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The University of Florida College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry regularly sponsors Grand Rounds lectures which can be watched LIVE on the web or on the UF Campus at the McKnight Brain Institute.
World-renowned experts are invited to address a wide spectrum of specialties and subspecialties and often introduce new and interesting developments. The objective of the program is to update physicians and healthcare personnel on developing trends and techniques in medicine.
Physicians
Accreditation: The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
UF Psychiatry's Grand Rounds take place on Fridays from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) in the University of Florida DeWeese Auditorium of the McKnight Brain Institute (LG-101A), 1149 S Newell Drive, Gainesville, Florida.
They are web casted live on the day they occur. Please click the "Watch Live Webcast"link below:
Upcoming presenters and topics are listed below.
Neurobiology of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
May 18, 2012
Walter Kaye, MD
Professor
University of California at San Diego
Biomarkers in Psychiatry and Neurology
June 8, 2012
Kevin Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Physical Activity for Physical and Cognitive Health in Older Adults
June 22, 2012
Robert Lenox, MD
Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds:
Physicians Health Research: Suicide, Alcohol and Drugs
July 13, 2012
Lisa Merlo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
University of Florida
Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds:
HIV and Aids Update
August 10, 2012
Frank Fernandez, MD
Professor and Chair
Director, Institute for Research in Psychiatry and Neurosciences
University of South Florida
Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds:
OCD Diagnoses and Treatment
August 24, 2012
Gary Geffken, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Florida
Joseph McNamara, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds:
To the Beat of a Different Drummer: The Gender-Variant Child
September 14, 2012
Edgardo J. Menvielle, MD
Psychiatry
The Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine
Children's National Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds:
Self Medication: Depression in Smokers, Alcoholics, & Addicts
September 28, 2012
Douglas M. Ziedonis, MD, MPH
Professor
Senior Research Scientist in Psychiatry
Chair, Department of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department of Psychiatry & Internal Medicine Grand Rounds:
Why Internal Medicine & Psychiatry Prepares You for the 21st Century
October 12, 2012
Paul Summergrad, MD
Dr. Francis S. Arkin Professor and Chairman
Department of
Psychiatry at the Tufts University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry & UF's Center for Addiction Research & Education Grand Rounds:
Ketamine for Depression
October 26, 2012
John Krystal, MD
Professor and Chairman
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Departments of Psychiatry & Internal Medicine Grand Rounds:
Metabolic Syndrome
November 9, 2012
Samuel Klein, MD
Professor, Internal Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis)
Departments of Psychiatry Grand Rounds
January 25, 2013
Patrick G. O'Connor, MD, MPH, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Section Chief, General Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Biomedical Research Center
March 8, 2013
Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD
Chief, Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section
Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Psychiatric Comorbidity in Children with ADHD: Functional Outcomes and Treatment Considerations
April 26, 2013
Steven P. Cuffe, MD
Professor, Psychiatry
Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Clerkship Direcor
University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
-Check back frequently for updates to the schedule.
To watch our live webcast, please click on the "Watch Live Webcast" link below:
-Click here for a listing of our Previous Grand Rounds
Coordinator: Terry Lemesh
352.294.4909 | tjlemesh@ufl.edu
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, is a large multi-faceted program centered in a major academic medical center. The Department of Psychiatry focuses on the three central missions of clinical care, research and education to govern its department of psychiatry divisions. Nationally recognized for ground-breaking research projects in Autism, Brain Stimulation (ECT, TMS, DBS) , Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the Department of Psychiatry provides state-of-the-art research, inpatient and outpatient evaluation & treatment locations in Gainesville, Central Florida and Indian River County. The Department has over 60 full-time Faculty researchers and treatment experts . The University of Florida College of Medicine is proud to offer evidenced-based treatment programs for Impaired Health Professionals, depression, children and adolescents, eating disorders, obesity, pain, alcoholism, bipolar illness, geriatric psychiatry, drug abuse, Schizophrenia , and other psychiatric and psychological problems. Keep up with the latest community and psychiatry news with our Addiction & Psychiatry Newsletter. Find UF a psychiatrist or psychologist or forensic expert or Faculty of the University of Florida’s College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry.