CASE CONFERENCE & DIDACTIC SCHEDULE FOR   2007-2008
Dates	Titles	Presenter	Time Hours	Topic
13-Aug	LGH orientation for new employ	Staff	8	Orientation for new employees covering universal precautions, safety, confidentiality, assessing domestic violence, etc
8/14/2008	orientation for new interns	EJP	2	Review of policies and procedures, ethical conduct, professional expectations
16-Aug	Psy test adiministration	MC	2	Demonstrations and hands-on practice in the administration and scoring of various n/psy and psychological tests
23-Aug	Psy test adiministration	MC	2	Demonstration and practice in the administration and scoring of n/psy and psychological tests
23-Aug	Psy test adiministration	MC	2	Demonstration and practice in the administration and scoring of n/psy and psychological tests
24-Aug	Stroke Rounds	Pacelli	1	Interdisciplanary discussion of stroke cases accompanied by imaging studies and labs.
30-Aug	MMSE	JB	2	Literature review and administration of MMSE with age/educ norms and interpretation caveats
6-Sep	Intro to N/psy assessment	RAM	2	Considerations/limitations in neuropsychological assessment
6-Sep	TBI Interventions	EJP	1	Developing treatment strategies for patients/families with TBI's
10-Sep	Net Learning	LGH	2	Mandatory computer learning covering abuse, patient care, safety and confidentiality
13-Sep	N/psy test adiministration	MC	2	Training in the administration and scoring of neuropsychological tests
20-Sep	Sleep Disorders	Pulmonary	1	A review of common sleep disorders and treatments
4-Oct	N/psy test adiministration	MC	2	Continuation of test administration
17-Oct	Neuropsychiatric assessment	live brdcast	1	Provided the basics of performing a neuropsychiatric evaluation across psychiatric disorders
26-Oct	Stroke Rounds	Neuro	1	Case review conference
7-Nov	Sleep Disorders	Pulmonary	1	Review of periodic limb movement disorders and apnea and effects on driving
8-Nov	Overview of N/psyc interp	RAM	2	How to prepare neuropsychological test data for interpretation
15-Nov	Mindfulness in psychotherapy	JC	2	How to incorporate mindfulness into psychotherapy practice
21-Nov	Psychiatry Grand Rounds	P. Kettl	1	Dementia vs. delerium. Evaluation and treatment considerations
29-Nov	Positive psychology	RAM	2	A review of the literature re: positive psychology and psychotherapy
29-Nov	Postpartum depression screen	JC	1	Screening for postpartum depression: the Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale
6-Dec	Intro to HRB interpretation	EJP	2	Interpreting the HRB using the neuropsychological deficit scale
12-Dec	Atypical anti-psychotics	live brdcast	1	A review of the atypical antipsychotic medications
13-Dec	Eval and treatment postpartum	JC	2	Treating postpartum depression
20-Dec	Working with difficult patients	RAM	2	Strategies for treating angry and resistant patients
27-Dec	Multiple sclerosis	JEB	2	Psychological evaluation and treatment of patients with MS
28-Dec	Stroke Rounds	Pacelli	1	Case review conference
1/3/2008	HRB interpretation--TBI	EJP	2	Using the HRB in the evaluation of patients with TBI: Theorecial and practical considerations
10-Jan	Behavioral mgt of heart disease	RAM	2	Review of the literature in psychological/behavioral approaches in treating heart disease
11-Jan	Concussion assess/treatment	JEB	1	Latest research in the assessment and treatment of concussions with emphasis on U of Pitt. Reasearch
17-Jan	Recognition of malingering	RAM	2	Methods of detecting malingering in patients presenting with cognitive deficits
24-Jan	Unique Neuro Disorders	EJP	2	Review of unusual neurological cases, e.g. phantom pain, cortical blindness, seizures
31-Jan	MMPI interpretation	JEB	2	Theories and methods of MMPI interpretation
7-Feb	HRB interp--fronto-orbital injury	EJP	2	Review of literature and case example of patient with orbitofrontal brain injury
8-Feb	Mind-Body Health	D. Mink	1	A review of APA's mind-body health
14-Feb	Neuroanatomy Primer	EJP	2	Review of basic functional neuroanatomy
21-Feb	Cultural Diversity	RAM	2	Improving Mental Health Service Delivery to Individuals from Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
28-Feb	Cultural Diversity	RAM	2	Continuation of above
6-Mar	Amazing Brain	RAM	2	A two-part didactic on neurodevelopmental brain disorders and brain functioning in psyciatric disorders such as
13-Mar	Amazing Brain	RAM	2	schizophrenia, PTSD and depression
20-Mar	ALS	EJP	2	Review of ALS symptoms, neuropathology, types, demographics and relationship to fronto-temporal dementia
26-Mar	ALS	EJP	1	Journal club article review with behavioral medicine and psychiatry staff
27-Mar	Depression and suicide	JEB	2	Evaluating depression and suicide risk; implementing treatment strategies and duty to warn
3-Apr	Psychological eval--bariatric	RAM	2	Performing a comprehensive pre-bariatric surgery psychological evaluation
11-Apr	Social support and battered womEMB		1	Presentation of dissertation research on social support resources and mental health in battered women
17-Apr	Transient global amnesia	JEB	2	Review of symptoms, differential diagnoses and etiological theories regading transient global amnesia
1-May	Evaluating hemispheric differenc	JEB	2	Evaluating for left vs. right hemispheric pathology using the L and R Neuropsychological Deficit Scales
22-May	Organization-report generation     EJP	EJP	2	Methods of organizing neuropsychological data and generating a meaningful and professional report
23-May	Stroke Rounds	Pacelli	1	Acute stroke care
29-May	Work-life balance	JEB	2	The importance of maintaining a healthy balance betwn work and the other aspects of life
5-Jun	Challenging case	RAM	2	Reviewed a difficult clinical case
12-Jun	Caring for caregiver	JEB	2	Providing support for the caregivers of patients
26-Jun	Ethics Part I	JC	2	Reviewed professional ethics codes and discussed challenging ethics cases
11-Jul	WMS interp. & malingering	JEB	1	Impromtu didactic requested by the interns to address malingering issues
15-Jul	Generational Diversity	LGH Nursg	8	Conference on generational values and learning to relate to others of varying generations
17-Jul	Ethics Part II	JC	2	Reviewed models of professional decision making related to ethical decisions
24-Jul	Professional Issues	JEB	2	The process and requirements related to becoming credentialed and licensed as a professional psychologist
25-Jul	Preventing Strokes	ASA	1	Speaker from the Am. Stroke Assoc. presented a conference on preventing strokes in high risk patient populations
7-Aug	Informed consent & intern wrap	EJP	2	Reviewed APA article on informed consent to psychotherapy and reviewed internship year in preparation of post-intern life