2001 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE Seated (left to right): Drs. McDowell, Ordorica, Butterfield, Muskin, Mega, Shafii. 1* Row Standing (left to right): Dr. Blake, Mrs. Foulks, Drs. Ruiz, Taylor, Judge, Jayaram, Levin, Crone, Goldfinger, Cheong, Casey. 2nd Row Standing (left to right): Drs. Dawkins, D'Alli, Wint, Foulks, Stabinsky, Groves, Cutler, Blinder, Stangler, Alessi, Spitz, Pandya, Dudley. May 5, 2001 Dear Colleagues and Guests: Welcome to the 154th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, the first in the new century. The coming week will highlight the best in our profession in the largest psychiatric meeting in the world. Our meeting has become an outstanding international forum to discuss the latest scientific advances and traditional humane values in psychiatry and how we will continue to integrate these bodies of knowledge to provide excellent patient care into the future. This year's Annual Meeting theme is "Mind Meets Brain: Integrating Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience." Many sessions throughout the week will highlight an important aspect of the theme. Please make a special effort to attend the Monday afternoon Presidential Symposium, from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., entitled, "The Royal Road Revisited: Dreams in the 21st Century." I join our colleagues from North America in greeting the thousands of colleagues from other parts of the world who have joined us in New Orleans. At the Opening Session, from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m., on Sunday, we will officially welcome the leaders from psychiatric societies in the U.S. and around the world. I will present my Presidential Address, and I look forward to seeing you there. Please also make sure to attend the Convocation on Monday night at 7:30 p.m., where we will honor all those being inducted as fellows and those receiving awards from the APA. A special treat will be the William C. Menninger Convocation Lecture, presented this year by Mr. Harrison H. Schmitt, former astronaut and former Senator from New Mexico. His lecture is entitled, "A Trip to the Moon and Beyond." Organizing a meeting like ours represents the best in collaboration between our members and our staff. Special congratulations go to Dr. Philip R. Muskin and the members of the Scientific Program Committee, Dr. Edward F. Foulks and Mrs. Janice Foulks and the members of the Local Arrangements Committee, and to the APA staff who work on the Annual Meeting. Welcome to New Orleans 2001. Sincerely, Daniel B. Borenstein, M.D. President American Psychiatric Association 1400 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Telephone 202.682.6237 Fax 202.682.6345 E-mail: [email protected] May 5, 2001 154th Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA Dear APA Members and Guests: May 5-10,2001 President Welcome to New Orleans, LA, and the 154th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Daniel B. Borenstein, M.D. This exciting city, with its vibrancy, cultural diversity, and excitement, provides a perfect setting for the Scientific Program Committee scientific presentations we have planned. As you read through the Program Book, you will notice a number of 2000-2001 sessions related to the theme "Mind Meets Brain: Integrating Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience," Philip R. Muskin, M.D., Chairperson chosen by our President, Dr. Daniel B. Borenstein. Let me draw your attention to just a few of the many Marian I. Butterfield, M.D. Vice-Chairperson exciting sessions presented this week. Eric R. Kandel, M.D., one of the recipients of the 2000 Nobel Prize Robert W. Baker, M.D. for Medicine, will present the Marmor Award Lecture on Monday at 9:00 a.m. Later that day, we will present David A. Casey, M.D. st Andrew J. Cutler, M.D. the Presidential Symposium entitled, "The Royal Road Revisited: Dreams in the 21 Century." Steven E. Karon Dawkins, M.D. Hyman, M.D., Director of NIMH, will present the Adolf Meyer Award Lecture on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Richard G. Dudley, M.D. He will discuss how research will approach the mind/brain integration for psychiatric diagnosis as we prepare Javier I. Escobar, M.D. Geetha Jayaram, M.D. for DSM- V. Drs. Gerald M. Edelman, Michael Gershon, Edithe London, Robert Sapolsky, Mark L. Solms, Sheila Judge, M.D. and Nicholas Tononi will be speaking throughout the week. A finale to the meeting will be a session not to Saul M. Levin, M.D. David M. McDowell, M.D. be missed. On Thursday at 9:00 a.m., Ray Kurzweill, writer and inventor, will