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Western State Hospital

Hospital Director:
Dr Jack Barber

Street Address:
1301 Richmond Road
Staunton
VA, 24401

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2500
Staunton
VA, 24402-2500

Phone: (540) 332-8000
Voice TDD: (540) 332-8000
Fax: (540) 332-8144

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Western State Hospital
Previous CME Presentations
Date Presenter Title
10/14/2009 Robert Gardella, MD (WSH) Practical Application of the "Sell" Criteria
10/07/2009 Douglas E. Jorenby, PhD, Univ. of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Scott Strayer, MD, MPH, UVA Health Systems
Frank M. Vitale, MA, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Helping Patients Quit Smoking - Discovery Health UVA DVD (6/22/08)
09/30/2009 Dr. Jack Barber, WSH Director Death by a Thousand Cuts OR Can We Meet the Mission with Scars?
09/23/2009 Jeff Phillips, Ph.D. (WSH) Risk Assessment for Short Term Aggression in the Hospital
09/16/2009 Eugene Corbett, MD F.A.C..P.
(Closed-WSH medical staff only)
Physical Examination Workshop: Cardiac Exam
09/09/2009 Barry Blumenthal, MD; Bernice Marcopulos, PhD, et al Case Conference: Cognitive and Behavioral changes following GSW to head
09/02/2009 Canceled  
08/26/2009 James W. Stewart III (Virginia Inspector General) Review of the Recovery Experience of Individuals Served at DBHDS Operated Mental Health Facilities
08/19/2009 Alexis R. Wagner, PO, CSAC, VA Dept. of Corrections, Community Corrections
Thomas L. Shank, PO, Sex Offender Specialist, VADOC: District 12 Probation/Parole
Adult Probation and Parole in the Commonwealth of Virginia: District 12
08/12/2009 Charlene Glass, RD (WSH Nutrition Services) Carb Counting 101: controlling blood glucose levels with diet
08/05/2009 Lisa Goodwin, Laurie Mitchell Employment Center, Alexandria VA Working Recovery: Promoting Gainful Employment
07/29/2009 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop
07/22/2009 J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., M.D. Why We Believe in God
07/15/2009 Jason Haium, PhD (WSH)- reschedule from 4/1/09 Building a Healthier, Happier Team
07/08/2009 H. Lane Baggett, Clinical Psychologist, WSH The Greening of Western State
07/01/2009 Mary McMasters, MD Challenging Issues in Pain and Addiction: Weighing Risks and Benefits
06/24/2009 Madeline Harrison, MD (UVA Neurology)
(Closed-WSH medical staff only)
Physical Examination Workshop: Neurological Exam
06/17/2009 Kristen Hudacek, PsyD (Region IV Jail Team Supervisor) Women in Prison: The Forgotten Population
06/10/2009 Chriscelyn Tussey, PhD (UVA Post-doc Fellow, Forensic Neuropsychology) Neuropsychology: Practical Case Review II
06/03/2009 Krista Gattis, PhD (WSH BMC) A Quick Guide to Behavioral Analyses, with case reviews
05/27/2009 Sharon Johnson and Jeanine Botkin (HIM; WSH Red Flag Rules Committee) Red Flag Rules Risk Assessment: Reducing Risk of Identity Theft at WSH
05/20/2009 Grace Chang, PhD (Forensic Psychology Fellow, UVA) Deception: Writing Assessment
05/13/2009 Steven Hutchens, MS IV (UVA Bad Brains Elective Research) Child Soldiers
05/06/2009
90 min
Eugene Corbett, MD F.A.C..P.
(Closed-WSH medical staff only)
Physical Examination Workshop: Ophthalmoscopic Exam
04/29/2009 Laura Koehn, MS IV UVA Neurodeterminism: Imaging the Psychopath's Brain
04/22/2009 Rita Lewis, Pharmacy Director, WSH New Medications
04/15/2009 James P. Evans, MD (UNC) From Darwin to Pharmacogenomics: The Emergence of Evolutionary Medicine
04/08/2009 Eileen Ryan, MD (UVA Child/Forensic) Staff Response to Patient Assault
04/01/2009 Canceled  
03/25/2009 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop
03/18/2009 Debbie Humphreys, RN (WSH) Annual Clinical Equipment Practical Review (WSH Medical Staff Only)
03/11/2009 Lori Wood and Thomas Von Hemert CIT: Region X’s Practical Application and Experience
03/04/2009 Jeff Barth, PhD; UVA Traumatic Brain Injury: From Sports Concussion to Combat Blast Injury
02/25/2009 Larry Merkel, MD, PhD Cultural Case Formulation in Psychiatry and Medicine
02/18/2009 Rosalie Corona, PhD Latino Cultural Factors and Implications for Therapy
02/11/2009 R. McKenna Brown, PhD (VCU Professor of World studies) Clinical Impact of Cultural Belief Systems
02/04/2009 Chriscelyn Tussey, PhD (UVA Post-doc Fellow, Forensic Neuropsychology) Forensic Neuropsychology: Practical Case Applications
