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Psychiatry on the World Stage

Numerous workshops and symposia submitted by APA's Council on Global Psychiatry and international members at the request of the council were accepted for presentation at the 2005 annual meeting. Among them:

Monday, May 23

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Component Workshop and Latin American Discussion Group: "USA Research and Services: Bridge With Latin America" Co-chairs: Rodrigo Muñoz, M.D., Pedro Ruiz, M.D. Omni Hotel, South Tower, Atrium Terrace Level, Birch Room

Tuesday, May 24

2 p.m.-5 p.m. APA-WPA Presidential Symposium: "Mental Health and Sub-Saharan Africa: A 21st-Century Perspective" Co-chairs: APA President Michelle Riba, M.D., and World Psychiatric Association President Ahmed Okasha, M.D. Georgia World Conference Center, Level 4, Room B401

Wednesday, May 25

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Issue Workshop: "Clinical Decisions: Guidelines-Indicators-Algorithms" Co-chairs: Rodrigo Muñoz, M.D., John McIntyre, M.D. Georgia World Congress Center, Level 3, Room B314

2 p.m.-5 p.m. Symposia: "Soviet/Russian Psychiatry: A 15-Year Evolution-David Lozovsky Memorial" Co-chairs: Rodrigo Muñoz, M.D., and Darrel Regier, M.D. Carter Center

"Cultural Aspects of Cultural Diagnosis: Toward a New Classification" Co-chairs: Renato Alarçon, M.D., Rodrigo Muñoz, M.D. Omni Hotel, South Tower, Atrium Terrace Level, Birch Room

Thursday, May 26

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Issue Workshop: "Penal Justice and Injustice" Co-chairs: Rodrigo Muñoz, M.D., Igor Koutsenok, M.D. Georgia World Congress Center, Level 3, Room B306

2 p.m.-5 p.m. Symposium: "Psychotherapy Is Universally Future Oriented" Co-chairs: Rodrigo Muñoz, M.D., Carol Nadelson, M.D. Georgia World Conference Center, Level 4, Room A404

Other international activities hosted by the Council on Global Psychiatry include four international discussion sessions, now in their fourth year. These groups, which are open to all U.S. and international attendees, will examine current issues in psychiatry pertinent to their respective regions:

• Latin America: "USA Research and Services: Bridge With Latin America" Co-chairs: Rodrigo Muñoz, M.D., Pedro Ruiz, M.D. Omni Hotel, South Tower, Birch Room, Atrium Terrace Level
  
• Africa: Sunday May 22, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Marriott Marquis, Tigris Room, Lobby Level
  
• South Asia: Monday, May 23, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Marriott Marquis, Picard Room, Lobby Level
  
• Middle East: Tuesday, May 24, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Marriott Marquis, Savoy Room, Lobby Level
  

Footnotes

More information is available by contacting Erin Dalder-Alpher, program coordinator and staff liaison to the Council on Global Psychiatry, by e-mail at edalder{at}psych.org or phone at (703) 907-8658.

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