Annual Meeting Promises Ideal Mix of Science, Fun
This year’s annual meeting, which will be held May 5 to 10, will deliver an outstanding scientific program in one of the country’s most exotic cities. APA President
As exciting as the scientific program will be, the city of New Orleans will undoubtedly be a persuasive competitor for members’ attention. The Big Easy is a marvelous place to combine learning, meeting with colleagues, and well-deserved relaxation. We are fortunate to have had the services of the Task Force on Local Arrangements, chaired by
There is not enough room to describe all the wonderful sessions that have been planned for the annual meeting. Let me review only a few of the invited speakers for the meeting.
To address the crucially important issue of patient confidentiality, Dr. Borenstein organized the forum “Confidentiality and Medical Record Privacy in the 21st Century” for this year’s annual meeting. Among the speakers are
In keeping with the president’s theme, we are most fortunate to have
We also will hear from
As part of the International Psychiatrist Lecture Series, neuropsychologist
At this point perhaps you are thinking, “Enough! My brain is full,” but there is much more to come. Each year several APA members are selected to deliver a Distinguished Psychiatrist Lecture. This year five notable APA members will receive a Distinguished Psychiatrist Award:
The case conferences and continuous case conference will reflect the theme in the practical experience of working with patients. There will be four case conferences: “A Neuroscience Perspective on Transference in Psychotherapy,” presented by
The continuous case conference this year is “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a Patient With Personality Disorder,” presented by
In addition to the invited lectures and symposia, there will be hundreds of other sessions in a variety of formats. In collaboration with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, APA will be one of the first organizations to offer a course that will certify participants to use buprenorphine (Psychiatric News, February 16). There will be both workshops and courses on computers, the use of which is becoming a requisite skill in modern psychiatry. One of the media sessions is an appropriately timed presentation and discussion of
While I have highlighted only a few of the exciting sessions planned for the meeting in this brief overview; look for more information in future issues of Psychiatric News. You may also want to refer back to the February 16 issue, which contained the preliminary program and articles on meeting highlights and the city of New Orleans. Please make your plans now to join us for what promises to be a wonderful experience at APA’s 154th Annual Meeting. ▪