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Jan 7, 2009  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Carol A. Bernstein, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry, DIO and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Vice Chair for Education Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine

The 2009 Ed Hornick Memorial Lecture and Award: "Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Protecting our Adolescent and Adult Patients" will be presented by Carol A. Bernstein, MD.
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Jan 12, 2009  •  5:30PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Jeffrey T. Berger, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, SUNY Stony Brook, Director of Clinical Ethics, Department of Medicine, Chief, Section of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine Winthrop-University Hospital

Associate Professor of Medicine at SUNY Stony Brook, Jeffrey T. Berger, MD, FACP, will be presenting his case: "Should Palliative Sedation to Unconsciousness be Limited to a Treatment of Last Resort?" at the Ethics Grand Rounds.
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Jan 21, 2009  •  5:30PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Fernando Chang-Muy, JD and Elaine Congress, DSW

Highly acclaimed authorities in social work and immigration examine the legal and practical issues faced by social workers who serve immigrants, taking into account vulnerable populations such as refugees, elderly immigrants, and victims of international trafficking. Topics covered include current trends, policy and advocacy methods, and the need for cultural competence.
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Jan 22 - 23, 2009  •  See event description for schedule

Register for both January 22nd Evening Plenary and January 23 Conference
For more information on the Evening Plenary on Jan 22nd or for the full day conference on Jan 23rd click on the events below.
Illicit drug use and dependence in New York is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and one of the state’s most intractable public health problems in its own right. In a historic partnership, the Drug Policy Alliance and The New York Academy of Medicine have come together to convene a conference that will put forward New Directions for New York's drug policies.
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Jan 22, 2009  •  7:00PM - 9:00PM

New Directions for New York: a Public Health & Safety Approach to Drug Policy - PUBLIC EVENT
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Jan 23, 2009  •  8:30AM - 5:00PM

New Directions for New York: Full Day CONFERENCE - Limited Space Available
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Jan 28, 2009  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH Jenkins/Pokempner Director of Preventive & Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center (Department of Urology)

Co-Director of the New Men's Health Program, Mark A. Moyad, MD, will speak at the Section on Urology's Update on the Use of Complementary Medicine in Urology.
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Feb 5, 2009  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: Jesse Ballenger, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Light refreshments at 5:30; Lecture at 6

Studying Alzheimer’s disease has often been wrapped up in arguments over whether it should be regarded as a disease or as an extreme variant of normal aging processes. This talk by Penn State historian of science Jess Ballenger analyzes how these arguments reflect broader changes in social and cultural attitudes toward aging and the elderly, and argues that they have had important if largely unexamined political and moral consequences.
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Feb 7, 2009  •  8:00AM - 3:30PM

Speakers: For more information, please view the attached brochure.

For more information about this symposium, please contact the administrative office of the New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group, Inc. 212-752-1965.
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Feb 9, 2009  •  4:30PM - 6:30PM

Speakers: Barbara Silverstone, DSW; Robert Schachter, DSW, ACSW; Barbara Brenner, MSW, DrPH; Phyllis Erlbaum-Zur, PhD; Jacqueline Mondros, DSW

How are social work services in health and long term care affected by perspectives of the profession, organization-based practice and education? This panel discussion plans on looking at these questions as well as what are the next steps.
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Feb 10, 2009  •  5:15PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Moderator: Aran Ron, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, EmblemHealth; Panelists: Medical Home Model: Richard Popiel, MD, MBA, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Horizon of New Jersey; Retail Clinic Model: Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., M.P.H, M.S., Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a Policy Analyst at RAND; Reactor: Stephen C. Schoenbaum, MD, MPH, Executive Vice President, The Commonwealth Fund

Registration and Reception: 5:15 PM, Lecture and Discussion: 6:00 PM

This session will present a picture of what has been happening and what is likely to happen going forward with these trendy new models of care.
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Feb 25, 2009  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: David H. Newman, MD

David H. Newman, M.D. will present his book: Hippocrates' Shadow: Secrets from the House of Medicine as part of the NYAM Fellow Author Night Series. Dr. Newman's book will help you see what Hippocrates' vision of medicine was: "Art," instead of the infallible science it is perceived as today.
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Mar 3, 2009  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: William D. James, MD, Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania

William D. James, MD, will be presenting his lecture "Newer Skin Signs of Rheumatologic Disease" for the 2009 Howard Fox Lecture and the Section on Dermatology.
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Mar 9, 2009  •  5:15PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Benjamin K. Chu, MD, MPH, MACP, Regional President for Southern California of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

Benjamin K. Chu, MD MPH, MACP, a NYAM Fellow, will present his lecture on Health Care Lessons he learned from the West Coast and how they will help the East. The talk will explore delivery system changes at Kaiser Permanente that have driven the organization towards high performance quality and service outcomes for patients. The role that good information plays in proactive measures to get to better outcomes will be discussed.
Reception at 5:30; Lecture at 6 PM
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Mar 11, 2009  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: John W Rowe, M.D., Columbia University