01/28/2009 Canceled due to Weather  
01/21/2009 Ken Brasfield, PharmD A Common Biology
01/14/2009 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop
01/07/2009 Jackie Buffington-Vollum, PhD Forensic Psychology Issues
12/31/2008 NO CME Holiday
12/24/2008 NO CME Holiday
12/17/2008 Dr. Primm Ethnopsychopharmacology
12/10/2008 Jonathan Falk (VDH) Infectious Disease: Local Epidemiological Perspective
12/03/2008 Rudi Schuster (DCJS) Mental Health and Criminal Justice History, Interface, and Future Options by areas in Virginia
11/26/2008 NO CME Holiday
11/19/2008 Bernice A. Marcopulous, Ph,.D., ABPP-Cn. Neuropsychology of Alcohol Use: The Good News and the Bad
11/12/2008 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop
11/05/2008 James P. Evans, MD (UNC) Psychiatric/Medical Genetics
10/29/2008 Jeff Phillips, PhD (WSH) The Psychology of Delusions: Part 2a, Reasoning Biases
10/22/2008 **Giessen room Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D An Unquiet Mind: Personal and Professional Reflections on Bipolar Illness
10/15/2008 UVA Faculty (TBA), UVA CME Collaborative Partner Project Cease Smoking 2 Day CME Workshop
10/08/2008 Charles Raison, MD (Emory U.) Neurobiology
10/01/2008 Ayonda Batts, PhD Eating Disorders: Practical Clinical Update
09/24/2008 George Braunstein; Executive Director, Chesterfield CSB; Performance Improvement: Using a Balanced Scorecard
09/17/2008 J. Anderson Thomson, MD (UVA) Placebo Effect of Treatments
09/10/2008 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop
09/03/2008 Bob Booth, WSH Nutrition Service WSH Diet Changes
08/27/2008 Kenny Flick, VDH Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
08/20/2008 - 90 min Donna Rigolizzo, MD Integrative Medicine: Mental Health Applications
08/13/2008 Chriscelyn Tussey, UVA Post-doc PhD Working with Difficult Clients
08/06/2008 John Almarode, Graduate Student How the Brain Works, part II
07/30/2008 Don Martin, MD (RMH Rheumatology) Arthritis Overview
07/23/2008 Deborah Dunn, MS, RD & Charlene Glass (WSH Nutrition Services) National Dysphagia Diet: WSH Adaptation
07/16/2008 Shirlee Hopper-Scherch (Peer support specialist, PA) Peer Support: Experience of Application to the State Hospital Setting
07/09/2008 Robert J. Gardella, MD (WSH) Virginia Mental Health Law Reform: 2008 Changes and Practical Application
07/02/2008 Matthew Morrison, UVA Grad Student Psychiatric Advanced Directives
06/25/2008 John Otenasek; REACH director WRAP: Practical Application
06/18/2008 Amy Alson, MD (UVA Student Mental Health) College Mental Health Issues
06/11/2008 Kathy Tolton & Ben Smoke, LCSW (WSH) Family Involvement in Recovery
06/04/2008 Asha Mishra, MD (Medical Director, Chesterfield CSB Cultural Competency in Psychiatry
05/28/2008 Chriscelyn Tussey, UVA Post-doc PhD Topic TBA (Forensic Psychology)
05/21/2008 Bruce Rybarczyk, PhD (VCU) Sleep Disorders and Aging
05/14/2008 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop
05/07/2008 Jennifer Wartella, PhD (UVA) Older Adult and Cocaine use
04/30/2008 Anthony Guiliano, PhD (Harvard) Prediction of Psychosis in Youth at High Clinical Risk
04/23/2008 - 90 min WSH Interdisciplinary Panel: Herb Stewart, PhD, Barbara Haskins, MD, Charlene Glass, RD, Deborah Dunn, RD and Sue Smiley, RT Mental Health Benefits of Physical Exercise
04/16/2008 Mary Ann Beall & Ray Bridge Recovery and the Non-Linear Process
04/09/2008 Ayonda Batts, PhD Update: Current Treatment of Eating Disorders
04/02/2008 - 90 min Susan Elmore, Eric Williams, Gail Reinheimer & Ben Smoke Practical Patient Centered Treatment Planning- Part I
03/26/2008 Mark Farrington, RN, CNS (Region X CSB) Acupuncture Applications
03/19/2008 Christopher Holstege, MD (UVA Toxicology) Drugs of Abuse, Part II
03/12/2008 Steve Lamberi, MD Forensic Assertive Community Treatment: Preventing Criminal Recidivism in the Mentally Ill
03/05/2008 Jonathan Anderson, MD (WSH QM) Assessment of Capacity and Documentation of Informed Consent
02/27/2008 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop: Ethics of Recovery, part II
02/20/2008 Aisha Dharamsi, CCIV UVA Child Killers
02/13/2008 Debra Vought, et al; FMEA and Sentinel Event Review Panel presentation Addressing Inpatient Violence and Incorporating Recommendations of FMEA and Sentinel Event review
02/06/2008 Jackie Buffington-Vollum, PhD Cultural Competence in Forensic Evaluation: Practical Case Review
