PRMS is a proud supporter of the 2018 CME events for this chapter.
Central PA Chapter
The Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society’s (CPPS) Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations for the positions of President-Elect, and Secretary/Treasurer.
Interested candidates should submit a copy of their CV to the attention of Diane Hockenberry, Executive Director, via email at dhockenberry@pamedsoc.org. The submission deadline is Friday, February 15, 2019. The nominating committee will review all submissions and make their recommendation to council for final approval on April 30, 2019.
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.
Past Meetings
December 2018
Holiday Social and Awards Program
Leeds Ltd.
The CPPS Holiday Social and awards program was an evening of celebration and recognition. Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD, DLFAPA was honored with the Presidential Award 2018-2019 in recognition of her services to the profession of psychiatry. The We Matter Coalition was awarded the 2018-2019 Service Recognition Award in recognition of their efforts that have brought a higher level of awareness to the mental health needs of the community.
Holiday Social and Awards Program
Leeds Ltd.
The CPPS Holiday Social and awards program was an evening of celebration and recognition. Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD, DLFAPA was honored with the Presidential Award 2018-2019 in recognition of her services to the profession of psychiatry. The We Matter Coalition was awarded the 2018-2019 Service Recognition Award in recognition of their efforts that have brought a higher level of awareness to the mental health needs of the community.
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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.
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
