VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
GRAND ROUNDS

Sanger Hall, Room, 1-044
1101 E. Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298
11:45 – 12:50

January 27                 
Bipolar disorder, mood stabilizers, and suicide: What’s the connection?
Sandra Mullen, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Pharmacist
VCU School of Medicine/Department of Psychiatry

Learning Objectives:
1. Examine the relationship of bipolar disorder and suicide compared to other psychiatric disorders
2 .Indentify the risk factors that may be associated with suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder
3. Evaluate the benefit of mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder in patients at risk of suicide

February 3                                   
Dopamine Transporter, from Mental Health to Structure-based Drug Design
Yongyue Chen, M.D.,Ph.D.
 PGY-4 Resident                 
VCU Department of Psychiatry
Mentors: Drs. Louis De Felice & John Hettema                                                

Learning Objectives:

• Review the clinical relevance of manipulating the dopamine transporter
• Epistemology of amine transporters, with emphasis on the dopamine transporter

February 10                 
The 3rd Annual Gayle Gwaltney Memorial
Interacting and Understanding patients with behavioral issues
Theresa R. Searls, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Nurse Clinician, the Virginia Treatment Center for Children

Learning Objectives:

• The learner will understand how difficulties with executive functioning contribute to behavioral issues
• The learner will understand what staff behaviors contribute to behavioral issues
• The learner will understand what staff behaviors improve executive functioning skills

February 17                 
Psychological Distress Following Major Burn Injury: Nature, Prevalence
James A. Fauerbach, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Burn Center
Michael D. Hendrix Burn Research Center

 Learning Objectives:

• Describe Major Burn Injury
• Phenomena, Stressors & Function
• Describe Burn-Related Distress
• Forms, Prevalence, Course
• Describe Body Image Dissatisfaction & Social Distress
• Stigma, Exclusion-Stigmatization, Social Pain, Rejection Sensitivity, Maintaining Factors

February 24                 
A Moment on the Lips….: Eating Behaviors in Patients with Clinically Severe Obesity
Mary Ellen Olbrisch, Ph.D., ABPP
Director of Education and Training in Clinical Health Psychology
VCU Professor of Psychiatry and Surgery

Learning Objectives:

• Become aware of the typical dieting histories of patients with clinically severe obesity who are seeking weight loss surgery
• Understand what eating styles are reported by these patients, how these eating styles contribute to weight gain, and how these eating styles differ from traditionally defined eating disorders
• Understand the behavior changes necessary for success with weight loss surgery, the challenges to implementing these changes, and why previous dieting and weight loss experience has not adequately prepared patients with clinically severe obesity to be successful with weight loss surgery
• Know how to better prepare patients to begin getting ready for the lifestyle changes necessary to get ready for the successful weight loss possible with bariatric surgery

Grand Rounds presentations are now available online. Please see our listing of available presentations.

Physicians may claim up to 1 hour in Type 1 or Type 2 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license.

VCU designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. (TM) Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For more information contact Kim Bertram at 804-828-1453 or kbertram@vcu.edu