Professional Agency (APA\, Inc)\nCalifornia Department of State Hospitals\nKaiser Permanente – Southern California Permanente Medical Group\nMindful Health Solutions\nMindpath Health\nNovumHealth of CA\nThe Roads Foundation\, Inc.\nSites Professionals\nSouthern California TMS Center\nSutter Health\n \nLight breakfast and Boxed Lunch will be served. Lunch is graciously sponsored by American Professional Agency\, Inc. (APA\, Inc.) \nFree for SCPS/APA District Branch Members. Please RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com \nRegistration is Closed.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-career-day-2023/
LOCATION:HIlton Pasadena\, 168 South Los Robles Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231203T110000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20231031T151216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T152509Z
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SUMMARY:AI Technology and its Impact on Psychiatry
DESCRIPTION:SCPS/SCSCAP 2023 Joint Meeting: \nDevelopments in AI Technology and its Impact on Psychiatry\nwith our speaker: John Torous\, MD\nONLINE: Sunday\, December 3rd\, 2023 – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM \nSCPS Members Please RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/developments-in-ai-technology-and-its-impact-on-psychiatry/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20230906T153024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T224736Z
UID:1787-1699556400-1699560000@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS Townhall 2023
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Townhall 2023\nOnline: Thursday\, November 9th\n7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. \nThe SCPS Council will devote the first hour of its November meeting to a Town Hall for the entire membership. Please attend to hear updates from all active committees (including Government Affairs/Advocacy update) and information about current Council activities. \nMembers\, we hope to see you there!\nTo RSVP please reply to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-townhall-2023/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230520T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230520T083000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20230511T162819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T163453Z
UID:1714-1684566000-1684571400@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:APA San Francisco - Champions of Social Justice
DESCRIPTION:Champions of Social Justice: Psychiatry in Marginalized Communities (Docuseries Project of SCPS Psychiatrists Working in Marginalized Communities)\nSaturday\, May 20th\, 2023\nRoom 214\, Moscone Center (2nd Level)\n8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. \nfeaturing presenters:\nIjeoma Ijeaku\, MD (Chair)\nManal Khan\, MD\nRuqayyah Malik\, MD\nAmy Woods\, MD \nObjectives: \n\nIdentify the role of social and environmental factors in the disruption of mental health and development of psychiatric disorders\nIdentify specific factors\, which compromise the mental health of individuals within marginalized communities\nExplore the issues related to intersectionality between various psychosocial factors/constructs and psychiatric disorders with emphasis on practical ways to address such issues\nEducate providers at various career levels through the power of media about the importance of incorporating clinical\, advocacy and research themes gleaned from those who serve marginalized communities\n\nhttps://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/meetings/annual-meeting
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/apa-san-francisco-champions-of-social-justice/
LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Franciso\, Ca\, San Franciso\, CA
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20230227T193636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T144844Z
UID:1653-1683381600-1683392400@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS Installation & Awards
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Installation & Awards Ceremony & Reception\nSaturday\, May 6th\, 2023\n3:00 PM – 6:00 PM \nUCLA Faculty Club\n480 Charles E. Young Dr. E\nLos Angeles\, CA 90095 \nAwardees:\nDistinguished Service Award – Ijeoma Ijeaku\, M.D.\nOutstanding Achievement Award – Deborah\, Deas\, M.D.\, Alex Kopelowicz\, M.D.\nSCPS Appreciation Award – Emily Wood\, M.D.\nSpecial Award – Connie Draxler\, Mark Gale\nGeorge Mallory Award – Denese Shervington\, M.D. \nPer Awards will be presented to the following doctors:\nAnum Baig\nChetan Bhat\nAudrey Chen\nAlexander Cohn\nMichael Donath\nKarim Farrag\nTed Farrand\nErin Fletcher\nAlexander Horwitz\nKyle Logan\nSteven Nomura \nWe hope you can join us for this special event!\nSCPS Members please Contact Us to RSVP
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-installation-awards-2/
LOCATION:UCLA Faculty Center
