DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS

Princeton HealthCare System
253 Witherspoon St.
Princeton, NJ 08540

Emotional Stress & Cardiovascular Disease:
Eavesdropping on the Conversation Between the Brain & the Heart

Roy C. Ziegelstein, MD
Professor of Medicine 
John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 
Baltimore, MD 

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
UMCP Ground Floor Conference Rooms A & B

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, the participant shall be able to:

• Describe the relationship between emotional stress and ventricular arrhythmia, myocardial ischemic and left ventricular dysfunction
• Define the physiologic basis of the relationship between emotional stress and cardiac events
• Outline the potential strategies that may help patients avoid emotional stress induced cardiac events

TARGET AUDIENCE:  Departments of Medicine/Family Practice/Section of Cardiology

 

Handouts and PowerPoints from Previous Grand Rounds

These handouts and presentations are not eligible for CEUs, but are included for your interest only.

Daniel T. Abazia, PharmD, BCPS

• Updates in Anticoagulation Therapy  




David Barile, MD

• Palliative Care




Mary Catherine Beach, MD

• Patient-Clinician Communication:  A Patient-centered Approach  




Robert Brolin, MD

• Bariatric Surgery




Grant Cooper, MD

• Evidence-based Approach to Interventional Spine Procedures: What Works and What Doesn't for Back Pain




David J. Herman, MD, FACP

• Clostridium Difficile Infection: New Challenges




Rakesh D. Mistry, MD

• Aspirated & Ingested Foreign Bodies




John J. Mitchell, PhD, Chair, Department of Biomedical Ethics, Seton Hall University

• Cultural Competency I & II

Steven R. Peskin, MD, MBA, FACP

• Patient-centered Primary Care Model

Ravi Vij, MD

• Clinical Debates in Multiple Myeloma

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS

Princeton House Behavioral Health - Conference Center
905 Herrontown Road
Princeton, NJ 08540

Meaning-centered Group Psychotherapy for Advanced Cancer Patients

William Breitbart, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 

Monday, March 22, 2010 
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch will begin at 12:15 p.m. Lecture will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m.

This course is directed to the learning needs of physicians, psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors, intermediate- to advanced-level social workers, and related fields of practice.

AGENDA:

• Introduction to despair at the end-of-life
• Concepts of spirituality and meaning
• Meaning and its relationship to symptoms and psychological distress
• Summary of results from clinical trials

Learning Objectives:  Upon completion of this session, the participant shall be able to:

• Introduce the concept of despair at end-of-life
• Describe the importance of meaning in despair and suffering
• Describe a novel approach to enhance meaning-centered psychotherapy for advanced cancer patients
If you have a disability that may require special arrangements, or for feedback, questions and information about continuing education credits, please contact  jkrejci@princetonhcs.org
Certificates will be handed out at the end of this lecture, upon submission of evaluation.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS

Princeton House Behavioral Health - Conference Center
905 Herrontown Road
Princeton, NJ 08540

Cultural Competence in Treating LGBT Clients

Dan Rice, B.A. Psychology
Rutgers--The State University of New Jersey 

Thursday, May 13, 2010 
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch will begin at 12:15 p.m. Lecture will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m.

This course is directed to the learning needs of physicians, psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors, intermediate- to advanced-level social workers, and related fields of practice.

AGENDA:

• Sexual orientation review - vocabulary, identities, Kinsey Scale, O/B/l Continuum
• Risk factors for LGBT (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender) clients
• Creating an inclusive environment

Learning Objectives:  Upon completion of this session, the participant shall be able to:

• Describe the range of expression of gender identity and sexual orientation
• Summarize the unique needs and challenges of LGBT clients in behavioral health treatment settings
• Identify common biases and misconceptions among providers who treat LGBT clients
If you have a disability that may require special arrangements, or for feedback, questions and information about continuing education credits, please contact  jkrejci@princetonhcs.org
Certificates will be handed out at the end of this lecture, upon submission of evaluation.

DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIA  JOURNAL CLUB

Princeton HealthCare System
253 Witherspoon St.
Princeton, NJ 08540


Wednesdays, every other month
Department of Anesthesiology

DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY JOURNAL CLUB

Princeton HealthCare System
253 Witherspoon St.
Princeton, NJ 08540

Monthly, 6 p.m.
Main Street Restaurant, Princeton, NJ 

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY TUMOR BOARD CONFERENCE

Princeton HealthCare System
253 Witherspoon St.
Princeton, NJ 08540

Fridays, 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Lambert House Classroom #3

 

DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY JOURNAL CLUB

Princeton HealthCare System
253 Witherspoon St.
Princeton, NJ 08540

Wednesdays
6 p.m. 
Main Street Restaurant, Princeton, NJ 

Princeton HealthCare System is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Princeton HealthCare System designates this educational activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 credit ^TM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. PHCS is an approved provider of continuing nursing education in nursing by new Jersey State Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  Provider # P115-12/04-07 one (1) contact hour is provided for this activity. PHBH is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors.  We adhere to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines.  Application for (1) social work credits is being made to NASW-NJ.  Please be aware that with all applications there is always a possibility that the application may not be accepted.  Other professionals who attend will also receive a certificate of completion, which you may submit for consideration to your certification board.     

If you have a disability that may require special arrangements, please contact Janis Puleio, CME Coordinator, at 609.497.4110.