The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to welcome Katherine Burdick, PhD as the speaker for the next Special Guest Lecture in our series. Dr. Burdick is Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard University. 

A clinical neuropsychologist by training, Dr. Burdick has focused her research on identifying persistent cognitive deficits in major psychiatric disorders, understanding their etiologies, and directly targeting them with treatment. Her investigations have included basic psychometric studies of cognition in bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SZ) in an effort to determine the architecture of the deficits and how to optimize measurement of these impairments. The Burdick Lab is currently expanding upon her earlier work by using a longitudinal design in an effort to address when cognitive deficits emerge and how they unfold over time in individuals with bipolar disorder. These are critical questions in developing interventions and strategies to prevent cognitive decline in bipolar patients. Dr. Burdick's findings highlight the need to intervene to correct these cognitive deficits, which are directly related to functional outcome and quality of life. 

Date & Time. January 22, 2021, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Join Via Zoom. Click on this link to join the lecture: Meeting ID: 921 3790 9280; Passcode: 508294.

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.

For more information. Please contact Frances Patrick (patrickfm@upmc.edu).

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