The Woman's Board Grand Rounds lecture series invites nationally and internationally recognized subject matter experts to speak on a wide range of topics pertinent to psychiatry, behavioral sciences, and the broader health community. The series strives to attain a balance between basic science, translational science, clinical practice, implementation of health services and equity, diversity and inclusion.
These lectures shed light on the latest updates in clinical treatments and scientific research and promote excellence in patient care. In support of improving patient care, Rush is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The Woman’s Board Grand Rounds series is made possible by the Woman’s Board of Rush University Medical Center as well as the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Rush.
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When & where- Thursdays from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CST)
- Most events held via Microsoft Teams Town Hall
- Some presentations will meet in-person – these are indicated below
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How to joinIf you would like to be added to the invite list, please contact Amy Perry at amy_d_perry@rush.edu.
Grand Rounds for Academic Year 2024-25
| Date | Speaker Name | Speaker Institution | Title |
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| 9/12/2024 | Sacha McBain, PhD | Rush | Medical Trauma and Intervention PTSD
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| 9/19/2024 *In-Person | Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD | Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin | The Future of Psychedelics - Problems and Promises
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| 9/26/2024 *In-Person | Mark Komrad, MD | Johns Hopkins University, The University of Maryland, Tulane University | Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia for Patients with Psychiatric Disorders: An Emerging Ethical Crisis
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| 10/03/2024 *In-Person | Tom Farley | Community Outreach Director, RehabPath | Growing Up Farley, A Story of Addiction, Love, and Forgiveness
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| 10/10/2024 | Len Adler, MD | NYU Langone Health | Update on the diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD
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| 10/17/2024 | Krissie Fernandez-Smith, PhD | Northwestern University | Postponed until Spring 2025 due to speaker illness |
| 10/24/2024 *In-Person | Nicole Russo Ponsaran, PhD | Rush | Impact of early school start times on young learners
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| 10/31/2024 | No Grand Rounds | ||
| 11/7/2024 | Stephanie Bailey, LCSW | Rush Social Work and Community Health | Caring for Caregivers
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11/14/2024
| Ann Childress, MD Woman's Board Invited Lecturer | University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) | Treating ADHD in Patients Who Have an Inadequate Response to Stimulants
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| 11/21/2024 | Evan White, PhD | Laureate Institute for Brain Research, University of Tulsa | Community Engaged Translational Neuroscience Research: Novel Approaches to Understanding Mental Health Disparities in American Indian Communities |
| 11/28/2024 | No Grand Rounds | ||
| 12/05/2024 | Avelina Padin, PhD | Rush | BRIDGES: Connecting Parent Wisdom and Provider Expertise to Transform Family-Serving Systems
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| 12/12/2024 | Frank Clark, MD, FAPA, ACPsych | Prisma Health | Catharsis Welcomes Creativity: A Poet's Tale of Exploring Mental Health
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| 12/19/2024 | Diane Chen, PhD | Lurie Children's, Northwestern University | Examining the evidence base for gender affirming care for transgender youth |
| 12/26/2024 | No Grand Rounds | ||
| 1/2/2025 | No Grand Rounds | ||
| 1/9/2025 | Alik Widge, MD, PhD | University of Minnesota | Deep Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry |
| 1/16/2025 | Major General (Retired) Gregg Martin, PhD | U.S. Army | Living with mental illness in the military: success, crisis, recovery, and new life. |
| 1/23/2025 | Tanya Sorrell, PhD | Rush | Health Inequities in Behavioral Health/Substance Use Treatment: Pulling back the curtain and Naming the Elephant |
| 1/30/2025 | Jose Maldonado, MD | Stanford University | Critical Care Psychiatry - The Nature and Treatment of ICU Delirium |
| 2/6/2025 | Alfonso Mercado, PhD | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Impact of Family Separation |
| 2/13/2025 | Guido Frank, MD | University of California San Diego | Understanding the Role of Brain Reward Circuits in Eating Disorders |
| 2/20/2025 *In-Person | Krissy Fernandez-Smith, PhD | Northwestern University | Parenting Evaluations for Families Involved in Child Protection Courts |
| 2/27/2025 | Paul Desan, MD, PhD | Yale University | Bright Light Therapy for Seasonal and Non-Seasonal Mood Disorders |
| 3/6/2025 | TBD | ||
| 3/13/2025 *In-Person | Joel Wyatt, PhD | Rush | Unified Protocol in an Intensive Treatment Model |
| 3/20/2025 | Nadine Kaslow, PhD | Emory University | How to Publish in Peer Reviewed Journals |
| 3/27/2025 *In-Person | Petros Levounis, MD, MA | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School | Technological Addictions |
| 4/3/2025 | TBD | ||
| 4/10/2025 | Polly Gipson Allen, PhD | University of Michigan | Trauma-Informed Intervention |
| 4/17/2025 *In-Person | Nancy Donovan, MD | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Loneliness as it relates to Geriatric Psychiatry |
| 4/24/2025 | Christina Low Kapalu, PhD | Oregon Health & Science University | Ways to be aware of contributors to health care disparities regardless of subspecialty |
| 5/1/2025 | Resident/Fellow Talk | ||
| 5/8/2025 | Resident/Fellow Talk | ||
| 5/15/2025 | Resident/Fellow Talk | ||
| 5/22/2025 | Resident/Fellow Talk | ||
| 5/29/2025 | Jonathan Kaplan, MD and Amber Altidor, APP | Rush | Insomnia Patterns among Oncology Patients and Collaborative Care |
| 6/5/2025 | TBD | ||
| 6/12/2025 | Jessica Lopez, LCSW, USMC Veteran | Rush Road Home | National Women's Veteran's Day - Mental Health of Female Veterans |
Looking for presentations from previous years' Grand Rounds? Find them here.
Questions about the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds? Contact Amy Perry at amy_d_perry@rush.edu.