01/30/2008 John Newman Yoga: Mental Health Benefits
01/23/2008 Steve Wolf, Dir. DMHMRSAS Office of Sexually Violent Predator Services Current Practical Treatment and Risk Management of Sex Offenders
01/16/2008 Chriscelyn Tussey, UVA Post-doc PhD Bullying, Gangs, and School Violence: Assessing The risks of Today's Youth
01/09/2008 Tom Collins, CCA Psychology Beyond Behavior: An Affect Regulation Approach to Caregiving
01/02/2008   NO CME Holiday
12/26/2007   NO CME Holiday
12/19/2007 Kia J. Bentley, PhD The Meaning of Psychiatric Medication: Ideas to Support Recovery
12/12/2007 Larry Conell, MD (RMH) Bipolar Disorder
12/05/2007 Neil Sandson, MD (UMD & Veterans Administration, MD) The Unexpected Consequences of Smoking Cessation
11/28/2007 Kathleen Jenkins; Juvenile Parole Officer/Intake Officer Meth: The scope of the Local Issue and Impact on our Youth
11/21/2007 NO CME (Holiday)
11/14/2007 Kim Penberthy, PhD (UVA) The Placebo Response in Treatment for Addictions
11/07/2007 1.5 hrs Gary Bass Med/LPC (VCSB) & Mary Kay Rose EdS/LPC Agitation: Creative Non-pharmacological Interventions and Management Strategies
10/31/2007 Dianna O. Perkins, MD Topic TBA
10/24/2007 Martha Woodroof Personal Experience: Recovery and Addiction
10/17/2007 Pete Earley, Author of: Crazy: A Father's Search through American Mental Madness
10/10/2007 Amy Alson, MD (UVA Med Psych Grad/UVA Student Health) Shrinking the Fat: Lipid Management for Psychiatrists
10/03/2007 Dave Colton, PhD (CCCA) The Influence that Organizational Leadership and Organizational Culture Have on Reducing use of Seclusion and Restraint
09/26/2007 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop
09/19/2007 Joseph McEvoy, MD (Duke University) CATIE: Focus on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Data
09/12/2007 Yad Jabbarpour, MD (Catawba Hospital Medical Director) Overcoming Failure Modes toward Improving Clinician Confidence in Suicide Risk Reduction: a Evidence-Based, Pragmatic Approach
09/05/2007 John Monahan, PhD (UVa) Mental Disorder & Violence: New Approaches to Risk Assessment
08/29/2007 Sunil Khushalani, MD (Sheppard Pratt/Day Hospital Medical Director) The Pharmacology of Smoking Cessation: Strategies for Success
08/22/2007 TBA TBA
08/15/2007 Gary Bass, Med/LPC (VCSB) & Mary Kay Rose, EdS/LPC Agitation: Creative Non-pharmacologic Interventions and Strategies
08/08/2007 John Almarode; MAT; Doctoral Graduate Student Innovations in Education Techniques: Focus on How the Brain Learns
08/01/2007 Steve Wolf; Dir. DMHMRSAS Office of Sexually Violent Predator Services Current Practical Treatment and Risk Management of Sex Offenders
07/25/2007 Kenneth H. Brasfield, Pharm.D., BCPP Nicotine and Nicotine Replacement Therapy
07/18/2007 WSH Mentoring Committee Panel presentation (Fox, MD, Rawls PhD) The Vision for the Mentoring Program at WSH
07/11/2007 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop
07/04/2007 NO CME Holiday
06/27/2007 Anita Clayton, MD (UVA; Author) Satisfaction: Women, Sex, and the Quest for Intimacy
06/20/2007 John Pezzoli (OIG) OIG Recovery Model Study Project
06/13/2007 Scot Turpin, MD/ Catawba Hospital Safety Committee Safety Committee recommendations/Panel Presentation
06/06/2007 Robert Albanese, MD (UVA Med-Psych grad, VA SC) Psychiatric Phenomenon due to General Medical Conditions (DTGMC)
05/30/2007 NO CME Medical Staff Retreat
05/23/2007 Mary Clair O’Hara, DMHMRSAS Central Office Person Centered Treatment for SMI and MR
05/16/2007 Cheryl Wasserman RN/ Clyde Hoy, peer specialist WRAP: a case study
05/09/2007 Sarah Galloway, MA (UVA Psychology) Parenting and Childhood Externalizing Disorders
05/02/2007 Greg Saathoff, MD Medical Student Training: Prison Mental Health
04/25/2007 Alan Swann, MD (Abbott Grant pending) Bipolar Disorder: Focus on the Mixed State
04/18/2007 Tom Barker, MD (UVA Med psych graduate/private practice, NC) You might be Bipolar if…
04/11/2007 Rebecca Harmon, RN (UVA) Cultural Competency Workshop: China from an RN Perspective
04/04/2007 Frank Tetrick; DMHMRSAS Assistant Commissioner and Co-Chair CRP Addressing the Challenge: DMHMRSAS P&T Committee and CRP Development and Future Directions
03/28/2007 Jacqueline-Vollum Buffington, PhD (WSH/UVA Forensic Psychology) Culturally Sensitive CST Evaluation (or Capital Offense Mitigation)
03/21/2007 Charlene Glass, RD (WSH Nutrition Services)
3-5pm**
Managing Diabetes

