Events

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

  • Can Reasonable Persons Differ? Suicide Risk Assessment and . . .

    Tuesday, February 17, 2026
    4:00 PM to 5:15 PM
    Online
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Seminar on Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychiatry Can Reasonable Persons Differ? Suicide Risk Assessment and Psychiatric Malpractice Stephen Noffsinger, MD Professor of Psychiatry Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Suicide is the single event that most frequently results in a malpractice claim, and was the primary allegation in 13% of claims defended by a major malpractice insurer from 2015 to 2024. This presentation will focus on the legal and clinical aspects of psychiatric malpractice claims as they relate to suicide risk assessment. A detailed suicide malpractice vignette will be presented and discussed.  To register for this online presentation and receive the Zoom link, please send an email with your name and affiliation to Alfa.Garcia@nyspi.columbia.edu.

  • Hot Chocolate & Chill

    Wednesday, February 18, 2026
    9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 6th Floor Staff Lounge, Pardes Building
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    NYSPI Office of Employee Engagement is excited to invite you to Hot Chocolate & Chill, a cozy mid-winter moment to warm up, relax, and connect with colleagues. Enjoy some Hot Chocolate with all the fixings, treats, chill music, and a chance to step away from your desk for a bit.  This event is open to all NYSPI-based CU, RFMH, and NYS staff and volunteers.  Pardes Building, 6th Floor Staff Lounge

  • Harnessing Services, Intervention, and Implementation Research . . .

    Wednesday, February 18, 2026
    11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Hellman Auditorium
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Psychiatry Grand Rounds Viola Bernard Grand Rounds Harnessing Services, Intervention, and Implementation Research to Advance Youth Mental Health Equity Anna S. Lau, PhD Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) *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 Zoom Link

  • From Cognitive Variation to Psychiatric Illness: Insights From . . .

    Wednesday, February 18, 2026
    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Multipurpose Room, #6602
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    M.I.N.D. Brain QUANT Seminar From Cognitive Variation to Psychiatric Illness: Insights From Large-Scale Human Sequencing Tarjinder Singh, PhD Assistant Professor of Computational and Statistical Genomics (in Psychiatry) Department of Psychiatry Columbia University Dr. Singh will discuss how population-scale genome and exome sequencing of hundreds of thousands of individuals identifies ultra-rare coding variants in 73 genes that affect educational attainment and core cognitive domains relevant to psychiatric functioning, including memory, processing speed, and intelligence. He will show that many of these genes overlap with known neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric risk genes, confer measurable cognitive deficits even in individuals without diagnosed disorders, and increase risk for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, highlighting a continuum between rare genetic risk, cognition, and psychiatric illness. Pardes Building, Multipurpose Room, 6th Floor (#6602) or via Zoom

  • Caught in the Crossfire: The Dual Disease Burden in Youth With . . .

    Thursday, February 19, 2026
    9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
    Online
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    HIV Center Rounds Webinar Caught in the Crossfire: The Dual Disease Burden in Youth with Perinatally Acquired HIV—A Global Health Crisis Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, MS, DO, FAAP, FPIDS, FIDSA Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Co-Director, Center for Global Pediatric Health, Institute for Global Health Dr. Dirajlal-Fargo is an attending physician in infectious diseases at Lurie Children’s. Afterresidency spent a year working as a Pediatric AIDS Corps physician for the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Malawi. She also trained in Infectious Diseases at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Dirajlal-Fargo is a translational investigator whose research portfolio focuses on complications of HIV in children and youth in the US and sub-Saharan Africa. She is the principal investigator on multiple NIH-funded studies in the United States and Africa to better understand the long-term health outcomes and chronic comorbidities associated with HIV in adults and children, as well as the co-director of the Center for Pediatric Global Health at Northwestern University. She specializes in providing HIV care and treatment to infants, children, and adolescents, both living with and exposed to HIV, as well as all aspects of pediatric infectious diseases. Advance registration is required for this meeting.

  • Psychotherapy for Autistic Adults: Knowing What Works - And How. . .

