THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
THE KEN ALTSHULER, M.D.,
 GRAND ROUNDS IN PSYCHIATRY
 6000 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390-9070
 Phone - 214/648-7312  

Time: 12:00 - 1:15 PM

Wednesdays    November, 2009    

Location: 

NG3.112 Auditorium at 6001 Forest Park     

Nov. 4          Memory Storage and Retrieval: Implications for Psychiatric Disorders - John   Hart, M.D., UTD Center for BrainHealth and Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Nov. 11        The Mind-Skin Connection: Highlights from Psychodermatology - Bettina Fehr, M.D.,Staff Physician, VAMC Dallas and Clinical Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern

Nov. 18        Mental Health in Primary Care: How This Differs from Consultation Liaison Psychiatry - Collin Vas, M.D.,Staff Physician, VAMC Dallas and Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Nov. 25        No Grand Rounds Today

Target Audience: Practicing physicians, faculty, residents, students, psychology trainees, nurses, mental health professionals; Methods: Lecture - demonstration and question-and-answer period; Concept: Scholarly presentation in psychiatry or disciplines related to psychiatry; Goals: Inform audience of new research and clinical work relevant to psychiatry in order to enhance clinical work, research and education; Objectives: At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to: 1) Discuss recent clinical and research advances in various areas of psychiatry; 2) Be knowledgeable about and apply current treatment approaches to their clinical practices.

Accreditation: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians; Credit Designation: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 credits in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Off-Label Uses: Because this course is meant to educate physicians with what is currently in use and what may be available in the future, there may be "off-label" or unapproved uses discussed in the presentations. Conflict of Interest: It is UT Southwestern's policy that participants in CME activities should be made aware of any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the speaker's presentations. Each speaker has been requested to complete a conflict of interest statement. 

Sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and Office of Continuing Education, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center