Events

Does Silence Still = Death? Activists’ Perspectives on HIV, COVID, & Monkeypox HIV Center Rounds / World AIDS Day Grand Rounds Social activism has played a major role in the history of public health policy, prevention, care, and research. Is activism still relevant? Are original strategies still effective? How does activism align with social science research? In this session, activists will share their views and discuss these and other questions. Moderator: Raymond A. Smith, PhD, LLM University of Arizona, Tucson Speakers: Jeremiah Johnson, MPH PrEP4All Kimberleigh Smith, MPA Callen-Lorde Community Health Center Keletso Makofane, PhD Harvard University FXB Center for Health and Human Rights  Register here

World Association of Cultural Psychiatry presents Insider/Outsider Perspectives on Religious/Spiritual Beliefs on Therapeutic Process   Exploring therapeutic intersections with families whose spiritual/religious lived experiences are at odds with professional formulations Presenter: Anjali Joseph Family Therapist, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Discussant: Charlotte Clous Medical Anthropologist, Centrum Voor Transculturele Psychiatrie Veldzicht, Berlbrug, The Netherlands There will be a short presentation to frame the issues, followed by a town hall discussion. Register here

NO GRAND ROUNDS  (ACNP Annual Meeting Dec 4 -7, 2022 - JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona)

Seminar on Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychiatry Richard Martinez, M.D., M.H., DLFAPA Robert D. Miller Professor of Forensic Psychiatry Director of Forensic Psychiatry Services and Training University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine 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.