Events & Exhibits on the PRMS Blog

After more than a year of experiencing new ways of living due to the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring working from home, telehealth appointments, cancelled in-person events and meetings, and the nearly exclusive use of virtual platforms, PRMS decided that a virtual reception in 2021 would be the perfect way to bring together colleagues, clients, and friends, most of whom we have no ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Doctor William Silver, PGY-III Psychiatry Resident at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Silver reflects on his experience attending the first virtual Spring Meeting co-hosted by the Louisiana Psychiatric M ...

As a part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Anna Weaver-Hayes, MA, CAE, Executive Director of the Colorado Psychiatric Society and the Colorado Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Society, to share her insights as our featured guest blogger this month. 28 STATES (and 3 countries!) 16 SPEAKERS 14,406 WORDS EXCHANGED IN THE CHAT The inaugural PsychSummit ...

As a psychiatrist at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, Dr. Sonal Harneja, MD, often worked with people having their first psychotic episode. Much of her work involved reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness and educating patients and their families about the causes, symptoms, prognosis and potential treatments. “It can be incredibly scary for them and their familie ...

As a part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Doctor Frank Perkins, PGY-3 Psychiatry Resident at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Psychiatry to be featured as our guest blogger this month. The weekend of February 14 – 17, 2019, the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association and Mississippi Psychiatric Association had their combi ...

Excellence can be defined in many ways. For example, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines excellence as “very good of it’s kind: eminently good.” Excellence is not always rewarded and most of the time is not performed with intent. Therefore, it is nice when organizations notice and honor the person completing the excellent action(s). The New Jersey Psychiatric Association (NJP ...

Make no mistake, religion and spirituality can help some people struggling with mental health conditions and often plays a big role in recovery. Inclusive and welcoming congregations often have outreach programs for people with mental health conditions or mental health ministries. But some – particularly in the South – view mental illness as a moral failing. In its 50th anniver ...

Will you be in New York City for the Annual Meeting later this week? If so, join PRMS at these upcoming events: Telepsychiatry: What You Need To Know Friday, May 47:30 am – 12:15 pm OR 12:30 pm – 5:15 pmNew York Hilton Midtown (1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York City) Click here for more details and to register today! Manfred S. Guttmacher Award Presentation Annual Meeting ( ...

The 2017 Indiana Psychiatric Society (IPS) Fall Symposium took place December 2 in Carmel, Indiana. The meeting topic was “The Opioid Epidemic: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go From Here.” The day was filled with active discussions on the Indiana State Department of Health actions to fight the crisis, opioid use during pregnancy and alternative strategies to eliminate use ...

Rain did not stop another successful NAMIWalksNYC event from happening this May at the South Street Seaport Promenade in New York City. PRMS was delighted to once again sponsor several psychiatric societies’ participation in NAMIWalks 2017. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides free support, education and advocacy programs for individuals with mental illness and t ...