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20230213T185435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T012837Z
UID:1650-1679421600-1679428800@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:Private Practice Townhall
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Private Practice Townhall\nTuesday\, March 21st at 7pm via Zoom\nSCPS is excited to present a private practice townhall\, focused on local and state advocacy. This is an opportunity for those in private practice\, outpatient psychiatry\, and any psychiatrist interested in learning how private practice psychiatry is being strengthen to attend and participate. \nSCPS recognizes that there are fundamental problems and special burdens on psychiatrists who have a private practice. Notably\, private practice psychiatrists lack of larger system for support and health systems administrative requirements and other biases that disproportionately burden private practice psychiatry. \nIn order to strengthen your private practice\, SCPS needs your help to identify key challenges. Participants will better understand unjustified impediments from panelists and speakers (i.e.\, regulations\, laws\, and other social and local impediments.) \nWith a coordinated effort\, SCPS will work to forge effective local advocacy for private practice. Together with other psychiatrists in private practice\, your participation will strengthen the spark needed to make effective change and will increase your understanding of the specific next best steps (i.e.\, bill support\, action papers\, media engagement\, collaboration with other organizations). Participants will actively help to direct the focus of SCPS’s energy on the most needed changes. \n(Draft) Townhall Agenda: \nTopic 1: A general primer on statewide advocacy and how it impacts private practice.  How are state and federal advocacy done at the State Level?\nPresenter: Emily Wood\, MD\, CA State Association of Psychiatrists (CSAP) Government Affairs Committee (GAC) Chair \nTopic 2: SCPS Private Practice Related Advocacy Priorities and Related Committee Activity.\nPresenters: Matthew Goldenberg\, DO\, SCPS PPC Chair\, Gillian Friedman\, MD\, and Robert Burchuk\, MD\, Access To  Care Committee Chairs \nTopic 3: Discussion about 2023 legislative session\, potential bills\, and current bills related to private practice.\nPresenters: Paul Yoder\, CSAP Lobbyist and Emily Wood\, MD\, CSAP GAC Chair \nTopic 4: What can we do. What are the next steps:\nTopic: General overview of forms of effective communication for advocacy\, specific APA trainings and a brief training or module for attendees. \nTopic : What are specific steps and actions can you do within SCPS to advocate for private practice and what are the next steps?\nPresenter: Roderick Shaner\, MD\, SCPS GAC Chair and State Legislative Representative \nSCPS Members: To RSVP\, or for more information\, socalpsychiatric@gmail.com
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/private-practice-townhall/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T110000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20230213T184217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T171125Z
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SUMMARY:War\, Trauma and Bias
DESCRIPTION:SCPS presents a Special Online Presentation: \nWar\, Trauma and Bias\nSaturday\, March 4th at 9:00AM via Zoom \nThe Diversity and Culture Committee in collaboration with the Disaster Relief Committee brings an interactive session on “War\, Trauma\, and Bias”. In this session\, Drs. Ijadi-Maghsoodi\, Niazi\, Haidar\, and Khan will discuss the impact of armed conflict and war on identity development. They will highlight through personal narratives and lived experiences the role of bias in how we respond to international crises. The conscious and unconscious processes that shape our perception of who is seen as a victim will be explored. \nfeaturing our speakers:\nIsmatt Reza Niazi\, MD\nFamily Psychiatrist – Adelpha Psychiatric Group\, Mind Media Psych \nAli Haidar\, MD\nAssistant Professor of Psychiatry\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \nRoya Ijadi-Maghsoodi\, MD\, MSHPM\nChild\, Adolescent\, and Adult Psychiatrist; Assistant Professor-in-Residence\, UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences \nManal Khan\, MD\nChild and Adolescent Psychiatrist; UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences \nSCPS Members please RSVP to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com \nNon-SCPS Members: $10.00\nhttps://www.socalpsych.org/misc-payment/
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/war-trauma-and-psychiatry/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20230113T191252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T200808Z
