Events

We hope you will join us for our next Clinical Grand Rounds on December 3, 2021 focusing on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). DBT is an evidence-based practice originally designed for individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder that is often used more broadly for people who require a higher level of care for multiple, often treatment-resistant, psychiatric diagnoses. 

Register today and join us on December 10, 2021 for a conference focusing on changes in the health care system precipitated by the COVID pandemic. Presenters will review systems of care for wellness and rehabilitation for people with disabilities and the way in which care providers strategized to meet the needs of individuals they served this past year.

Pitt Psychiatry features the research of Erika Forbes, PhD when the Meet the PI series returns on December 17, 2021.

Dr. Forbes is Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Psychology and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her research program investigates the role of neural reward circuitry in the development of affective and substance use problems during adolescence. 

Our lectures will take place via Zoom due to current COVID19 safety guidelines. 

We're starting off the new year with presentations by two of our talented researchers, Heather Joseph, DO and Helmet Karim, PhD, as part of our Researchers on the Rise lecture series. 

Our Meet the PI lecture series continues on January 21, 2022 with Lori Scott, PhD as our featured speaker. Dr. Scott is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to welcome Ruth Shim, MD, MPH as our special guest for the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series on January 28, 2022  Dr. Shim is the Luke & Grace Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Davis. She also serves as Associate Dean of Diverse and Inclusive Education at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine.