Upcoming Events:
George Saslow MD Lecture:
Featuring
Peter Charles Whybrow, M.D.
Friday May 9, 2008
12:45 PM
Multnomah Athletic Club,
1829 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97205
 The Saslow Lecturer, Peter Charles Whybrow, M.D.,
Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior;
Judson Braun Distinguished Professor and Executive Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; Physician-In-Chief, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
"Lessons from the Great American Experiment: Have we spawned an addictive society?"
Dr. Whybrow is an international authority on depression and manic-depressive disease and the effects of thyroid hormone on brain and human behavior. He is the author of numerous scientific papers and five books, including AMERICAN MANIA: WHEN MORE IS NOT ENOUGH, published in 2005. Whybrow grounds the extraordinary achievements and excessive consumption of the American nation in an understanding of the biology of human craving and the reward system of the brain - offering for the first time a comprehensive explanation for the addictive mania of consumerism. Whybrow shows how human biology is ill equipped to cope with the demands of the 24/7, global, information-saturated, rapid-fire culture we not only have created, but that we have come to crave.
The Sommer Memorial Lectures are among America’s premier CME programs. Dr. Ernst Sommer bequeathed that physicians have access to continuing education at no cost. The Sommer Committee continues that charge today to bring nationally and internationally respected speakers to Portland for this annual event. 
The OHSU Department of Psychiatry hosts the George Saslow MD Lecture as part of the...
67th Annual Sommer Memorial Lectures and 93rd Annual Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine Scientific Meeting.
Sponsored by the Sommer Memorial Trust
under the auspices of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
& jointly sponsored by the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
and the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine Alumni Association
Please join the Department of Psychiatry's TeamOHSU in it's support of
NAMIWalks for the Mind of America.
TeamOHSU will be walking to support NAMI and raise awareness for mental illness. Please join TeamOHSU and show your support for NAMI.
Sunday May 18, 2008
Registration: 12:00 PM
Walk: 1:00 PM
You can register online at www.nami.org/namiwalks choose Oregon and register for TeamOHSU.
NAMIWALKS for the Mind of American is a nationwide fund-raising and mental health awareness program that is being held in more than 70 communities around the country in 2008, including right here in Portland, OR.
The is no walker registration fee for the walk. All participants are encouraged to collect donations from family members, friends, co-workers and business associates in support of their participation in the Walk.
All funds collected by Walkers will be used to fund NAMI's programs here in Oregon.
For more information contact Mary Kays at 503-494-8205 or kaysm@ohsu.edu
More details to follow.
Every journey begins with that first step. In 2008, thousands of concerned citizens in more than 60 communities across the nation will join NAMI's Campaign for the Mind of America and walk together to raise money and awareness about our country's need for a world-class treatment and recovery system for people with mental illness. Won't you join us?
Presents
"Culture Counts"
Featuring
John Head
Award-Winning Journalist and Author of
"Standing in the Shadows: Black Men And Depression."
Friday, May 30, 2008
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Old Library Auditorium, Oregon Health & Science University
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239
“Standing in the shadows is a call for action to shed light on the larger issue of depression in black men and the barriers that prevent too many from seeking and receiving care.”
-Rosalynn Carter,
Former U.S. First Lady, and Chairperson, The Carter Center Mental Health Task Force.
“…A poignant memoir of his own battle with depression and a rallying cry for a community effort to confront a problem that he describes as ‘modern-day slavery’.”
-The Washington Post
Paperback editions of the book will be available for sale and signing.
Admission: FREE. Donations are welcome! Please donate at www.myasha.org
Pre-registration is requested:
To register, please E-mail Gayathri Ramprasad at gayathri@myasha.org,
or call 971 340 7190 by May 15, 2008.
Sponsors:
Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs, Addictions and Mental Health Division, Oregon Health & Science University, and Comcast
Letter from Gayathri Ramprasad, MBA. President ASHA International.
Flyer: Culture Counts "Standing in the Shadows: Black Men and Depression." |