3-5PM- WSH Medical Staff Computer Training- focus on MS Excel
03/14/2007 Jeff Raynor, MD (UVA Forensic Psychiatry Fellow) Out of The Shadows: Getting Ahead of Prisoner Radicalization
03/07/2007 Jim Stevens, RT & Rehab Services Staff Case Presentations: Rehabilitation Services role in the Recovery Model
02/28/2007 Mary Zdanowitz, JD (Director of Treatment Advocacy Center) Reconciling Recovery and the Need for Coercion & Outpatient Commitment
02/21/2007 Debbie Humphreys, RN Annual Clinical Equipment Training (for WSH Medical Staff)
02/14/2007 CME Cancelled-weather
02/07/2007 Brenda Franklin, MSW Optimizing Access to Financial Resources for Patients with Psychiatric Illness
01/31/2007 Husam Alathari, MD (NVMHI & Outpatient Addiction Medicine) Practical Pharmacotherapy for Addictions
01/24/2007 Michael Gillette, PhD Quarterly Ethics Workshop: Disaster Ethics; Part II
01/17/2007 Trent Wagler, CASA Domestic Violence: Health Care Provider Training
01/10/2007 Jack Barber, MD; Facility Director Recovery: Discharge Planning
01/03/2007 Rebecca Lindsay, MD A Case Presentation: Post Craniotomy Chronic pain, Opioids and Cognitive Impairment

 

 

 

 

 


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