UID:1622-1676138400-1676147400@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:Docuseries & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Black History Month in February\, the SCPS Diversity and Culture Committee invite you (and your guests) to a screening of their mini-documentary series\, Champions of Social Justice: Psychiatry in Marginalized Communities. They will present the complete docuseries\, followed by a panel of interviewees and community leaders. Discussion will include points raised in the series including ongoing challenges\, social determinants\, best practices and the way forward for psychiatric practice\, especially as it pertains to marginalized communities. \nThe screening and discussion will take place at: (Please note venue change!)\nUCLA Marisa Leif Conference Room\n300 Medical Plaza\, Room 3200 (Level 3)\, L.A.\, CA 90095\nSaturday\, February 11th\, 2023\n6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. \nLight refreshments will be served (sandwiches and soft drinks/water). \nPlease RSVP to: socalpsychiatric@gmail.com\n(RSVP is required. Deadline to RSVP: February 8th) \nWe hope you can join us! \nChampions of Social Justice:\nPsychiatry in Marginalized Communities\nA series of 9 short documentaries featuring SCPS member psychiatrists working in the field of minority mental health. \nfeaturing:\nHuey Merchant\, MD\nDeborah Deas\, MD\nPK Fonsworth\, MD\nRoderick Shaner\, MD\nKristen Ochoa\, MD\nTorie Sepah\, MD\nGary Tsai\, MD\nDanielle Chang\, MD\nGillian Friedman\, MD \nDirected by Ijeoma Ijeaku\, MD\nProduced by Mindi Thelen for SCPS\nCamera/Editing by Tim Thelen \nSCPS Docuseries Workgroup: Ijeoma Ijeaku\, MD\, Galya Rees\, MD\, Tatjana Josic\, DO\, Christina Ford\, MD\, William Arroyo\, MD \nThank you PRMS – Professional Risk Management Services for a generous grant to make this series possible.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/docuseries-discussion/
LOCATION:UCLA Marisa Leif Conference Room\, 300 Medical Plaza\, Room 3200\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230128T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230128T121500
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20221010T002835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230128T142951Z
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SUMMARY:Advances in Psychiatry IV
DESCRIPTION:SCPS Presents\nAdvances In Psychiatry IV\nONLINE: Saturday\, January 28\, 2023 (Registration is now closed for this event)\n9:00 A.M. – 12:15 P.M. \n3 Hours CME will be provided. \n9:00am – 10:30am\nAddiction in LGBTQ+ Communities and Crystal Methamphetamine Use Among Gay Men \nPetros Levounis\, M.D.\nProfessor and Chair\, Department of Psychiatry\, and Associate Dean for Professional Development\, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Chief of Service\, University Hospital\, Newark\, New Jersey; President-Elect\, American Psychiatric Association \nReflecting sweeping changes in our understanding of gender and sexuality over the past decade\, this presentation aims to provide an informative and affirming discussion of addiction treatment for clinicians working with patients of diverse gender and sexual identities. We will focus on the re-emergence of crystal methamphetamine among gay men and discuss culturally sensitive\, safe\, and effective treatments. \nLearning Objectives:\no List the three dimensions of sexual orientation and the three dimensions of gender.\no Analyze the connection between crystal methamphetamine use among gay men and the risk of HIV transmission.\no Describe the Matrix Model of treatment for crystal methamphetamine use disorder.\n(There is no conflict of interest)\n10:45am – 12:15pm\nLoneliness vs. Wisdom in the Era of Modern Pandemics\nDilip Jeste\, M.D.\nDirector\, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging\, University of California San Diego;\nDistinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences\, University of California San Diego; Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care\, University of California San Diego \nThe COVID-19 pandemic was preceded by a silent behavioral pandemic of loneliness and social isolation that has led to millions of deaths from physical illnesses as well as deaths of despair from suicides and opioid use. Fortunately\, there is emerging evidence for a potential behavioral vaccine against loneliness in the form of wisdom. Wisdom is a complex personality trait with specific components including empathy/compassion\, emotional regulation\, and self-reflection. This presentation will address putative neurobiological underpinnings of wisdom. Components of wisdom are potentially modifiable and tend to increase with age and experience. There is a need for individual and community level changes in our education and healthcare systems to help transform today’s lonely\, distressed\, depressed\, and polarized society into a wiser\, happier\, and healthier world. \nLearning Objectives:\no Assess loneliness and other social determinants of mental health.\no Evaluate wisdom and its components\, including compassion\, emotional regulation\, and self-reflection.\no Use strategies to reduce loneliness by increasing wisdom and resilience.\n(There is no conflict of interest)\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. \nCancellations must be received 72 hours prior to the meeting and will be assessed a $15 administrative processing fee. \nRegistration is closed for this event.\n 
