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The Ken Altshuler MD Grand Rounds in Psychiatry    UTSWMC Psychiatry 6000 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas 75390      Wednesday,  September 24, 2008        Room: NB2 EEF        12 noon to 1:15 p     CME Category 1

*The Patient You Never Saw*   Martha E. Leatherman MD,    President of Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians NTSPP Note: Dr. Leatherman is our state psychiatry society President , perennial Government Affairs Chair and chief volunteer psychiatrist lobbyist in Austin for our important legislative issues on behalf of patients. Hope you can hear and speak to her at this Grand Rounds. We appreciate the invitation of host Professor Paul Mohl MD, UTSWMC Psychiatry Residency Director & Grand Rounds Director, which made possible this Grand Rounds. Let’s convey to Dr. Leatherman both our local pride in our public mental health system given the restrictions in funding along with our great concerns about both the absolute level and equitable distribution of this funding to our area and its use on behalf of public mental health patient care. Let’s learn from her what is happening and what we can work to make happen in Austin in the near future.
 
ALL:  For Psychiatry Grand Rounds info and parking directions:  Call 214.648.7369 or e-mail Admin Assoc Diana Griffin at Diana.Griffin@utsouthwestern.edu

*PSYCHIATRISTS & PGYs:  Dr. Leatherman is giving this talk  again verbatim at the 4th Thursday NTSPP psychiatrists’ dinner program with Tarrant Chapter on Thursday,  September 25 at 6:15 pm as CME 2.  Residents & fellows are encouraged to support the Wednesday Grand Rounds program this month instead of the evening NTSPP program.  UTSWMC Psychiatrists  who cannot attend Wednesday noon are encouraged to participate Thursday evening.  Please pre-reserve Thursday evening at NTSPPrsvp@gmail.com and unblock your spamblocker for this address for confirming e-mail and location info.  See the post on  www.ntspp.org for dinner payment information. 

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; Educational 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) Describe 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 provide 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 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the 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” use discussed in the presentations. Speakers have been requested to inform the audience when off-label use is discussed. Disclosure: 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 presentation(s). Each speaker has completed and signed a conflict of interest statement. The faculty members’ relationships will be disclosed in the handout. Sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

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