present a lecture that promises Lesly T. Mega, M.D. to collide present ideas with future technology. I encourage you to take advantage of the tremendous variety Patricia I. Ordorica, M.D. Regina Pally, M.D. of topics and speakers over the next week. Pedro Ruiz, M.D. Mohammad Shafii, M.D. David H. Taylor, M.D. The Local Arrangements Committee, under the excellent guidance of its Co-Chairpersons, Dr. Edward Foulks and Mrs. Janice Foulks, have developed a wide array of activities that will help you take advantage of Consultants Lesley M.Blake, M.D. New Orleans. You will notice that a number of activities are designed especially for families and children. Barton J. Blinder, M.D. Pamela Y. Collins, M.D. K. Roy MacKenzie, M.D. The Business Meeting will be held on Sunday, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.; all voting members are Anand Pandya, M.D. encouraged to attend. The Opening Session will be held on Sunday, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Exhibits Edmond H.T. Pi, M.D. will be open 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, and 10:00 Deborah Spitz, M.D. Harvey Stabinsky, M.D., J.D. a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Convocation will begin Monday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Subcommittee on Media Richard E. D'Alli, M.D. The Advances in Research session will be held on Monday at 10:30 a.m. This session highlights the latest Chairperson research findings in psychiatry and summarizes their relevance to clinical practice. This session has become Subcommittee on an excellent way to start off the Annual Meeting's research programs, in conjunction with the Young Telecommunications Investigators' Poster and Oral/Slide Sessions also on Monday. You will find an expanded number of small Norman E. Alessi, M.D. Chairperson group sessions, including Discussion Groups; Research Consultations with selected experts in the field; and Master Educator Clinical Consultations, a series of clinically-based seminars with outstanding clinician Committee on Commercial Support educators, offered to APA members only. Stephen M. Goldfinger, M.D. Chairperson You will note in the Program Book that we are continuing with an expanded series of noon Forums. This Office to Coordinate format allows us to schedule sessions that may not fit in the usual formats or that focus on late-breaking Annual Meetings Cathy L. Nash, Director topics of importance to the field. (202) 682-6237 Hope Ball-Mann It is extremely important that you fill out and return the evaluation forms for this meeting. The members Registrar (202) 682-6082 of the Scientific Program Committee are interested in your opinion regarding the quality of the content of Frank Berry the Annual Meeting. The information we obtain will be used to plan next year's Annual Meeting. Administrative Assistant (202) 682-6849 Vernetta V. Copeland Once again, welcome to New Orleans. I look forward to sharing a week of exciting and professionally CME Course Coordinator (202) 682-6836 rewarding activities with you. Kendra W. Grant Scientific Program Coordinator (202)682-6191 Sincerely, Gwynne S. Jackson Administrator, Commercially- Supported Activities (202)682-6172 Sheena L. Majette Philip R. Muskin, M.D. Administrative Assistant (202)682-6170 Chairperson Celeste M. Mele Scientific Program Committee Operations Manager (202) 682-6237 Renee Wright-Brown Administrative Assistant (202) 682-6365 APA 154th ANNUAL MEETING New Orleans, LA May 5-10, 2001 KEY LOCATIONS - CONVENTIOCONVENTIONN CENTECENTERR INFORMATION/LOCATOR CENTER Administrative Office Room 242, Level 2 Located on the Lobby Level, Convention Center and staffed during American Journal of PsychiatryAPA Resource Center registration hours. Up-to-date general information about the APA Communications Center Lobby Level program, component meetings, the local area, and the locations of APA Resource Center Exhibit Halls D/E/F, Lobby Level various activities and events can be obtained there. Meeting A/V Preview Room Room 240, Level 2 participants also can find out where colleagues who are registered for CME Course Enrollment Exhibit Halls D/E/F, Lobby Level the meeting are staying. 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Registration Exhibit Halls D/E/F, Lobby Level Hours of operation will be: Saturday, May 5, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Scientific Program Office Room 237, Level 2 Sunday, May 6, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, May 7-8, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; and Wednesday, May 9, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.