Upcoming Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society Events

​All Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society members are invited and welcome to attend the events listed below. Please register through the "online registration" links provided, or call 1-866-659-8629 or 717-558-7750 with any questions.​​

2020 Events

Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society 2020 Symposium - NEW DATE

Join us for an update on Psychiatry 2020! The PPS 2020 Symposium will provide you with an opportunity to re-energize and learn from thought leaders, reconnect with your peers and expand your professional network, and connect with vendors to enhance your patient services.

Session topics will include:

• Brain-Behavior Correlates in Dementia: It's A Lot More Than Memory
• Physician Burnout: What We Tell Ourselves, and What Can Be Done
• Private Practice Psychiatry - The View From my Father's Desk
• Psychopharmacology Update: Atypical Antipsychotics Forms and Profiles

register to attend

If you had registered for the March 14th date, your registration is still valid.  DO NOT register again for the meeting.  If you have any questions about your registration, please contact PPS Meeting Manager, Lauren Newmaster at lnewmaster@pamedsoc.org.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the AccreditationCouncil for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society. The APA is accredited by the
ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The APA designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Exhibitor Registration is Open!
If you had previously registered for the March 14 Symposium, your registration is still valid. Please contact PPS staff at pittpsych@papsych.org with any questions.

Symposium Exhibitor Registration here

Save the Date!
Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society Holiday Social: Celebrating Our Residents & Member Achievements
Monday, November 9, 2020
​5:30 - 8:30 PM
Sheraton Station Square

Keep checking back for details and registration.

Virtual Patient Safety & Risk Management
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Save the Date! Details are still being finalized and registration is coming soon.

2020 Schedule-at-a-Glance

2020 PPS Symposium
September 12, 2020 | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Pittsburgh Marriott North
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Fall Webinar
Date: TBD
Virtual

Addictions Symposium
October 31, 2020
Virtual 
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Pittsburgh Holiday Social 
November 9, 2020 | 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Sheraton Station Square
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Patient Safety & Risk Management
November 14, 2020
Virtual

About PPS

Benefits of Membership

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

Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society members practicing in the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area have dues-free access to the additional benefits of the Pittsburgh chapter, which provides:
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• 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
Amita D. Mehta, MD

President-Elect and Delegate to the PaPS Council
Mark A. Matta, DO

Treasurer
Melina Spyridaki-Dodd, MD
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Secretary
Adam C. Tripp, MD, PhD, FAPA

Chapter Councilors
Aileen P. Oandasan, MD (Delegate to PaPS Council)
Gary Swanson, MD

Immediate Past President
Maher O. Ayyash, MD, FAPA, FAPM
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Resident Representatives
VACANT​

For more information regarding the Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society, please call 866-659-8629, or send an email message to pittpsych@papsych.org. Our Deputy Association Executive is Dawn Losiewicz.

Past Events

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.

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