We are delighted to welcome Richard Keefe, PhD from Duke University for our next Distinguished Scientist Lecture on April 21, 2023.
Dr. Keefe is Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. His research interests focus on increasing our understanding cognitive dysfunction and its treatment in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders, including those at high risk for developing schizophrenia. He received his BA from Princeton University and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from New York University. Dr. Keefe’s research is primarily devoted to understanding cognitive dysfunction and its treatment in patients with psychiatric and neurological conditions. He has had a leadership role for cognitive methods in several large National Institute of Mental Health studies, including the CATIE, MATRICS, TURNS, CRSTN and TENETS projects, and over 100 industry trials. He has published more than 300 scientific papers and two books. Dr. Keefe is on the editorial boards of Psychological Medicine, Schizophrenia Research, and Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience, and served on the Scientific Board of the Brain and Behavioral Research Foundation He was the 2012-2014 President of the International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology and is the co-Founder and former CEO of WCG VeraSci.
Lectures will be offered as a hybrid event. Seating is available in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Auditorium (masking is required to attend).
If you prefer to attend via Zoom, you must log in using your first and last name to be admitted to the lecture. Please use the Zoom link and passcode below:
Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98005546666
Passcode: 726128
For More Information. Please contact 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.
