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WPIC Complete Primary Care Provides Easy Access To Care for Mental and Physical Conditions In order to better reflect the unique quality of primary care provided to our patients, the Primary Care Medicine Clinic at WPIC has a new name - WPIC Complete Primary Care. Dr. Christopher Dobbelstein, the program?s Medical Director, said that the new name conveys the comprehensive services provided by their team of health...

Bridging Clinical Innovation with Evidence-based Practices Dr. Kenneth Nash Dr. Rasim Diler The Department of Psychiatry and its clinical partner, the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, have been leaders in implementing evidence-based practices to improve the quality and provision of behavioral health care. At the 2012 Clinician Educator Showcase, Kenneth Nash, MD, MMM, Chief of Clinical Services and...

American Academy of Pediatrics Appoints Justin Schreiber, DO, MPH as New Assistant Coordinator for District III Congratulations to Justin Schreiber, DO, MPH on his appointment as the Assistant Coordinator of District III for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In his new role, Dr. Schreiber will work with the District coordinator and AAP members to achieve the organization?s goals in their communities...

Fine Foundation Recognizes Integrative Behavioral Health Services Initiative Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC), Children?s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP) and Children?s Community Pediatrics (CCP) have been recognized for their efforts to successfully provide early access to integrative behavioral health services in the pediatric medical home. The organizations were presented with the Bronze Award at the...

American College of Psychiatrists Selects Dr. Nasuh Malas for PRITE Fellowship The American College of Psychiatrists has selected Nasuh Malas, MD, MPH, a Triple Board Resident (Pediatrics/General Psychiatry/Child Psychiatry), as a recipient of a Child PRITE Fellowship for 2013. As part of the fellowship, Dr. Malas will serve as a member of the PRITE Editorial Board and will participate in the question writing...

2012 Clinician Educator Showcase Highlights Clinical Innovations by Department Faculty and Staff The Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic recently hosted the first annual Clinician Educator Showcase. The afternoon began with a Plenary Session, chaired by Martin Lubetsky, MD, that detailed three stellar examples of successful quality innovations in clinical care. Each presentation...