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Upcoming PaPS - Pittsburgh Chapter Events

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PRMS is a proud supporter of the 2024 events for this chapter!

All PaPS-Pittsburgh Chapter members are invited and welcome to attend the events listed above.
Please register through the "online registration" links provided or call 1-866-659-8629 with any questions.

About the Pittsburgh Chapter of PaPS

Benefits of Membership

For more information on becoming a member of Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society - Pittsburgh Chapter, please send an email to papsych@papsych.org or call 1-800-422-2900.

PaPS-Pittsburgh Chapter members practicing in the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area have dues-free access to the additional benefits of the Pittsburgh chapter, which provides:

Dinner meetings on a wide variety of psychiatric issues.

Governing council meetings.

Social and other meetings.

An opportunity to work with committees.

Opportunities for psychiatric residents, including representation on the Society's Council, invitations to all CME dinner meetings, and a Residents' Night program.

Opportunities to socialize and interact with colleagues.

A chapter page in the Pennsylvania Psychiatrist with information about members, local psychiatric issues, and chapter activities.

Representation of local issues through its representatives to the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society's governing council.

Executive Committee & Officers

President

Mayank Gupta, MD, FAPA

President-Elect

Nicola Gray, MD, FAPA

Treasurer

Tania Kannadan, MD

Secretary

Santiago Alberto Almanzar Disla, MD, FAPA

Councilors

Gary Swanson, MD, DFAPA
Dylan Payne, DO

Immediate Past President

Aileen P. Oandasan, MD, FAPA

Delegate to the PaPS Council
Mayank Gupta, MD, FAPA
Gary Swanson, MD, DFAPA

Resident Representative

Alexandra McHugh, MD

ECP Representative
Ryan Wasilchak, DO

For more information regarding the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society - Pittsburgh Chapter, please send an email message to papsych@papsych.org.

2023 Pittsburgh Resident Research & Awards Night

Left to Right: Judy Lyle (PaPS Western Regional Director); Dr. Jaclyn Bala (Chapter RFM Rep); Dr. Adam Tripp (Chapter Past President); Dr. Aileen Oandasan (Chapter President); Dr. Nicola Gray (Chapter President Elect); Dr. Marc Garfinkel (Awards Chair); Dr. Kavita Fischer (PaPS Vice President); Dr. Mark Matta (PaPS Treasurer); Dr. Gary Swanson (Chapter Councilor). Missing from photo:Dr. Mayank Gupta (Chapter Secretary/Treasurer); Dr. Michael Travis (Residency Program Director); Dr. Henry Fourcade (Chapter Councilor).

Past Events

Click Here to view the 2024 Spring Symposium Program Page

Thank you to the Pittsburgh Chapter Spring Symposium Industry Partners

PRMS – Premier Sponsor

Abbvie

Almatica Pharmaceuticals

Corium LLC

Indivior Inc

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Supernus Pharmaceuticals

Teva Medical Affairs

The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society-Pittsburgh Chapter hosted its Women In Psychiatry night event. This session was provided by Awaken Pittsburgh, a secular organization that draws on the wisdom of mindfulness and meditation to serve the public.

Mindfulness for self-care

Caring for others begins with practicing care for ourselves. This session introduced mindfulness as a tool for taking an inventory of our self care needs and practices. Presenter – Dawn Lehman.

Thursday, April 20 – 6:30-8:00 PM. Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, Room 202. 5738 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15217

Click Here to view the Spring Symposium Program slides (PaPS Members only)

Pittsburgh Chapter Hosts Resident Research & Awards Night

Nearly 70 Pittsburgh Chapter members and 21 industry partners came together on November 1 at the Sheraton Hotel Station Square in downtown Pittsburgh to network and share ideas. The Reflections room offered a beautiful cityscape background to the activities.

Pittsburgh Residents proudly presented their posters to share ideas with attendees. Through a blind judging process, the top 3 poster presenters were selected. Third place was awarded to Meghan Keil, “Care considerations for individuals with intellectual disability during pregnancy”; second place was awarded to Ryan Wasilchak, “Nonadherence with Telehealth V. In person Visits”; and first place was awarded to Andres Roman, “New Onset Substance Use Disorder among Offspring of Bipolar Parents: A Longitudinal Study.” Winners received monetary awards of $100, $200 and $300 respectively. We encourage Residents to participate in this annual event.

The Pittsburgh Chapter honored several members for their support of the psychiatric profession and their support of the society as well as members who are in the early stages of their career in psychiatry. Lifetime Achievement Awardees are: Patton Nickell, MD LFAPA; Gary Swanson, MD DFAPA and Robert Wettstein, MD, LFAPA. Wynne Lundblad MD received the Early Career Psychiatrist award. Congratulations to all.

Thank You to Pittsburgh Chapter Resident Research & Awards Industry Partners:

Alkermes	Akili Interactive	Almatica
American Professional Association	Axsome Therapeutics	Corium
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals	Inter-Cellular Therapies	Ironshore Pharmaceuticals
Janssen Psychiatry	Janssen Neuroscience	Lundbeck
New Directions Healthcare	Newport Healthcare	Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
PRMS	Sunovion Pharmaceuticals	Supernus Pharmaceuticals
Teva Pharmaceuticals	Vanda Pharmaceuticals	VA Pittsburgh Health System

Annual Business Meeting

PPS held its annual business meeting on June 10, 2019. Maher O. Ayyash, MD, FAPA
was formally installed as Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society's President. Pictured is Immediate
Past President Amit Chopra, MD, FAPA, for the official passing of the gavel to Dr. Chopra.