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/advances-in-psychiatry-iv/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20221219T215749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T222641Z
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SUMMARY:Substance Use Trends
DESCRIPTION:Dear SCPS Members\,\nYou are Invited to attend: \nSubstance Use Trends \nand Specialty Substance Use Disorder Treatments\nONLINE: Wednesday\, January 18th\, 2023\n7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. \nMembers: Please reply to socalpsychiatric@gmail.com to RSVP \nThe Substance Use Disorder Committee aims to create a series of discussions on advocacy\, prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. \nSession #1: a Virtual Panel Discussion featuring:\nMatthew Goldenberg\, DO and Brian Hurley\, MD\nModerated by Tatjana Josic\, DO\, and PK Fonsworth\, MD \nMatthew Goldenberg\, DO works in General and Addiction Psychiatry at his Private Practice in Santa Monica\, California. He is a HIMS Trained Aviation Psychiatrist\, providing Pilot Evaluations for the FAA. He also provides Evaluation and Treatment of Healthcare Providers and Safety Sensitive Workers. He often serves as a Psychiatry and Addiction Expert Witness\, and is President-elect at the Southern California Psychiatric Society. \nBrian Hurley\, MD is an addiction physician and the Medical Director of the Division of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Brian currently serves as President-Elect of the ASAM Board of Directors. He chairs the Los Angeles County SafeMedLA Medications for Addiction Treatment Action Team\, and is the Clinical Director of the Addiction Treatment Starts Here programs through the Center for Care Innovations.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/substance-use-trends/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221201T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20221018T141905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T142232Z
UID:1584-1669921200-1669926600@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:SCPS Townhall Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the annual:\nSCPS Townhall Meeting\nOnline: Thursday\, December 1st at 7:00 P.M.\nThis is an opportunity to network and socialize (online) and have your questions answered. You will also hear from various committee chairs about the interesting and important work they are doing. Please join us as we re-connect to plan for a great year ahead! \nSCPS Members please Contact Us to RSVP
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/scps-townhall-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20220729T201301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T172653Z
UID:1540-1664622000-1664629200@www.socalpsych.org
SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Networking Events
DESCRIPTION:The LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists Committee of the Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) is hosting a social event to welcome psychiatry residents and fellows. If you are new to LA\, or newly emerging from intern year (or inpatient\, or residency!) come and meet some of your peers. We are also welcoming LGBTQ+ psychiatrists at all career stages for our first social event post-COVID.  \nWe will be holding two simultaneous events\, one in West LA and one in Palm Springs\, to allow psychiatrists from the entire SCPS region to participate. \nA light lunch and a variety of beverages will be served. The socials take place from 12 Noon to 2 pm on Saturday\, October 1st. \nIf you are interested in attending please Contact Us. \nAttendees are expected to be vaccinated for COVID; if you cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons\, please wear a mask. Masking is otherwise optional.
URL:https://www.socalpsych.org/event/lgbtq-networking-events/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220920T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220920T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20220729T202003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220810T152742Z
UID:1541-1663696800-1663704000@www.socalpsych.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220913T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072616
CREATED:20220829T155350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220829T155648Z
UID:1557-1663092000-1663095600@www.socalpsych.org
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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