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Message from the President |
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Written by Silvia Hafliger
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Friday, July 24, 2009 12:29 |
 "High expectations are the key to everything”
(Sam Walton)
It is a great pleasure to serve as your DB president for this upcoming year.
My mission is to increase networking among members, provide educational opportunities through
CME lectures and to support our various committees.
I believe in the power of the Internet and I hope that our members are getting excited to use the DB
website as a resource tool, to stay connected and to exchange ideas.
We will be holding a “ Meet and Greet” socializing event in September, a Fall and early Spring
CME lecture, the Legislative Breakfast in December followed by the Annual Meeting and Residents'
Research Awards Dinner in April.
We had our first CME activity in June on the psychiatric aspects of living organ donation. A summary of the lecture
is available on the web site.
I welcome ideas or comments for future topics for CME or DB activities.
Let us know how we can best serve you! We welcome suggestions from our members.
Again it is a pleasure to serve you! See you in the park! (I am still training hard with the goal of completing a half
iron man in 8 hours)
“A dream without a goal is just a wish”
(Bill Cole)
Have a great summer!
Silvia Hafliger MD
President
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Annual Dinner Meeting and Resident Research Awards |
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Written by admin
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 13:53 |
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The Annual District Branch Dinner Meeting and Resident Research Awards Night was held on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the New York Academy of Medicine. Approximately 75 members were in attendance. The CME program, "Disability in HIV Patients: Entitlement or Survival," was presented by Kenneth Ashley, M.D., Scott Shapiro, M.D., Joseph Lux, M.D., and Philip Bialer, M.D., members of the DB's AIDS Committee. A copy of their power point presentation, Social Security Benefits: The Basics, can be found in the documents section of the members area of the website. Winners of the 2010 DB election were announced and introduced. The evening also included a display of posters representing the submissions received for the Resident Research Awards. The winning residents received plaques.
The New York County District Branch would like to congratulate the winners of the 2010 election
President-Elect
Craig Katz, M.D.
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Secretary
David Brody, M.D.
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Treasurer
Marianne Guschwan, M.D.
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Assembly Representative
Henry Weinstein, M.D.
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Joseph Carmody, M.D.
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COUNCILORS
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Gloria Rodriguez, M .D.
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Julie Schulman, M.D.
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Samuel Sharmat, M.D.
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Congratulations also go to the Resident Research Awards winners:
Tied for 1st Place - Susanne Ahmari, M.D. and James Murrough, M.D.
Third Place - Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez, M.D.
Honorable Mentions:
Ann Miller, M.D.
Ye Beverly Du, M.D.
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June 23, 2010 CME Presentation |
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Written by Silvia Hafliger
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Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:32 |
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To Give or Not to Give, Reflections of a Transplant Psychiatrist on Living Organ Donation
This is the first CME lecture of many more to come. With drug companies withdrawing from dinner CME activities,
we hope the DB can fill this void. We hope you find the lectures interesting and stimulating; although, the food may not be as exotic and tasty.
Over 70,000 people are on the national waiting list for kidney transplant and 18,000 patients are waiting for a
liver transplant.
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St. Vincent's Cared for the Mentally Ill |
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Written by Jeffrey B. Freedman, M.D.
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Friday, May 07, 2010 10:48 |
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Dr. Freedman is Immediate Past President and Co-Chair of the Public Affairs Committee of the New York County District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association, and was a psychiatrist at St. Vincent’s Hospital from 1995-2010.
There has been much written about the plight of St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan for the past 4 months. This 160 year old institution, known for its response during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and for treating the poor, victims of the cholera epidemic of 1849, the Titanic and 9/11, is closed.
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Navigating the NY County Website |
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Written by Donna Gajda
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009 00:00 |
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We have prepared a brief description of the NY County website to assist members in signing in and navigating the site.
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NYC physicians join together to bring much-needed mental health services to those affected by the economic crisis.
Financial grants from the New York County District Branch to support education, research, membership-building, and public relations efforts must be approved by the Executive Council. Please review the application form and contact the Executive Director concerning your interest, eligibility, and the availability of funds. 
If you, a family member or a friend are in need of information about or a referral for mental health services in the New York metropolitan area, please call 212-685-9633.
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 38,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. It is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Its vision is a society that has available, accessible quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.