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As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to mental health, we are pleased to feature Tarak Vasavada, MD, secretary of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association and Director of the Live Well program at Madison County Medical Society in Alabama. Dr. Vasavada shares more about mental health among physicians and how an initiative he helped create, the Live Well program, can prevent phys ...

In our efforts to support mental health and all those served by and working in the field of psychiatry, we are pleased to feature Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD, PRMS Director of Risk Management, as one of our bloggers this month. Donna shares strategies that doctors can implement to provide good clinical care in honor of World Patient Day this September. World Patient Safety Day 20 ...

In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month this September, PRMS is pleased to donate to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and announce the return of Double Donations through our “Refer a Colleague” program. National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month This month in honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness, PRMS is proud to support and shine a light on the w ...

After the COVID-19 pandemic altered the shape of events and educational experiences changed to virtual events in 2020, PRMS decided to launch its own first virtual event series, Psych-cess, led by experts in the field and geared specifically towards residents, fellows, and early career psychiatrists to provide them with insight, mentorship, and tips for success in their own ca ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we invited Janet Bryan, Executive Director of the Southern Psychiatric Association, to share more about Southern Psychiatric Association’s upcoming Annual Meeting this fall. The Southern Psychiatric Association was established in 1935 to ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we are pleased to feature Doctors Asha Martin, Alan Rodriguez Penney, Gabrielle Shapiro, and Olga Koblova, members of the New York County Psychiatric Society (NYCPS), as guest bloggers this month, to reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their psychiatric practices over the last year. How did COVID change th ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we are pleased to feature Florida Psychiatric Society’s (FPS) Kendra Adams, Executive Director, and Yasmin Khan-Hohensee, MBA, MSW, Assistant Director, as guest bloggers this month to share more information about the new FPS leadership program for Chief Residents, RIPPLE.  In addition to impacting performance, Chief Resi ...

*This piece is edited from an original article published in the Spring 2021 Community Psychiatrist newsletter. As part of our ongoing commitment to mental health, PRMS invited Michael Flaum, MD, President of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, to guest post about the state of mental healthcare coverage. Dr. Flaum discusses the Wit v. United Behavioral Health UBH ...

In honor of Insurance Awareness Day this June 28, we want to ensure that everyone knows about all the benefits a medical professional liability policy through PRMS includes. In addition to insurance coverage, PRMS provides clients with our psychiatric risk management expertise through resources, online educational tools, one-on-one support, consultation, and more. PRMS strives ...

*This piece is a re-print from the Association of Women Psychiatrists’ May 2021 E-newsletter.   In our efforts to support mental health initiatives and highlight the psychiatric programs and scholarships offered by our partners, PRMS is pleased to feature the winners of the Association of Women Psychiatrists’ (AWP) 2021 Alexandra Symonds Foundation Fellowship. AWP awards two Fe ...