    Thursday, February 19, 2026
    12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
    Online
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Autism Consortium Series Psychotherapy for Autistic Adults: Knowing What Works - And How to Do It Themistoklis Pantazakos, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychology and Philosophy The American College of Greece Dr. Pantazakos is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at The American College of Greece, Visiting Professor at KU Leuven, and Honorary Research Fellow at UCL. His work examines philosophical questions in psychiatry, such as what biomarkers are good for, and under which conditions one should advocate for changes versus acceptance. He contributes to a broader research program with interconnected projects, such as NEUROPACT, that aims to improve psychotherapy for autistic adults. This endeavor concerns both epistemology - how to know what works - and implementation - how to enact it in practice.

  • Beyond Abstinence: Measuring What Matters in Cannabis Use . . .

    Thursday, February 19, 2026
    4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
    Online
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    CHOSEN Webinar Beyond Abstinence: Measuring What Matters in Cannabis Use Disorder Medication Development   Dr. Margaret Haney and Dr. Christina Brezing will describe research aimed at developing and testing medications for the treatment of Cannabis Use Disorder. In light of recent large randomized controlled trials showing limited efficacy, they will consider the rationale for non-abstinent endpoints as more achievable outcomes that may better reflect patient-centered treatment goals. A Zoom link will be provided via email after registration.

  • Integrating HIV and Mental Health Care for Adolescents in Kenya

    Wednesday, February 25, 2026
    11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Hellman Auditorium
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Black History Month Grand Rounds Integrating HIV and Mental Health Care for Adolescents in Kenya Pamela Collins, MD Bloomberg Centennial Professor and Chair of the Department of Mental Health Johns Hopkins University *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 Zoom Link

  • Finding Patterns in Complexity: Principles Underlying . . .

    Wednesday, February 25, 2026
    3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Multipurpose Room, #6602
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    C3N Seminar Finding Patterns in Complexity: Principles Underlying Context-Dependent Person Perception Chujun Lin, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Columbia University In this talk, Dr. Lin will share the complexity of first impressions: how the ways impressions shape real-world outcomes vary by context, how the ways people form impressions vary by context, and how the ways people represent the relations between impressions also vary by context. Across these complex context-dependent patterns, we ask whether there are general principles that can explain why and how context effects emerge. Dr. Lin will share three principles: the self-fulfilling prophecy that underlies how impressions influence real-world outcomes across contexts, the statistical learning computation in the mind that underlies how people use different cues to form impressions across contexts, and the growth network representation in the mind that underlies how people organize the relations between impressions across contexts.   Pardes Building, Multipurpose Room, 6th Floor (#6602) or via Zoom

  • Core Components of School Avoidance Assessment and Treatment for You

    Thursday, February 26, 2026
    12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
    Online
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    CYMH Educational Series Webinar Core Components of School Avoidance Assessment and Treatment for Youth School avoidance, defined as missing school due to anxiety, depression, or other mental health concerns, is increasingly prevalent among youth. When left untreated, school avoidance may contribute to worsened mental health, family conflict and stress, poor academic functioning, social struggles, and delayed independence. Treatment for school avoidance is comprehensive and is based on a functional assessment of school-related anxiety and avoidance. Based on this assessment, interventions typically incorporate cognitive-behavioral strategies for mental health symptoms, caregiver support, and collaboration with a youth’s school. This webinar will review the key components of evidence-based assessment and treatment for school avoidance, special considerations for working with this population, and strategies to address treatment barriers. Co-sponsored by the Academy for Behavioral Health and Continuing Education CE Credit: 1 CE credit hour available for FREE to Psychologists, Social Workers and Mental Health Counselors licensed in New York State and to Psychologists licensed in states that accept American Psychological Association (APA) CE credit. See CE requirements and information below. Instructional Level: This event is intended for Psychologists, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors at all levels (introductory, intermediate, and advanced). This content is also appropriate for MDs; however, CME credits are not available for this event. More Info: https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/file/173714/download?token=GxV823sx

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