Conference Notes #1

Registration is open for APPA's Fall Conference. A grant from the American Psychiatric Association is providing free meeting registration for Early Career Psychiatrists*, Resident Fellow Members and students!

Call for Abstracts
In conjunction with the Fall Conference, APPA will host a Resident/Medical Student Poster Contest. Residents and students who are interested in participating are asked to coordinate with a faculty member in preparing a poster for the meeting. 

Abstracts should be sent to Luke Engeriser, MD, lengeriser@altapointe.org, by Sept. 21 for consideration. Read abstracts from the Spring 2018 Conference.

Mark Erickson, MD, completed a master’s degree in biological psychology at the University of California, Berkeley (1980-1983) and a medical degree at the University of Texas (1983-1988). His residency in psychiatry was at Columbia University (1988-1990) and the University of California, San Diego (1990-1992).

His published work has focused on the natural history of human kinship and its significance for psychiatry. He was the 1992 recipient of the Karl Jaspers’ Award from the Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry.

Clinically, over the last 20 years, he has worked in public sector psychiatry in Alaska.

Dr. Erickson will speak on The Incest Taboo - From Freud to Now on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 8:00 a.m. 

Conference Vendors

APPA depends on support from vendors to make our conference affordable for attendees. Please share our prospectus with companies who visit your facility and invite them to be an exhibitor. Contact Meghan Martin for details. 

Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
Alkermes, Inc.
Allergan
AltaPointe Health Systems
Brainsway USA
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lundbeck
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
ProAssurance, Inc.
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc.
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Team Health
TEVA Pharmaceuticals
Wexford Health Sources, Inc.

The Alabama Psychiatric Physicians Association 2018 Fall Conference offers attendees 7.5 hours of instruction.