Light refreshments at 5:30; Lecture at 6

In 1988, the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging began following approximately 1,200 “highly functional” Americans between the ages of 70 and 79, tracking their health and activities as they aged. John W. Rowe directed the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Successful Aging and was one of the study’s directors. In this talk Dr. Rowe will discuss the study and its profound revisions to our understanding of the social processes of aging.
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Mar 18, 2009  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: Linda Fried, M.D., Columbia University

Light refreshments at 5:30; Lecture at 6

After retirement, many older adults don't see many options for themselves and all their free time. Geriatrician Linda Fried theorized that “We as a nation have not figured out what the roles are for people in their retirement years." In 1995, she helped design the Experience Corps program, which promotes the well-being of older adults by placing them in public schools, where they participate in the literacy development of children in kindergarten through third grade. In this talk, Dr. Fried will trace the origins and significance of programs to engage the wealth of energy and knowledge the elderly can provide.
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Mar 19, 2009  •  6:00PM - 8:30PM

The deadline for submitting abstracts is December 31, 2008. For information about submitting abstracts or other questions, please contact Rick Ziehler, rziehler@nyam.org.
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Mar 23, 2009  •  5:30PM - 8:30PM

In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Tom McCarthy's 2007 film starring Richard Jenkins as a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City.
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Mar 25, 2009  •  5:30PM - 9:30PM

Speakers: Shlomo Raz, MD Professor of Urology, director of Fellowship and Chief Division of Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Urology at the Department of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine

Professor of Urology, Shlomo Raz, MD will present his lecture: "Past, Present and Future of Surgery for Stress Incontinence" to the sections on Urology and the New York Section, AUA.
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Apr 6, 2009  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: Elizabeth Siegel Watkins, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco

Light refreshments at 5:30; Lecture at 6

Since the mid-twentieth century, American women have had to face the challenges of growing old in an increasingly youth-centered society. From the 1950s until quite recently, hormone replacement therapy figured prominently in medical and popular discourse about the health effects and social aspects of female aging. Professor Watkins, a medical historian at the University of California, San Francisco, explores the relationships between hormone replacement therapy and women's anxieties about aging in the context of the celebration of youth that characterizes modern times
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Apr 7, 2009  •  5:15PM - 7:30PM

Speakers: Jeff Levi, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor, Trust for America's Health; Guthrie S. Birkhead, MD, MPH Deputy Commissioner, Office of Public Health New York State Department of Health

Registration: 5:15 PM, Lecture: 6:00 PM

The New York Academy of Medicine's Section on Health Care Delivery presents: Policies for Prevention: Big Bang for Your Reform Buck
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Apr 14, 2009  •  6:00PM - 8:00PM

A student from each of the New York City schools of social work will give a five minute oral presentation of their original work in social work practice, research or education in health, mental health, or public/community health.
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Apr 20, 2009  •  6:00PM - 1:00AM

Speakers: Michael T. Trese, M.D. Clinical Professor Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan

Registration at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 6:30 PM

Clinical Professor at Oakland University, Michael T. Trese, M.D. will present "Management of Retinopathy of Prematurity" to the NYAM Section on Ophthalmology.
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Apr 23, 2009  •  5:30PM - 8:00PM

Speakers: Steven Jonas, MD, MPH, MS

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has launched a new national campaign called "Exercise is Medicine™" and Dr. Steven Jonas, NYAM Fellow, with Dr. Edward M. Phillips, has written the official textbook in support of this public health program. Exercise is Medicine™ calls on all physicians, regardless of specialty, and other healthcare providers to deliver a physical activity message and prescription to every patient. With this book, practitioners will learn how to motivate and instruct patients on the importance of exercise and how to design practical exercise programs for patients of all ages and fitness levels, as well as those with special conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, and cancer.
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Apr 30, 2009  •  6:30PM - 9:30PM

NYAM's 15th Annual Gala will celebrate leaders who are improving health.
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May 7, 2009  •  5:30PM - 7:00PM

Speakers: Charles Rosenberg, Ph.D., Harvard University

Light refreshments at 5:30; Lecture at 6; Special Friends of the Rare Book Room Reception follows the lecture

Our series reviewing the recent history of aging concludes with a summation from a scholar who has been at the forefront of medical history since the publication of his first book in 1962. Charles Rosenberg’s scholarship has explored health and disease as historical subjects fully embedded in a complex of dynamic social, political and technological change. His talk will address the previous four lectures to discuss broad themes in the history of aging.
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Oct 3 - 4, 2009  •  See event description for schedule

Speakers: Speakers and final program to be announced

In 1909, Sigmund Freud made his only visit to the United States. He arrived in New York, spent much time there, and departed from New York. This symposium will meet in New York exactly one hundred years after his arrival back in Vienna to consider what happened to his ideas and his networks in America in the century after he left.

Registration will open June 1, 2009

For additional information please contact dmorcone@nyam.org