Upcoming Western Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Events

2021 Schedule-at-a-Glance

PRMS is a proud supporters of the 2021 CME events for this chapter.

​WPPS Dinner and a Movie
September 29, 2021

Other Chapter and State Events

Save the Date!
PaPS 2021 Patient Safety & Risk Management Education Meeting
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Watch here for more information, coming Summer 2021.

All Western Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society members are invited and welcome to attend the events listed above. Please register through the "online registration" links provided, or call 1-800-422-2900 with any questions.​​​

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202O Resident Night Poster Competition Winners

Thank you to all of our participants and congratulations to the
​2020 Resident Night Poster Competition winners!

View the Winning Presentations Now!
Click on the links below to view their presentations. To listen to the presentations, please select "slideshow" and then "from beginning". Click the slides to advance and hear audio.

​1st place - Dr. Jenna Cheng
The Effect of Social Media Use on Psychiatric Hospitalization in Children and Adolescents
​In order to hear the audio on this presentation, click the "audio" icon on each slide.

2nd Place - Dr. Clarice Dixson
Disparities in ADHD outcomes for African Americans, a Review

3rd place - Dr. Shahida Khatoon
Effects of Parental Divorce on Mental Health in Children/Adolescents

About WPPS

Benefits of Membership

Executive Committee & Officers

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

Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society members practicing in the western Pennsylvania area, with the exception of Allegheny County and its close environs, have dues-free access to the additional benefits of the western Pennsylvania chapter, including:
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• Presents two educational dinner meetings a year on a wide variety of psychiatric issues and topics.
• Addresses membership concerns regarding managed care systems and how these systems affect patients with limited resources.
• Provides opportunities to become informed and involved in issues affecting psychiatric practice on a local level.
• Provides opportunities to socialize and interact with colleagues.
• Addresses the challenges and opportunities for practitioners in the rural and small city environment.
• Serves as a liaison between the psychiatric community and the local public mental health system.
• Represents the interests of its local members through representation to the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society's governing council.

President
Gianpiero Martone, DO

President Elect
Vacant

Secretary-Treasurer
Vacant

Immediate Past President
Elizabeth Ramsey, DO
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Councilor
Dennis P. Borczon, MD