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UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

September 13, 2007
Key note address and workshops with Carla Fine
Suicide Prevention Week
Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK

September 26, 2007
Key note address "Thriving in Today's Medical World: Strategies for Protecting Ourselves, Our Families and Each Other"
Kentucky Medical Association Annual Meeting
Louisville, KY

September 28, 2007
Key note address "When Blue Was Just a Color: The Assessment of the Suicidal Patient"
St Paul's Emergency Medicine Update
Whistler, BC

September 29, 2007
Plenary Address "Providing Care to Psychiatrist-Patients: Guidance and Reflections from a Treating Psychiatrist"
Fourth Annual Conference Treaters of Physicians and Medical Families, Physician Health Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

November 17, 2007
Key note address with Carla Fine
National Survivors of Suicide Day
Boca Raton, FL



PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS

March 13, 2007
Psychiatry Grand Rounds Bronx-Lebanon Hospital
"The Mental Health of Psychiatrists: An Update"

March 14, 2007
Psychiatry Grand Rounds New Jersey Medical School
"Mood Disorders in Physicians: Challenges to Diagnosis and Treatment"

March 15, 2007
Psychiatry Grand Rounds New York University
"Physicians and Their Intimate Relationships: Challenges and Their Solutions"

March 16, 2007
Psychiatry Grand Rounds Nassau University Medical Center
"Physician Suicide: An Update"

March 20, 2007
Psychiatry Grand Rounds New York Medical College Westchester Medical Center
"Physician Suicide: New Findings"

March 22, 2007
Psychiatry Grand Rounds Howard University Medical College, Washington, DC
"Physician Suicide: An Update"

March 28, 2007
Psychiatry Grand Rounds Downstate Medical Center State University of New York, Brooklyn
"The Mental Health of Psychiatrists: An Update"

March 29, 2007
Psychiatry Grand Rounds St. Vincent's Hospital New York, NY
"Physician Suicide: New Findings"

April 12, 2007
American Association of Suicidology Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA
"Engaging Survivors and Researchers: A RoundTable Discussion"

April 13, 2007
American Association of Suicidology Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA
"Losing a Patient to Suicide: Views of a Clinician and a Survivor" (with Carla Fine)

April 14, 2007
American Association of Suicidology Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA
"Grief 101: Making Sense of What Has Happened to Us" (with Carla Fine)

May 4-5, 2007
Montana Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Fairmont Hot Springs
"Challenges in Physicians' Relationships"
"Treatment of Mood Disorders in Physicians"
"Physician Suicide"

May 10, 2007
Medical Grand Rounds Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL
"Physician Suicide: Its Aftermath For Colleagues Left Behind"

May 21, 2007
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, IL
Three workshops(physician suicide, biospiritual approaches in the treatment of physicians, and psychiatrists living with psychiatric illness) and a course on treating medical students and physicians (with Leah Dickstein, MD)

February 10, 2007
Suicide Conference in Derry, Northern Ireland
"Touched By Suicide: The Perspectives of a Clinician and a Survivor" (with Carla Fine)

September 15-16, 2006
Oregon and Northern California Psychiatric Associations
Ashland, OR
Brian Buss Lecture (with Carla Fine)"Losing a Patient to Suicide: The Perspectives of a Clinician and Survivor"
and
"Psychotherapy of Medical/Professional Marriages"


October 6, 2006
Workshop with Carla Fine "Touched By Suicide: Bridging the Perspectives of Clinicians and Survivors".
American Psychiatric Association Institute on Psychiatric Services, New York, NY.

Luncheon Speaker "Taking Better Care of Ourselves: Ten Tips"
Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Vancouver, BC
October 23, 2006

Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON. November 11-12, 2006
Workshop: Ten Strategies Residency Programs Can Use to Enhance the Health and Resilience of their Residents
Workshop: Special Challenges and Triumphs: Treating the Physician-Patient

National Survivors of Suicide Day. Presentation with Carla Fine. New York University. November 18, 2006

Miami Book Fair: Touched By Suicide (with Carla Fine) November 19, 2006

Family Violence and Suicide. Lecture with Carla Fine. Sixth Annual Family Violence Conference, Edmonton, AB
Life in the Trenches with Suicidal People and Their Families: Taking Care of Ourselves. Workshop with Carla Fine. November 20, 2006

Canadian Medical Protective Association. Lecture and workshop. Physician Stress. Physician Suicide. November 29, 2006. Ottawa, ON

