Calendar

For a complete listing of WPS-related events, please view our Calendar of Events on the Members Only section (login required).

May 3, 2008	THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOTHERAPY & PSYCHOANALYSIS 14th Annual Conference Recognition, Otherness and the Human Condition: Two Perspectives on Mutual Influence, Over Accommodation and Therapeutic Change with Jessica Benjamin, PhD and Malcolm Slavin, PhD 8:30 am to 4:15 pm Bethesda Marriott: 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 Fees: $150 Members: $195 non-members: $80 students: After April 15: $175 members: $220 nonmembers: $95 students Five CE credit hours will be awarded for full attendance of the program.. ICP&P is approved for continuing education credits for psychologists, social workers, and nurses. For information about accreditation and registration, please check our website , www.icpeast.org or contact us at202-686-9300 ext 4.
May 4, 2008	Presidential Institute: Practical Pediatric Psychopharmacology Washington Convention Center 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. A special course for general adult psychiatrists, as well as child and adolescent psychiatrists will be offered at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting May 4 (organized in collaboration with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry- not supported by the pharmaceutical industry). Program: Christopher Kratochvil, MD, Chairperson Lawrence L. Greenhill, MD, Columbia University, "Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy for ADHD" Jefferson B Prince, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, "Management of Pediatric Depression"             Adelaide S Robb, MD, Childrens National Medical Center, "Ten things a Clinician Needs to Know About: Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Autism & Aggression" John T Walkup, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital, "Pediatric Anxiety Disorders" Christopher Kratochvil, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, "Pediatric Psychopharmacology Case Presentations: Practical Applications" FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT program@psych.org
May 4, 2008	Careers & Leadership Project for International MITs and ECPs Marriott at Metro Center Washington, DC 2:30pm - 4:30pm More information
May 7, 2008	Lancet Global Mental Health Series Americas' Launch final program at PAHO/WHO Washington, D.C. 9:30 am By invitation only. More information

*Please note that additional programs will be noted in the newsletter, web site, listserv and mailings as they are scheduled. Some dates above are subject to change and will be posted as available. Open Meetings of the Board of Directors - The WPS Board meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, 4228 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC on the second Monday of each month, excluding August. WPS members are invited to attend these meetings. To suggest items for the agenda or to sign up to speak, contact Jackie Eder-Van Hook , Interim Executive Director by phone at 202-595-9498 or email admin@wdcpsych.org no later than 10 business days before a Board meeting to allow time for the Executive Committee to consider your request.