ASBH Meetings
Below you will find information about upcoming meetings, including Calls for Papers/Abstracts for the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Affinity Group. Please refer to the ASBH website for more information about the conference.
Meeting Information for the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Affinity Group
Monday, October 11th
1 - 2 pm Central
Through ASBH Platform
Voluntary Active Euthanasia in Canada: Implications for US Bioethicists and Mental Health Professionals
Discussants:
We will discuss the implications of Canada's recent extension of medical assistance in dying (MAID), which in 2023 will allow persons with psychiatric conditions as their sole underlying medical condition to be eligible for this end-of-life option. Our panel represents perspectives on MAID from Canada and Belgium to give insights on elements of practice. The panel itself is meant to be informative, rather than argue for one side of the debate over others. We will reserve approximately 25 minutes for Q&A, during which time we hope to discuss both MAID on the basis of psychiatric conditions generally and what this could mean for professional practice and bioethics in the US.
1 - 2 pm Central
Through ASBH Platform
Voluntary Active Euthanasia in Canada: Implications for US Bioethicists and Mental Health Professionals
Discussants:
- Daniel Buchman, PhD, MSW, RSW – Bioethicist and Independent Scientist, University of Toronto, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Ontario MAID Community of Practice Mental Health Work Stream (Canada)
- Marie Nicolini, MD, PhD – Bioethicist and Psychiatrist, KU Leuven Center for Biomedical Ethics and Law (Belgium)
We will discuss the implications of Canada's recent extension of medical assistance in dying (MAID), which in 2023 will allow persons with psychiatric conditions as their sole underlying medical condition to be eligible for this end-of-life option. Our panel represents perspectives on MAID from Canada and Belgium to give insights on elements of practice. The panel itself is meant to be informative, rather than argue for one side of the debate over others. We will reserve approximately 25 minutes for Q&A, during which time we hope to discuss both MAID on the basis of psychiatric conditions generally and what this could mean for professional practice and bioethics in the US.
Meeting Information for the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Affinity Group
Friday, October 16th
9:45 - 10:45 am CT
1 CE credit will be available for this meeting.
Through ASBH Platform
Description of Meeting
The inaugural meeting of the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Affinity Group will feature a multidisciplinary panel to discuss mental health and ethics in the time of COVID-19. Panelists will discuss ethical considerations with reopening long-term psychiatric units, addressing social isolation and loneliness, caring for adolescents at high risk for eating disorders, and responding to the mental health effects of the pandemic on racial minorities.
Learning Objectives
Schedule
9:45 – 9:50
Welcome and Business
9:50 – 10:30
Panel
10:30 – 10:45
Q&A with panelists and attendees
Panel Details
“Principles for Reopening Publicly Funded Long-term Psychiatric Units During Covid-19”
Presenters: Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS and Tobias Wasser, MD
“Safety and Adaptations of Interventions to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness During Covid-19”
Presenter: Shyam Patel, BS
“Appropriate Care for Adolescent Eating Disorders in Isolating and Disruptive Times”
Presenter: Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA
“The Effects of Coronavirus Victimization Distress and Coronavirus Racial Bias on Mental Health Among Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Young Adults in the United States”
Presenter: Celia B. Fisher, PhD
9:45 - 10:45 am CT
1 CE credit will be available for this meeting.
Through ASBH Platform
Description of Meeting
The inaugural meeting of the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Affinity Group will feature a multidisciplinary panel to discuss mental health and ethics in the time of COVID-19. Panelists will discuss ethical considerations with reopening long-term psychiatric units, addressing social isolation and loneliness, caring for adolescents at high risk for eating disorders, and responding to the mental health effects of the pandemic on racial minorities.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how a pandemic can affect mental health care and exacerbate the vulnerabilities of those who rely on mental health services.
- Identify different sources of ethical concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, from inpatient psychiatric facilities to mental health challenges facing the broader community.
- Describe how professionals from different disciplinary backgrounds approach ethical issues in their field.
Schedule
9:45 – 9:50
Welcome and Business
9:50 – 10:30
Panel
10:30 – 10:45
Q&A with panelists and attendees
Panel Details
“Principles for Reopening Publicly Funded Long-term Psychiatric Units During Covid-19”
Presenters: Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS and Tobias Wasser, MD
“Safety and Adaptations of Interventions to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness During Covid-19”
Presenter: Shyam Patel, BS
“Appropriate Care for Adolescent Eating Disorders in Isolating and Disruptive Times”
Presenter: Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA
“The Effects of Coronavirus Victimization Distress and Coronavirus Racial Bias on Mental Health Among Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Young Adults in the United States”
Presenter: Celia B. Fisher, PhD
