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September 8

Meds Needed STAT! Evidence-based Prescribing for Acute Agitation

Priyanka Amin, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Gina Perez, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Tanya Fabian, PharmD Director, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pharmacy
Andreea Temelie, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pharmacy
September 15

What is Computational Psychiatry?

Xiao-Jing Wang, PhD Distinguished Global Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Physics, Director of the Swartz Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, New York University
September 22

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Depression: Current Clinical Practice / Future Directions and Neuromodulatory Transcranial Focused Ultrasound: The Premise & Promise

Daniel Varon, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine & Medical Director, TMS Services, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Khaled Moussawi, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology & Bioengineering & Director, Translational Neuropsychiatry through Neuromodulation (TN²) Lab, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
September 29

Informed Decision Making for Mental Health Smartphone Apps: Understanding the Evidence, Risks, and Benefits

John Torous, MD, MBI Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Director, Digital Psychiatry Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
October 6

Leveraging Psychiatry to Improve the Health of Populations

Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA Paul G. Ramsey Endowed Chair for Brain Health Solutions and Director of the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions, University of Washingon School of Medicine
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