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Psychiatric Grand Rounds

This professional education activity supports the Institute's goal of clinical excellence and presents clinically relevant information from a variety of mental health disciplines. Areas of focus include new research and treatments, evidence-based practices, and current issues and controversies. In addition, several dates during the year are devoted to The Institute of Living Annual Treatment Update Series.

Grand Rounds is open to the community except on the Thursdays designated as "Case Conferences". These conferences are held approximately 6 times per year, usually on a first Thursday, and are limited to clinicians employed by The Institute of Living and Hartford Hospital and active and consulting Department of Psychiatry medical staff.

Psychopharmacology/Neuroscience Rounds: These talks focus on applied psychopharmacology and research on brain structure and function.

Unless otherwise noted, Psychiatric Grand Rounds weekly are held Thursdays, 12-1:15 PM in the Hartford Room, Commons Building, IOL. The schedule below includes abstracts, learning objectives, and recommended readings for each presentation.

Schedule:

Date/Time Speaker(s)
Topic
May 16 NO GRAND ROUNDS
May 23 NO GRAND ROUNDS
 
May 30 Matthew M. Kurtz, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience and Behavior, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Functional Outcome in Schizophrenia: Where is the progress?
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June 6 Joyanna Silberg, Ph.D., Consulting Psychologist, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Maryland Understanding Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents Exposed to Developmental Trauma
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Resident/Fellow Presentations

This professional education activity for Residents supports the Institute's goal of clinical excellence and presents clinically relevant information from a variety of mental health disciplines. Areas of focus include new research and treatments, evidence-based practices, and current issues and controversies.

Unless otherwise noted, Resident/Fellow Presentations are held Wednesdays, 12-1:15 PM in the Hartford Room, Commons Building, IOL. The schedule below includes abstracts, learning objectives, and recommended readings for each presentation.

Schedule:

Date/Time Speaker(s)
Topic
May 15 Dr. Michael Dewberry, IOL Early Onset Schizophrenia
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May 29 Dr. John Bonetti, IOL Insight: An Elusive Destination
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June 5 TBD
TBD

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