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Published Online: 18 February 2011

Psychiatry on the World Stage

APA's Office of International Activities (OIA) and the Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of Disasters, under the Council on Research and Quality Care, are pleased to announce that numerous scientific presentations dealing with international psychiatric issues are slated for APA's 2011 annual meeting in Hawaii. Here's a sampling. Check your program book for location.

SATURDAY, MAY 14

8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Symposium: Stigmatization of Psychiatry and Psychiatrists: An International Perspective
Chairs: Wolfgang Gaebel, M.D., Norman Sartorius, M.D., Ph.D.

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Workshop: Emergency Psychiatry: A Global Perspective
Chairs: Rachel Glick, M.D., Julien J.C. de Carvalho, M.D.

1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Workshop: Collaborating With Primary Care in the Disaster Setting: Clinical Issues for Psychiatrists
Chairs: Catherine May, M.D., Elspeth C. Ritchie, M.D., M.P.H.

SUNDAY, MAY 15

8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Symposium: New Perspectives on Global Mental Health
Chair: Pamela Y. Collins, M.D.

Noon-3 p.m.

Symposium: APA and the World Psychiatric Association: Global Resources for the Practicing Psychiatrist
Chair: Nada Stotland, M.D., M.P.H.

MONDAY, MAY 16

8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Symposium: Updates on the Psychological Impacts of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: Best Modalities of Screening and Treatment
Chair: Elspeth C. Ritchie, M.D., M.P.H.

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Workshop: Evaluating and Treating the Psychological Effects of War
Chair: Elspeth C. Ritchie, M.D., M.P.H., Marvin Oleshansky, M.D.

TUESDAY, MAY 17

7 a.m.-11 a.m.

Course 38. Disaster Psychiatry
Directors: Anand Pandya, M.D., and Frederick Stoddard, M.D.

11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Course 51. Foundations of Disaster Mental Health: Abbreviated Training
Directors: Kenneth Lee, M.S.W., Leslie Gise, M.D.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Symposium: Depression and Disparity: A Global Perspective
Chair: Julie Adams, M.D., M.P.H.
International activities hosted by the OIA include six international discussion groups or forums. These groups are open to interested international and U.S. attendees and will examine current issues in psychiatry in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Europe and LGBT needs around the world.
▪ Middle East Discussion Group
Sunday, May 15, 10 a.m.-noon
Kohala Room, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
▪ International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Discussion Group
Sunday, May 15, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Kohala Room, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
▪ Africa Discussion Group
Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
Kohala Room, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
▪ Pacific Rim Discussion Group
Monday, May 16, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Kohala Room, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
▪ South Asia Discussion Group
Monday, May 16, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Kona Room, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
▪ Europe Discussion Group
Tuesday, May 17, 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Ewa Room, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel

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