Events at the DeWitt Wallace Institute

Nov
02
2:00pm - 3:30pm If you would like to attend in person, please contact Shari Wolk at shw4012@med.cornell.edu
Lawrence Friedman, M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College
Lawrence Friedman, M.D.
Oct
12
11:00am - 11:00am Virtual
“Updates in Psychiatric Genetics and a Quick "Chalk-Talk" on the Nature of Psychiatric Diagnoses” 

Kenneth Kendler, M.D. 
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavior Genetics
Virginia Commonwealth University

Please contact Monica Fortsch: mof4007@med.cornell.edu for Zoom details.

Kenneth Kendler, M.D.
Sep
30
1:00pm - 1:00pm Virtual

Join the Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Qlinic for a talk from Dr. Oksana Lekarev, pediatric endocrinologist, and Dr. Jane Chang, pediatric hospitalist, on caring for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents. 

Zoom Meeting ID: 934 5719 0016

lgbtq
Sep
28
11:00am - 11:00am Virtual
“Regulation Focused Psychotherapy: An evidence based psychodynamic treatment for children with disruptive behavior”

Leon Hoffman, M.D.
Co-Director Pacella Research Center and Training and Supervising Analyst at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute; Faculty, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Center for Regulation Focused Psychotherapy, Inc.

Please contact Monica Fortsch: mof4007@med.cornell.edu for Zoom details.

Leon Hoffman, M.D.
Sep
26
3:00pm - 3:00pm
Suza Scalora, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian. Join Dr. Scalora for a presentation on maintaining mental health and wellness and celebrating resilience following a mental health crisis. Learn mindfulness strategies and ways to cope with challenges and honor resiliency.

self care
Sep
22
3:00pm - 3:00pm


Join doctors from Weill Cornell Medicine Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine for a panel discussion on supporting mental health and suicide prevention for healthcare workers. Learn ways to support yourself and your colleagues within the field of medicine.

This panel will feature Psychiatrists Samuel J. Boas, M.D., one of Weill Cornell Medicine Psychiatry’s Wellness Champion, and Anna Halperin Rosen, M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine Psychiatry’s Director of House Staff Mental Health, and Physician Lucy Willis, M.D., one of Emergency Medicine’s Wellness Champion and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Faculty Wellness Committee.

doctors
Sep
19
5:00pm - 5:00pm

Join Jonathan Avery, M.D., the Vice Chair of Addiction Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, for a free Narcan training session. Register to receive a free Narcan kit.

More resources available on the Program for Substance Abuse and Stigma of Addiction website.

narcan
Sep
15
3:00pm - 3:00pm
Join doctors from Weill Cornell Medicine Psychiatry and Pediatrics for a panel discussion on what parents can do to support their teen’s mental health and prevent teen suicide. This panel will feature Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Juste Buneviciute, M.D. and Corinne Catarozoli, Ph.D. and Pediatrician Alexandra Huttle, M.D..

mother daughter
Sep
08
3:00pm - 3:00pm Virtual
Dimtris Kiosses, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, an Associate Attending Psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital, and the Primary Investigator for the Kiosses Lab at Weill Cornell Medicine. Join him for a presentation on how to provide mental health support as a friend or caregiver of an older adult and suicide prevention tactics for older adults.

older adult and young adult