ACADEMIC GRAND ROUNDS: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Eric Wassermann, MD
Chief, Brain Stimulation Unit, NINDS - National Institutes for Health
“Measuring Happiness in the Motor Cortex with Magnetic Stimulation”
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Butler Hospital ◊ Ray Hall Conference Center ◊ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to: 1) discuss how transcranial magnetic stimulation can be used to probe the functional status of cortical circuits in healthy subjects; 2) increase their understanding of patients under various behavioral and pharmacological conditions; and 3) describe the concept of motor cortex involvement in non-motor aspects of behavior.
Accreditations:
Physicians: The Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Alpert Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologists: The Alpert Medical School of Brown University has been approved by the Rhode Island Psychological Association to offer continuing education credits for Psychologists. The Alpert Medical School maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for Category 1 CE Credit.
This activity is not supported by a commercial entity.
For more information please contact Kristen Schroeder at 401-455-6430
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Ken Corbett, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology,
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
“Trans Futures, Gender Identity Disorder, and the Therapeutic Scene of Address”
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Bradley Hospital ◊ Pine Room ◊11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to: 1) explore gender as it is lived now in the wake of 75 years of feminist critique and what is now almost 25 years of queer theory; 2) discuss the viability of GID as a diagnosis that can be ethically sustained; and 3) recognize new treatment modes for children who live with cross-gendered identifications.
Accreditations:
Physicians: The Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Alpert Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologists: The Alpert Medical School of Brown University has been approved by the Rhode Island Psychological Association to offer continuing education credits for Psychologists. The Alpert Medical School maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for Category 1 CE Credit.
This activity is not supported by a commercial entity.
For more information please contact Gail Mills at 401-444-7573
CASE PRESENTATION: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
James Andriotis, MD
Teaching Fellow in Psychiatry (Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Bradley Hospital ◊ Pine Room ◊11:00 am - 12:30 pm
For more information please contact Marsha Spirito at 401-444-3762
DIRECTIONS
Butler Hospital: 345 Blackstone Boulevard Providence, Rhode Island 02906 Telephone: 401-455-6200
Directions to Butler Hospital: http://www.butler.org/body.cfm?id=33
From north of Providence:
Take Route 95 South to exit 24, Branch Avenue. Take a left at end of exit and follow to first traffic light at North Main Street. Take a hard left on to North Main Street and follow to first light at Rochambeau Avenue. Take a right on Rochambeau Avenue and follow straight through two lights to Blackstone Boulevard. Entrance is diagonally across from Rochambeau Avenue.
From south of Providence:
Take Route 95 North to exit 24, Branch Avenue. Bear right at end of exit and follow to first light at North Main Street. Take a hard left on to North Main Street and follow to first light at Rochambeau Avenue. Take a right on Rochambeau Avenue and follow straight through two lights to Blackstone Boulevard. Entrance is diagonally across from Rochambeau Avenue.
From east of Providence:
Take Rte. 195 West to Rte. 95 North. From 95 North, take exit 24, Branch Avenue, and bear right at end of exit. Follow to first light at North Main Street, and take hard left on to North Main Street. Follow to first traffic light at Rochambeau Avenue and take right. Follow straight through two lights to Blackstone Boulevard. Entrance is diagonally across from Rochambeau Avenue.
* Directions to the Ray Conference Center on Butler campus:
Once you are on the Butler campus, continue on Butler Drive. Just past the Epoch Assisted Living Center, there will be a sign on right side of road directing traffic to the Ray Conference Center. Take a left at the sign and follow road to Parking Lot B. Park in Parking Lot B and walk directly across the street to the Ray Conference Center.
Bradley Hospital: 1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway East Providence, RI 02915 Telephone: 401-432-1000
Directions to Bradley Hospital: http://www.lifespan.org/bradley/about/directions/
From Points North, South or West:
From Interstate 95, take Interstate 195 East to Exit 4. Keep right on the ramp to Veterans Memorial Parkway. Continue 2.5 miles. Bradley Hospital is on the right at the traffic light.
From Points East:
Take I-195 to Exit 6 (Broadway). Take a left (south) onto Broadway. Turn left at end of the road; continue on Veterans Memorial Parkway to first traffic light. Turn right onto Bradley Hospital campus.
* Directions to the Pine Room at the Bradley Hospital campus:
The Pine Room is on the first floor of the main building. Parking is available to the right of the school once you enter the driveway.