Review past events at the DeWitt Wallace Institute for Psychiatry.
2023
Suicide Prevention in Health Care
September 14, 2023
12:00pm | Zoom
Join your peers for a panel discussion on suicide prevention specifically tailored to the unique challenges faced by health care workers. Gain valuable insights and practical guidance to promote well-being within the healthcare community.
Featured Panelists
Jonathan Avery, M.D.
Vice Chair of Addiction Psychiatry·Weill Cornell Medicine Profile
Sam Boas, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry·Weill Cornell Medicine Profile
Dr. Boas' primary academic and clinical interests are in the improvement of psychiatric education and physician well-being.
Michelle H. Loy, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Clinical Medicine·Weill Cornell Medicine Profile
Dr. Loy is passionate about listening to and partnering with her patients to better understand the specific physical, psychological, social, environmental, and spiritual influences on their health. She curates a personalized prevention or treatment plan tailored to each individual’s needs, circumstances, philosophy, and season of life.
Randy Martin, Ph.D.
Director, CopeNYP EAP·Weill Cornell Medicine Profile
Dr. Randy Martin is a licensed psychologist, behavioral health executive, positive psychologist, human resources/management consultant, Employee Assistance Program manager, thought leader and teaching/training specialist with 36 years of experience impacting the performance, productivity and profitability of Fortune 1000 companies, educational institution, and non-profit organizations.
Jewish Women Psychoanalysts: Between Poland, the Nazis, and the United States
September 6, 2023
1:15pm to 2:45pmKlara Naszkowska, Ph.D. Fordham University
Understanding Mental Health & Resilience
May 18, 2023
12:00pm | ZoomIn recognition of Mental Health Month in May, the Department of Psychiatry is offering a free, virtual event to the Weill Cornell Medicine community on maintaining mental health and cultivating resilience.
Learn the basics of mental health and resilience along with coping strategies and mindfulness practices that can be useful when processing pain, burnout, or everyday stress.
Featured Speaker:
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Psychiatry Grand Rounds - The Carlson Award Lecture
May 17, 2023
11:00am to 12:30pm | A-950 AuditoriumLecture Title: "Protest Psychosis: What the Race-Based Overdiagnosis of Schizophrenia in the 1960s Reveals About Today’s CRT Wars" Jonathan M. Metzl, M.D., Ph.D. Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society, Director, Department of Medicine, Health, and Society, Professor of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Mental Health Awareness in Health Care
May 9, 2023
4:00pm | ZoomIn recognition of Mental Health Month in May, the Department of Psychiatry is offering a free virtual panel discussion on burnout and mental health for health care workers. All are welcome to join.
Featured Speakers
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Wellness Champion, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Wellness Champion, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Director, CopeNYP Employee Assistance Program
Separation and Connection in an Everchanging World: Understanding the Experiences of Parents and Babies
May 6, 2023
9:00amPlease join us for the First Annual Perinatal-Infant Psychiatry Conference - Separation and Connection in an Everchanging World: Understanding the Experiences of Parents and Babies. This one day virtual event will take place on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 from 9:00am - 4:00pm. A recording of the event will be available upon request.
The conference is free of charge and open to all mental health, obstetrics, and pediatric professionals and trainees interested in perinatal and infant mental health.
In Defence of the Notion of "Inner Life": Psychoanalysis, Emotions, and the Historian
April 19, 2023
2:00pm to 3:30pmShaul Bar Haim, Ph.D., University of Essex
Andover, MA as an Open Asylum, 1770-1840
April 5, 2023
2:00pm to 3:30pmCornelia Dayton, Ph.D., UConn
NYPL Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Series: Caring For the Caregiver
March 29, 2023
4:00pmREGISTRATION REQUIRED
Virtual event
With an increasing older adult population the need for caregiving is growing. Caregiving can affect the caregiver’s life in a myriad of ways including his/her ability to work, engage in social interactions and relationships, and maintain good physical and mental health. It is critical to understand this and explore ways in which we can care for the caregiver. Join us for a caregiver presentation for those who care for older adults as part of the Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Series in partnership with the St. Agnes Library. Nicole Butler, Ph.D. is an Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Butler specializes in adult psychotherapy and uses evidencebased treatments, including cognitive behavioral therapy, to help patients with anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, and related disorders. She also has expertise in behavioral management for people with migraine and chronic pain.
Join us for a caregiver presentation for those who care for older adults as part of the Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Series in partnership with the St. Agnes Library. Nicole Butler, Ph.D. is an Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Butler specializes in adult psychotherapy and uses evidencebased treatments, including cognitive behavioral therapy, to help patients with anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, and related disorders. She also has expertise in behavioral management for people with migraine and chronic pain.
Audience: Adults
Bedlam in the New World: A Mexican Madhouse in the Age of Enlightenment
March 1, 2023
2:00pm to 3:30pmChristina Ramos, Ph.D. Washington University
Dr. Avery’s primary academic focus is on examining and developing interventions to improve clinicians’ attitudes towards patients with substance use disorders. He focuses on educating all physicians on how to treat individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental illness.