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Upcoming Events
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Past Events
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April 8, 2021
"Trauma, Neural Networks, and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy" | Zucker Hillside Hospital (Glen Oaks, NY) | Child and Adolescent Grand Rounds | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM May 2, 2021 "Getting Animated in a Queer New World: Steven Universe as a Socially Conscious Cartoon for Exploring and Understanding Sexuality and Gender Diversity" | American Psychiatric Association 2021 Annual Conference (Los Angeles, California) | General Session | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic, Session ID 1444 | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM February 8, 2021 "Depression Identification & Management" | Cohen Children's Medical Center Global Health Rotation with India (Chennai, India) | Oral Lecture | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM November 3, 2020 "Trauma & Stressor-Related Disorders" | Cohen Children's Medical Center Global Health Rotation with North Dakota (Three Affiliated Tribes - Mandan, Hidasta, and Arikara; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation; New Town, North Dakota) | Lecture Series | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM October 27, 2020 "Substance Use in the Pediatric Population" | Cohen Children's Medical Center Global Health Rotation with North Dakota (Three Affiliated Tribes - Mandan, Hidasta, and Arikara; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation; New Town, North Dakota) | Lecture Series | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM October 24, 2020 "Gun Violence in Youth: Providing Tools and Resources to Help Providers Combat This Crisis" | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2020 Annual Conference (San Francisco, California)| Special Interest Study Group | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM October 20, 2020 "Suicide in the Pediatric Population" | Cohen Children's Medical Center Global Health Rotation with North Dakota (Three Affiliated Tribes - Mandan, Hidasta, and Arikara; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation; New Town, North Dakota) | Lecture Series | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM October 19, 2020 "Coming Out of the Closet and Into Racial, Gender, and Sexual Identity: Case-Based Learning" | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2020 Annual Conference (San Francisco, California)| Oral Presentation | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM October 15, 2020 "Pediatric Anxiety & Mood Disorders" | Cohen Children's Medical Center Global Health Rotation with North Dakota (Three Affiliated Tribes - Mandan, Hidasta, and Arikara; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation; New Town, North Dakota) | Lecture Series | Held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM June 29, 2019 "Keeping Families together: Tools for Supporting Parents with Mental Illness in Cases of Child Welfare Involvement" | Postpartum Support International 2019 Annual Conference (Portland, OR) | Oral Presentation | Hilton Downtown | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM April 3, 2019 "Enhancing Knowledge of Peripartum Mental Illness" | Zucker Hillside Hospital Grand Rounds (Glen Oaks, NY) | Oral Presentation | Zucker Hillside Hospital | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM July 14, 2018 "Of Motherhood and Mania: Clinical Pearls for Pharmacological and Psychotherapeutic Approaches Across Treatment Settings" | Postpartum Support International 2018 Annual Conference (Houston, TX) | Oral Presentation | JW Marriott Houston | 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Utilizing case scenarios, attendees will recognize the importance of developing clinical services that meet the needs of mothers with PMADs, specifically bipolar disorder across differing levels and modalities of treatment. May 8, 2018 "Non-Neurotypical or Disordered? Nomenclature, Stigma, and the Future" | American Psychiatric Association 2018 Annual Meeting (New York, NY) | Workshop | Jacob K. Javits Center, Session ID 2808 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM May 5, 2018 "Working with the Media on Mental Health" | Council on Communications | American Psychiatric Association 2018 Annual Meeting (New York, NY) | Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel | Empire West (2nd Floor) | 10:45 AM November 8-11, 2017 A Case of Mistaken Identity: Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease Masquerading as Lewy Body Dementia in an HIV Patient | Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine 2017 Annual Meeting (Palm Springs, CA) | Poster Presentation Getting to the Heart of the Matter: A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Patient With Prolonged QTc in the Context of Loperamide Toxicity | Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine 2017 Annual Meeting (Palm Springs, CA) | Poster Presentation October 6, 2017 "Crazy" Talk: Mental Health, Pop Culture, and Empowerment | New York Comic Con (New York, NY) | Panel Discussion | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Jacob K. Javits Center, Room 1A05 Does mental health represent the next wave of diversity in comics, or is that just "crazy" talk? Psychiatrists Praveen Kambam, M.D., (Broadcast Thought), Jennifer Yen, M.D., and Christy Duan, M.D., and attorney Jeff Trexler (The Beat, The Comics Journal) will discuss the state of mental health media representation and how a mental health/pop culture partnership can be a "win-win" for both the entertainment industry and people with mental illnesses. October 28, 2016 It's Not Over: Youth With AIDS Worldwide | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 63rd Annual Meeting (New York, NY) | Media Theater Presentation March 15, 2016 Pregnancy and Mental Health | Kisoro FM Uganda (Kisoro, Uganda) Appeared on radio station, Kisoro FM Uganda, for an hour long educational discussion about mental health issues around pregnancy, and what listeners can do to help. September 22, 2015 Kink and Health | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York, NY) This lecture is a part of the Mount Sinai "Sex and Health" elective, a 12 week course on sex dedicated to topics neglected by the traditional medical curriculum. Sexuality intersects with health as well as issues of race, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, (dis)ability, and much more. The elective course will address topics such as kink, structural racism, sexual policing, body liberation, sex work, and asexuality. August 25, 2015
Enhancing the Medical School Experience with Narrative Medicine | American Medical Student Association - Oceania University of Medicine (Apia, Samoa) May 27, 2015
Bedside Manner: A Panel on Alternative Sexual Practices & Medicine | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York, NY) What is BDSM? How do you tell the difference between consensual marks and abusive bruises? What advice do you give to patients who want to try anal sex for the first time? What concerns might patients who experiment with rope or handcuffs have? Come find out! We've got a great line-up of panelists along with a short presentation on BDSM/kink/alternative sexual practices and why we, their future healthcare providers, should care. Brought to you by Sexuality & Medicine. ![]()
March 20, 2015
Preparing for College, Career, and Beyond | 11th Grade Health Class | East-West School of International Studies (Flushing, NY) November 24, 2014 How Journalism Changed My Career | April Kincaid's 8th Grade Journalism Class | Unis Middle School (Dearborn, MI) |