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TSPP/TAP Spring
Meetings
The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians and
the Texas Academy of Psychiatry will conduct their Spring Meetings on April 5-6,
2008 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, 9721 Arboretum Blvd., Austin, Texas. The
Spring Meetings will include Committee meetings, a Luncheon Program, a Meet and
Greet Reception, a CME Dinner Workshop and an Executive Council meeting. The CME
Dinner Workshop, "Translating Research Data on Antidepressants into Clinical
Decisions," will be conducted on April 5 from 6:30 pm until 9:00 pm. The program
will be presented by A. John Rush, MD, Rosewood Corporation Chair in Biomedical
Science and Professor of Clinical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, UT
Southwestern, Dallas. The program will offer 2 hours of Category 1 CME credit.
For discounted hotel room reservations at the
TSPP rate of $148, call: 1/800-468-3571 or 1/512-343-2626 before March 14 or
prior to sell out.
For additional information,
click here for the program and registration
form.
TSCAP Summer Conference
Mark your calendar
and plan to attend the Summer Conference of the Texas Society of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry at the Westin La Cantera Hotel in
San Antonio on July 18-20, 2008.
Evaluation and Treatment of Disorders of
Early Development has been designated for a maximum of nine AMA PRA
Category 1 Credits. This conference will take place on July 18-20, 2008 at the
Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio. The hotel is adjacent to Six Flags
Fiesta Texas and The Shops at La Cantera, and offers a spa, two 18-hole
championship golf courses, tennis courts, jogging and walking trails, and five
outdoor pools. The hotel is also in close proximity to SeaWorld, and a newer
strip of restaurants and shops on Loop 1604 between Interstate Hwy. 10 and US
Hwy. 281 N. If you would rather experience old-world San Antonio, downtown is
only about 25 minutes away.
To kickoff the weekend’s meetings and activities, an evening reception will
be held on Friday, July 18. The educational program will begin on Saturday, July
19, in the morning and end with an afternoon Fiesta reception; and will continue
on Sunday, July 20, following the breakfast business meeting. The guest speaker,
Richard D. Todd, M.D. (Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry, Director of
the William Greenleaf Eliot Division of Child Psychiatry, and Professor of
Genetics at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis) will
discuss Genetics in Family Studies of Autism. Alice R. Mao, M.D.
(Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Health Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine) will review ways to help
parents of a child with Autism to develop a multidisciplinary treatment plan.
Steven R. Pliszka, M.D. (Deputy Chairman and Chief of the Division of Child
Psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) will
examine the psychopharmacology of ADHD in special populations. Graham J. Emslie,
M.D. (Charles E. and Sarah M. Seay Chair in Child Psychiatry, and Professor of
Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas) will
review ethical considerations in the treatment of young children with
medications. This conference will also feature assessment tools for early
diagnosis of Autism, a case presentation, and a panel discussion about the legal
considerations in the use of medications and treatment of young children.
For program and registration information, please
click here.
2007 Legislative
Wrap-Up
Politics is all about relationships --
"In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It
breeds votes." (Paul Lazarsfeld). The Federation has encouraged all
psychiatrists to get to know their elected representatives. The contacts made by
psychiatrists during the interim paid dividends during the 2007 Legislative
Session. To read about the results of the 2007 Session, please
click here.
Please check the Job Bank for career
opportunities. If you wish to post a job opportunity, please
click here for an Job Bank Advertising
Contract. If you wish to advertise in the Texas Psychiatrist
Newsletter, with a circulation of over 3,000, please
click here for a Newsletter Advertising
Contract.
Contact Information
- Telephone
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512-478-0605
- FAX
- 512-478-5223
- Postal address
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401 West 15th Street, Suite 675, Austin, Texas 78701
- Electronic mail
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TxPsychiatry@aol.com
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