APA Daily Bulletin - Day 4, 2008 - (Page 1) Frontiers of Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lecture examines the diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia. District Branch Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 North Carolina association changes political landscape for mental health. Remarkable Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dr. Andrea G. Stolar works to reduce psychiatric disability in the workplace. NIDA TRACK INSTITUTE’S SESSIONS EXAMINE THE SCIENCE OF ADDICTION The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has once again teamed with APA to bring a mini series of sessions examining the science of addiction to the annual meeting. This research track, titled “Advancing Psychiatric Practice Through the Science of Addiction,” has several remaining sessions Wednesday and Thursday on topics such as,; emerging trends in drug abuse and cognitive dysfunction in substance dependence. On Wednesday afternoon, for example, five experts will examine the complex nature of “Drug Abuse, HIV, HCV, and the Brain.” This symposium, which takes place from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Room 144C on Level One, is chaired by NIDA representative Lynda Erinoff, Ph.D., and includes discussions on approaches to risky decision-making and to understanding dysregulation of reward systems in substance abuse. “The purpose of this symposium is to make people aware of the different aspects of HIV/ AIDS and the brain,” Dr. Erinoff said. “We’ll highlight complex patients who have AIDS or HCV in combination with substance abuse problems and the difficulties these patients present.” She said these viruses — and the associated co-morbidities and the medications used to treat them — become even more difficult to manage when substance abuse is also involved. Dr. Erinoff said the symposium will look at See NIDA, page 6 NIDA Research Track Acclaimed actress Patty Duke warms up before her Conversations appearance by giving an interview for Psychiatric News. Duke, whose real name is Anna Pearce, is best known for her roles in the Patty Duke Show, the cult movie classic Valley of the Dolls, and her Oscarwinning role in The Miracle Worker. Today she’s winning awards for her role as a mental health advocate instead. She shared her story of living with bipolar disorder during the Conversations event Tuesday evening. The American Psychiatric Foundation launched the Conversations series six years ago so that psychiatrists could hear from people whose daily lives have been aff ected by mental illness. — Credit David Hathcox Several exciting sessions are still to come in the NIDA research track. Issue Workshop 72 — Emerging Trends in Drug Abuse: Monitoring to Stay Ahead of the Curve Wednesday, May 7, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Room 207A, Level Two, Washington Convention Center Symposium 54 — Gene-Environment-Development Interactions: Implications for Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders Wednesday, May 7, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Room 103 A/B, Level One, Washington Convention Center Symposium 58 — Drug Abuse, HIV, HCV, and the Brain Wednesday, May 7, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Room 144C, Level One, Washington Convention Center Issue Workshop 92 — Cognitive Dysfunction in Substance Dependence: Types of Deficits and Their Possible Modulation Thursday, May 8, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Room 156, Level One, Washington Convention Center Issue Workshop 93 — Brain Subtrates of Impaired Error Detection, Moral Judgment, and Agency as Core Deficits in Substance Abuse Thursday, May 8, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Room 157, Level One, Washington Convention Center INSTITUTE ON PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE S Program offers education in public and community health The 2008 APA Institute on Psychiatric Services (IPS) takes place October 2-5 in Chicago at the newly renovated Palmer House Hilton. The event offers CME and CEU credits for physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors. The educational program is focused on public and community psychiatry. “Following our theme of ‘From Patient to Partner: Transforming Systems of Care,’ we have fashioned an incredible program,” said Jacqueline Feldman, M.D., Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for IPS. Attendees will fi nd a debate between proponents for single-payer medicine and for the AMA’s point of view, a new format called Practical Pearls featuring leading clinicians discussing practice management, and adolescents speaking to professionals about how they would like to be treated. This year’s program also features a track from the APA’s Office of Minority and National Affairs (OMNA). The track is “No Man is an Island: Transforming Mental Health Care Through Education and Collaboration Among Mental Health Practitioners, Schools, Government and the Faith Community.” Within it, attendees will find sessions entitled, “Race, Ethnicity and Pediatric Epidemiology: Where do we go from here?” and “Homelessness, Mental Health and Returning Veterans.” Also featured at IPS is a Conversations event from the American Psychiatric Foundation. The Conversations events feature well-known individuals and their perspectives on mental illness. This year’s speaker will be Terrie M. Wiliams, the author of the book Black Pain, a look at depression in the African American community. For the third year, IPS will offer a Health See Institute, page 3
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