Our next Clinical Grand Rounds will take place on May 29, 2026 will focus on cognition and determining when neuropsychological assessment should be considered. Join Department of Psychiatry experts Drs. Swathi Gujral, Andrea Weinstein, and Meryl Butters, for a discussion of this important topic.
Swathi Gujral, PhD is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has specialty training in geriatric neuropsychology and behavioral medicine. Her clinical and research work focus on assessing and treating cognitive dysfunction and depression in older adults.
Andrea Weinstein, PhD is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and studies cognitive aging and cognitive dysfunction in individuals diagnosed with neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Her research interests include health behaviors in older adults using cognitive neuroscience techniques.
Meryl Butters, PhD is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and an internationally recognized expert in geriatric mental health. Through her exploration of the interface of depression and cognitive decline, she has contributed important new insights related to our understanding of dementia symptoms in the elderly.
Join us in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital auditorium or via Zoom for this hybrid event:
Zoom link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/92845709124
Passcode: 242351
For more information. Please contact Shardai Key-Ward at wardsj4@upmc.edu.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPH is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPH maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. The indicated number of clock hours of continuing education is provided through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Office of Educational Resources and Planning, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist. These clock hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT renewal. For more information, call (412) 204-9085.
