DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

 

 

MINI MEDICAL SCHOOL

The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in about 25 communities across Nebraska will host UNMC Mini-Medical School, a free public health educational series on behavioral health. Topics will include depression, substance abuse, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, suicide, Alzheimer’s disease and more.

The series will be held April 12, 19 and 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (central time) and will be broadcast live from the UNMC Durham Research Center Auditorium in Omaha via satellite to about 20 communities across Nebraska.

Stay tuned in your community for information about locations hosting UNMC Mini-Medical School. Registration will be available online at www.unmc.edu/minimed, via e-mail at minimed@unmc.edu, or by phone, Omaha area (402) 559-2900 or Nebraska toll-free (877) 852-0013.

Seating for Mini-Medical School is limited. Registration is required. While the program is free to the public, continuing education credits are available for $40 for nurses (5.1 contact hours ANCC or 6.0 Iowa and California), nurse practitioners, physicians and physician assistants (maximum 6 Category 1 Credits).

 

Spring 2007 Mini Medical School

Behavioral Health: Perception, Impact, Reality

 

Night One – April 12th

Your Child’s Mind:  What’s going on in there?

 

  • Development of the Brain’s CEO:   Steven Wengel
  • Typical Child and Adolescent Behavior – When a kid is just being a kid:  Cindy Ellis
  • Current Issues in ADHD & Pediatric Depression:  Chris Kratochvil

 

Night Two – April 19th

Mind Fields:  Navigating Adulthood

 

  • Depression - The Challenge of Making Life Meaningful in Contemporary Society:  Jim Sorrell
  • Substance Abuse:  Todd Stull
  • ADHD and Adulthood – New Awareness and New Opportunities:  Martin Wetzel

 

Night Three – April 26th

Aging with Peace of Mind

 

  • Where Did I Put My Car Keys? – Is It Alzheimer’s or Normal Aging?:  Steven Wengel
  • Executive Dysfunction:  Carl Greiner

 

Panel Discussion – Moderator:  Prasad Padala

Panelists:  Joann Betts, Rosalee Yeaworth, Steven Wengel and Carl Greiner