2020 Virtual Annual Meeting

We invite you to join us for our
Virtual Annual Meeting
Saturday, October 3rd – Sunday, October 4th, 2020.

This two-day conference for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals will integrate recent scientific data with current clinical practice regarding homelessness, open space wellness, surviving suicide, burnout, as well as integrated care.

Date/Time:

Saturday, October 3, 2020 (9:00am - 3:30pm)
Sunday, October 4, 2020 (9:00am - 2:00pm)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020
9:00am – 10:00am	COVID 19 and Black Lives Matter: Helping Patients Cope with Discrimination Presented by: Francis Lu, MD & Zola Afua Mansa Chihombori Quao, MD
10:00pm – 11:30am	Surviving Suicide Presented by: Carol Seppilu
11:30am – 12:30pm	Break / Visit Virtual Exhibits
12:30pm – 1:30pm	Homelessness Presented by: Anton Nigusse Bland, MD
1:30pm – 1:45pm	Break / Visit Virtual Exhibits
1:45pm – 3:15pm	Bad Boys (and Girls) for Life? Addressing Youth Violence Presented by: Anne McBride, MD & Michael Kelly, MD
3:15pm - 3:30pm	Award Presentations

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020
9:00am – 10:00am	Behavioral Medicine 2.0: The "Behavioral Pharmacy" Model for Health Behavior Change Presented by: Benjamin Emmert-Aaronson & Monet Levalley-Garcia
10:00am– 11:30am	Burnout Workshop Presented by: Peter Yellowlees, MD & Keisuke Nakagawa, MD
11:30am – 12:30pm	Break / Visit Virtual Exhibits
12:30pm – 2:00pm	Integrated Care Presentations and Panel Discussion Presented by: Luz Arroyo, MD, Joseph Giorgio, Psy.D., Lorin Scher, & Angie Yu, MD
	Closing Remarks

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Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS)

PRMS® provides psychiatric malpractice insurance with specialized risk management and defense strategies. License defense coverage of $150,000.* Telepsychiatry and forensic included. *May vary by state.

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American Professional Agency, Inc.

APA, Inc. is one of the largest professional liability insurance providers in the United States. As a Program Administrator with approximately 100,000 policyholders, APA, Inc. ranks in the top 100 brokerages in the country. Though, we are a large agency, when you place a call to APA, Inc. you will talk directly with an underwriter who understands the coverage needs of your profession. After an industry wide search, The American Psychiatric Association (APA) announced that it has once again selected American Professional Agency, Inc (APA Inc) as its endorsed professional liability carrier!

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VA Northern California Health Care System

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans? Help us to honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. The Department of Veteran Affairs Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) is an integrated health care delivery system, offering a comprehensive array of medical, surgical, rehabilitative, mental health and extended care to veterans in Northern California. The health system is comprised of a medical center in Sacramento; a rehabilitation and extended care facility in Martinez; outpatient clinics in Martinez, Fairfield, Oakland, Sacramento, McClellan, Yuba City, Redding, Chico, and Vallejo; a Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Oakland; and dental clinics in Vallejo, Sacramento and Redding.