Central PA Chapter
PRMS is a proud supporter of the 2018 CME events for this chapter.
Upcoming Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Events
All Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (CPPS) members are invited and welcome to attend the events listed below. Please register through the "online registration" links provided, or call 1-800-422-2900 or 717-558-7750 with any questions.
All Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (CPPS) members are invited and welcome to attend the events listed below. Please register through the "online registration" links provided, or call 1-800-422-2900 or 717-558-7750 with any questions.
Holiday Social and Awards Program
Friday, December 7, 2018
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Leeds Ltd.
750 Eisenhower Boulevard
Harrisburg, PA
Registration now available! Click here to register for the Holiday Social and Awards Program.
Members: $15.00/person
Guests of Members: $15.00/person
Please note; due to occupancy limitations, we will only be able to accommodate 25 attendees. Please continue to check this page for updates and be sure to register you and your guest(s) as soon as possible.
Friday, December 7, 2018
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Leeds Ltd.
750 Eisenhower Boulevard
Harrisburg, PA
Registration now available! Click here to register for the Holiday Social and Awards Program.
Members: $15.00/person
Guests of Members: $15.00/person
Please note; due to occupancy limitations, we will only be able to accommodate 25 attendees. Please continue to check this page for updates and be sure to register you and your guest(s) as soon as possible.
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Past Meetings
2018 CPPS Residents' Night
Our annual Residents’ Night was held on Thursday, August 23rd at the Colonial Golf & Tennis Club, in Harrisburg, PA. During the evening, Andrew Davis, MD, from Penn State Health was presented the PRMS Resident Achievement Award which is presented to a resident who stands out in their commitment to their job duties during residency. Also, new this year was a Resident Poster Competition.
Poster winners were:
First Place – Nuzhat Hussain, MD “Suicide Attempt in a Patient with Unusual Presentation of Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis (SREAT): A Case Report”
Second Place – Nuzhat Hussain, MD “A Slippery Slope: Abrupt Discontinuation of Phenibut Resulting in Mania with Psychotic Features”
Third Place – Mohammed Basith, MD “Dexmethylphenidate XR Associated Orofacial Dyskinesia in an Adolescent”
Our annual Residents’ Night was held on Thursday, August 23rd at the Colonial Golf & Tennis Club, in Harrisburg, PA. During the evening, Andrew Davis, MD, from Penn State Health was presented the PRMS Resident Achievement Award which is presented to a resident who stands out in their commitment to their job duties during residency. Also, new this year was a Resident Poster Competition.
Poster winners were:
First Place – Nuzhat Hussain, MD “Suicide Attempt in a Patient with Unusual Presentation of Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis (SREAT): A Case Report”
Second Place – Nuzhat Hussain, MD “A Slippery Slope: Abrupt Discontinuation of Phenibut Resulting in Mania with Psychotic Features”
Third Place – Mohammed Basith, MD “Dexmethylphenidate XR Associated Orofacial Dyskinesia in an Adolescent”
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April 2018
Ann McNury from PRMS presented Psychopharmacology: Risk Management and Legal Implications of Prescribing to chapter members on April 17, 2018.
Ann McNury from PRMS presented Psychopharmacology: Risk Management and Legal Implications of Prescribing to chapter members on April 17, 2018.
December 2017
Holiday Social
Colonial Golf & Tennis Club
The CPPS Holiday Social and award ceremony was a fun and intimate time for colleagues to get together and celebrate not only everyone's accomplishments but the holidays and New Year as well. Douglas A. Ockrymiek, DO, DLFAPA was acknowledged and honored with the Presidential Award 2017-2018 in recognition of his services to our profession in various academic roles; to the mental health needs of our community and his involvement with the society.
Holiday Social
Colonial Golf & Tennis Club
The CPPS Holiday Social and award ceremony was a fun and intimate time for colleagues to get together and celebrate not only everyone's accomplishments but the holidays and New Year as well. Douglas A. Ockrymiek, DO, DLFAPA was acknowledged and honored with the Presidential Award 2017-2018 in recognition of his services to our profession in various academic roles; to the mental health needs of our community and his involvement with the society.
Central Psychiatric Society Benefits of Membership
For more information on becoming a member of the Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, please send an email to centralpapsych@papsych.org. Psychiatric Society members practicing in central Pennsylvania have dues-free access to the additional benefits of its Central chapter, including:
- Two CME dinner meetings throughout the year, for members and their spouses or guests.
- One social event per year, for members and their spouses or guests.
- Opportunities to become informed and involved in issues affecting psychiatric practice on a local level.
- Psychiatric resident outreach programs, including attendance at all dinner meetings free-of-charge to residents and their spouses or guests.
- Representation of local issues through its representatives to the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society's governing Council.
Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society
Executive Committee and Officers
President
Kawish Garg, MD
President-Elect
Ailyn Diaz, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
Irakli Mania, MD
Immediate Past President
Usman Hameed, MD
Delegate to PaPS Council
Douglas A. Ockrymiek, DO, DFAPA
Resident Representative to Council
Vacant
Councilors
Shiv S. Aggarwal, MD
Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD
M. Ahmad Hameed, MD
Executive Committee and Officers
President
Kawish Garg, MD
President-Elect
Ailyn Diaz, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
Irakli Mania, MD
Immediate Past President
Usman Hameed, MD
Delegate to PaPS Council
Douglas A. Ockrymiek, DO, DFAPA
Resident Representative to Council
Vacant
Councilors
Shiv S. Aggarwal, MD
Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD
M. Ahmad Hameed, MD
