Grand Rounds Calendar

The Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute host Psychiatry Grand Rounds Wednesdays at 11:00 AM ET. All events are accessible via Zoom, with some hybrid events.

For Grand Rounds inquiries, including nominations or to meet with a speaker, please email us at: grandrounds@nyspi.columbia.edu.

For a list of past Grand Rounds events and links to video recordings, please visit the Grand Rounds Archive.

September 9

Dr. Emily Mumford Lecture 

Leveraging Psychiatry to Improve Mental Health at the Population Level

Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Health Services, School of Public Health
Adjunct Professor, Global Health, School of Public Health
Paul G. Ramsey Endowed Chair for Brain Health Solutions
University of Washington 

Learning Objectives

  1. List challenges with access to psychiatric services.
  2. Describe several strategies to leverage psychiatric skills to reach more people in need.
  3. Outline the basic components of the Collaborative Care model.

Reading Recommendations

  1. Patel V, Saxena S, Lund C, Thornicroft G, Baingana F, Bolton P, Chisholm D, Collins PY, Cooper J, Eaton J, Herrman H, Herzallah M, Huang Y, Jordas M, Kleinman A, Medina Mora ME, Morgan E, Niaz U, Omigbodun O, Prince M, Rahman A, Saraceno B, Sarkar BK, De Silva M, Singh I, Stein DJ, Sunkel C, Unützer J. The Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health & Sustainable Development. Lancet 2018; Oct 9 [Epub ahead of print].   DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31612-X
  2. Thornicroft G, Shalini A, Barbar S, Chisholm D, Collins PY, Docrate S, Fairall L, Lempp H, Unaiza N, Ngo V, Patel V, Petersen I, Prince M, Semrau M, Unützer J, Yuequin H, Zhang S. Integrated care for people with long-term mental and physical conditions in low- and middle-income countries: narrative review. Lancet Psychiatry 2018; Nov 15 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30298-0
  3. Unützer J, Carlo AD, Arao R, Vredevoogd M, Fortney J, Powers D, Russo J. Variation in the effectiveness of collaborative care for depression: does it matter where you get your care? Health Affairs (Millwood) 2020 Nov; 39(11):1943-1950.  DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01714
  4. Fortney J, Bauer AM, Cerimele J, Pyne JM, Pfeiffer P, Heagerty PJ, Hawrilenko M, Zielienski MJ, Kaysen D, Bowen DJ, Moor DL, Ferro L, Metzger K, Shushan S, Hafer E, Nolan JP, Dalack G, Unützer J. Comparison of teleintegrated care and telereferral care for treating complex psychiatric disorders in primary care: a pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Nov 1; 78(11):1189-1199.  DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2318
  5. Ratzliff ADH, Toor R, Erickson JM, Bauer AM, Duncan M, Chang D, Chwastiak L, Raue PJ, Unützer J. Development and Implementation of an Integrated Care Fellowship. J Acad Consultation Liaison Psychiatry 2022; 63(3): 280-289.    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.01.006
  6. Unützer J, Vredevoogd M, Hoeft TJ, James K, Hinton L, Rath L, Chen S., Greene M, Hulst D, Jones F, Nau C., Rentas K, Vierra W, Langston CA. Improving Care for Late-Life Depression through Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations: Results from the Care Partners Project. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry 2023 Dec15:S1064-7481(23)00500-6.   DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.12.006 . Online ahead of print.
  7. Schillok H, Gensichen J, Panagioti M, Gunn J, Junker L, Lukaschek C, Jung-Sievers C, Sterner P, Kaupe L, Ali MK, Aragones E, Bekelman DB, Buszewicz M, Carney RM, Cole MG, Coventry PA, Davidson KW, Flehr A, Flether S, Hölzel L, Huijbregts K, Patel V, Richards DA, Rolman B, Salisbury C, Simon G, Krishnamachari S, Unützer J, Wells KB, Zimmerman T, Bühner T, for the POKAL Group. Effective Components of Collaborative Care for Depression in Primary Care: an individual participant data metaanalysis. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 1;82(9):868-876.   DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0183 PMID: 40136273.

*This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.
 (Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar)

Location
Hellman Auditorium
1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032

Zoom Details
Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121
Passcode: 598948
Dial in: +1 646 558 8656
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September 16

Department of Psychiatry/NYSPI Town Hall

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September 23

Alexander Glassman Memorial Lecture

Jennifer J. Thomas, PhD, FAED
Co-Director, Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School 

September 30

Psychedelics, Anesthetics, and Dreaming: New Tools for a New Science

Boris Heifets, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine

October 7

Hispanic Heritage Month

Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD
Associate Chair & Associate Professor 
Indiana University-Bloomington 

October 14

Diana Martinez, MD
Professor of Psychiatry 
Columbia University & New York State Psychiatric Institute 

October 21

Miriam Tepper, MD
New York State Chief Medical Officer
Columbia University & New York State Psychiatric Institute

October 28

Brickell Lecture

Holly Wilcox, PhD 
Professor, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins University 

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