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Still Time To Register for the2012 Services for Teens at Risk (STAR) Conference There is still time to register for the 2012 STAR-Center (Services for Teens at Risk) Conference, which will take place in Pittsburgh, PA on May 4, 2012 at the William Pitt Union. The theme of this year?s conference is ? Protecting Children from Harm.? Dr. Mary Margaret Kerrand Dr. David A. Brent The program will feature keynote...

Charlie Rose Brain Series on Schizophrenia Features Pittsburghers As part of its ongoing Brain Series, the Charlie Rose Show recently aired a show focusing on schizophrenia that featured a panel including Danny Hurley, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1998, and David A. Lewis, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Hurley is a former Bioengineering...

Julie Poulin MD selected for APA Research Colloquium Julie Poulin, MD, a PGY3 resident, has been selected by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to participate in the Seventeenth Annual Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators. Dr. Poulin will be participating in the section on Molecular, Translational, and Neuroscience Research. The colloquium will take place at the APA annual meeting on May 6, 2012 in...

Call for Abstracts - 2012 Department of Psychiatry Research Day The Department of Psychiatry will host its Twelfth Annual Research Day on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Assistant professors, post-doctoral fellows, residents, research staff and graduate, undergraduate, and medical students are invited to submit abstracts for Research Day poster presentations. Click here to access the Call for Abstracts. The deadline for...

Transitional Recovery and Comprehensive Recovery Units Expand into Renovated Space As part of its ongoing efforts to meet the needs of patients and families, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC expanded its Transitional Recovery Unit (TRU) and Comprehensive Recovery Unit (CRU). Charles E. Kahn, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, serves as medical director for both...

Residents Selected for Geriatric Mental Health Foundation Scholars Program Congratulations to Brandon McKinney, MD and Aaron Koenig, MD, PGY2 Residents, on being selected for the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation (GMHF) 2012 Scholars Program. A selection committee made up of leading educators in the field of geriatric psychiatry is responsible for selecting scholars for this competitive program. The Geriatric...