FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE NO. 97-18
CONTACT:
Gus Cervini
Telephone: (202) 682-6142
E-mail: [email protected]
* * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *
NOTE: All Presentations are EMBARGOED until date and time of presentation.
Scientific presentations on topics of interest to women will be presented at the upcoming 150th
Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, to be held in San Diego, CA, May 17-22. The following are only a few highlights of the presentations:
NOTABLE WOMEN PSYCHIATRISTS IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES
(Monday, May 19, 1997. Noon - 1:30 p.m.)
Chairperson: Leah J. Dickstein, M.D.
Location: TBA.
PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE FOR WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER
(Symposium 14, Monday, May 19, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Debra L. Fertig, M.D., Randy S. Glassman, M.D., Mary Jane Massie, M.D., Ann O. Massion, M.D., Bonnie B. Greenberg, M.S.W., David K. Wellisch, Ph.D.
WOMEN AND CONTROVERSY: RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PRACTICE
(Symposium 17, Monday, May 19, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Donna E. Stewart, M.D., Carol C. Nadelson, M.D., Margery S.Sved, M.D., Margaret F. Jensvold, M.D., Nada L. Stotland, M.D.
DEPRESSION AND WOMEN ACROSS THE REPRODUCTIVE
(Symposium 47, Tuesday, May 20, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Diana Carter, M.B., Zachary N. Stowe, M.D., Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., Shaila Misri, M.D., Leslie W. Tam, M.D.
WOMEN PRISONERS: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND HIV INFECTION
(Symposium 86, Wednesday, May 21, 1997. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D., Heidi E. Hutton, Ph.D., Glenn J. Treisman, M.D., Marc Fishman, M.D.
To register to cover APA'92s 150th Annual Meeting on-site in San Diego,
contact Gus Cervini at (202) 682-6142. The Press Office will be located at the San Diego Convention Center, Mezzanine level, Rooms 17A/B. Hours of operation will be: ab Saturday, May 17, Noon - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, May 18 through Thursday, May 22, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Media registration for the meeting is complimentary.
All annual meeting sessions will be open to registered media EXCEPT Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses, the Business Meeting, and Clinical and Continuous Case Conferences. Preliminary programs are available by contacting Gus Cervini, Media Coordinator, at (202) 682-6142 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Journalists unable to attend may cover the meeting from off-site. Contact Gus Cervini to obtain media materials on the meeting.
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