On June 16, 2023 Pitt Psychiatry will host a special lecture titled Revisiting An Old Friend: Lithium. Join us for this interactive discussion about our wonderfully complicated relationship with lithium and how this plays out in the real world.
Our featured speakers will be Jatinder Babbar, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Marissa Cullen, Pharm D, BCPP, a Clinical Pharmacist at the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pharmacy. They will be joined for a panel discussion by Gina Perez, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the WPH Pharmacy Director, Tanya Fabian, PharmD.
This virtual educational event is for psychiatrists, Psychiatric NPs and PAs, Medical Trainees, Pharmacists, and all healthcare providers. Bring your questions and your experiences with lithium to share!
Please use the following information to join us for this virtual event:
Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94145648585
Meeting ID: 941 4564 8585
Passcode: 139533
For More Information. Contact Courtney Johnson at johnsonc23@upmc.edu or Jeanie Knox at knoxjv@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.