International Conference on Physician Health. Ottawa, ON. December 1, 2006
Workshop: Ten Strategies Residency Programs Can Use to Enhance the Health and Resilience of their Residents
Workshop: Keeping Good Boundaries When Treating and Teaching Physicians


March 24, 2006
Keynote Addresses, Alberta Psychiatric Association, Banff, AB
"Physician Suicide: The Lasting Legacy" and "Physicians' Marriages (Intimate Relationships): Challenges and Solutions"

March 30, 2006
Osler Lecturer, Vancouver Medical Association, Vancouver, BC
"Osler Loved to Practice Medicine: And So Can We!"

April 1, 2006
Keynote Address and Workshop, Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians Annual Meeting
Victoria, BC
"Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Families and Each Other" and "Leadership: Tips for Healthy Team Function"

April 6, 2006
Workshop Chair and Speaker, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA
"Children of Internists Speak Out"

April 28-May 1, 2006
American Association of Suicidology Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA
Keynote with Carla Fine "Touched by Suicide: Bridging the Perspectives of Survivors and Clinicians"

May 10, 2006
University of Western Ontario Department of Family Medicine
London, ON
Keynote address "An Update in Physician Health: Protecting Ourselves, Our Families and Each Other" and workshop "When Physicians or Their Families Are Your Patients: Challenges and Suggestions"

May 20, 2006
American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry Annual Meeting
Toronto, ON
Workshop participant "Ethical Issues in Treating Impaired Physicians"

May 21-25, 2006
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
Toronto, ON
Seven presentations

June 24, 2006
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada Annual Meeting
Vancouver, BC
Seminar "Resident Well-Being"


American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA--April 14, 2005
1. Dual Career Couples: Keeping the Vital Signs of Your Career and Relationship Healthy

2. Children of Internists Speak Out: How to Be a Physician and a Parent

University of California San Francisco.
Intimate Relationships in Medical School: How to Make Them Work

Workshops with UCSF medical students and their spouses/partners. San Francisco, CA--April 26, 2005

American Psychiatric Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA--May 23-26, 2005
Five presentations on physician suicide, treating medical students and physicians (for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals), responding when a physician dies suddenly or becomes gravely ill, when psychiatrists live with a mental illness, and treating physicians in a cultural context

Jewish Federation of Portland, OR. June 2, 2005
Keynote address to Maimonides Society "Physician Wellness: What's New?"

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada - September 24, 2005
Keynote address: Physician Well-Being:Balancing your Personal Life and Workload

Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Scientific Meeting , Vancouver, BC, November 4-6, 2005.
1.Keynote Invited Lecture: "Broken Physicians: Reflections on Loss, Shame and
Healing"
2.Workshop: "Keeping good boundaries in psychiatry"
3.Workshop: "Mood disorders in physicians: An interview with someone who has been there"
4.Workshop: "Special challenges and triumphs in treating physicians"

December 14, 2005
Grand Rounds Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
"Physician Mental Health: Taking Better Care of Ourselves and Each Other"

December 15, 2005
Grand Rounds St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan
New York, NY
"Physician Mental Health: Taking Better Care of Ourselves and Each Other"

January 7, 2006
Grand Rounds Abu Dhabi Medical Center
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"Physician Health: Protecting Ourselves and Our Families"

January 27, 2006
Keynote Lecture, Ontario Psychiatric Association
Toronto, ON
"Mood Disorders in Physicians: Challenges to Diagnosis and Treatment"

February 3 and 4, 2006
Wenatchee Medical Group, Wenatchee, WA
"Doctors' Marriages: The Joys and the Challenges" and "Doctors' Marriages: Insights and Strategies for Change"



Selected Works

Nonfiction
Touched By Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss
Written with Carla Fine, author of the best-selling No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One (Broadway Books/ Doubleday 1999).
How’s Your Marriage:
A Book for Men and Women

"Easy to read and full of illuminating insights, How’s Your Marriage is the most helpful home repair kit imaginable.”
--Maggie Scarf, author of Unfinished Business: Pressure Points in the Lives of Women, Intimate Partners: Patterns in Love and Marriage, and Intimate Worlds: Life Inside the Family
Doctors’ Marriages:
A Look at the Problems and Their Solutions

A unique book written by a psychiatrist clinician about the intimate relationships of physicians.



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