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Psychosomatic Medicine Conference to Highlight Interface of Psychiatry and Other Medical Specialties Registration is now open for the 2016 UPMC Psychosomatic Medicine Conference. The program features clinical experts who are transforming the diagnosis and care of individuals with psychosomatic disorders and complex medical conditions. The conference?s course directors, Drs. Pierre Azzam, Priya Gopalan, and Julie...

2016 STAR-Center Conference Focuses on Preventing Teen Suicide Registration is now open for the annual Services for Teens at Risk (STAR-Center) Conference. The conference will take place on May 6, 2016 from 8:00am to 3:30pm at the William Pitt Union. "Preventing Teen Suicide: Promise and Practice" is the theme for this year's conference. The program will address current trends in youth suicide and evidence-based...

Save the Date! 16th Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day Thursday, June 9, 2016 University Club, Oakland Mark your calendars for Thursday, June 9, 2016 when the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry will host its 16th Annual Research Day at the University Club in Oakland. Details regarding the Call for Abstracts and registration will be posted to the Research Day webpage in the future. In...

The Department of Psychiatry was well represented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The theme for the meeting was The Art and Science of Communication in Psychosomatic Medicine. Department of Psychiatry faculty and residents were featured speakers for 11 presentations and courses, and the poster session featured the work of 10 residents and their faculty...

Academy for Psychosomatic Medicine Presents Travel Awards to Four Psychiatry Residents The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine presented four psychiatry residents with travel awards to support their participation at the Academy?s 2015 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The residents were recognized at a large awards luncheon at the meeting, where they also presented their work at poster sessions and as part of a workshop...

University of Pittsburgh Offers Course in Spring 2016 on Philosophy of Psychiatry The University of Pittsburgh will offer a course on the Philosophy of Psychiatry in the Spring 2016 term. Course Co-Instructor Kenneth F. Schaffner, MD, PhD said members of the Department of Psychiatry faculty including Drs. David Lewis, MD, Michael Pogue-Geile, PhD and Alin Severance, MD will be among the featured lecturers for the...