Fall Friday Forum

POTAC, UCSF, and the San Francisco VA Medical Center present

Supporting Tobacco Cessation with Persons Taking Psychotropic Medication

with Judith J. Prochaska, Ph.D, MPH, Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco

And Panelists

David Kan, MD, Director, SF VAMC Opiate Replacement Therapy

Sarah Popish, PharmD, Clinical Mental Health Pharmacist, VISN 21

Amy F. Rogers, OTR/L, Assistant Program Director, Buckelew Employment Services

Friday, September 16, 2011
11:45 AM – 3:15 PM

Location

VA Medical Center Auditorium
4150 Clement Street (at 42nd Avenue), San Francisco, CA

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Saturday, August 20, 2011
1:00 to 3:00 pm

Host: Eileen Auerbach
Please e-mail Eileen for details.

Saturday, April 23, 2011
12:00 to 2:00 pm (note: later time!)

Host: Eileen Auerbach
Please e-mail Eileen for details.

Saturday, April 23, 2011
3:00 to 5:00 pm (note: later time!)

Host: Ruth Ramsey
Please e-mail Ruth for details.

Preview – Spring Forum

Wellness and Recovery for Mental Health Practice

with Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick, PhD, OTR/L, CPRP

Saturday, March 26, 2011
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location

Dominican University of California
Guzman Lecture Hall, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901

Wellness: A Model for Personal and Professional Practice
Wellness is a conscious, deliberate process that requires a person to become aware of and make choices that help promote a more satisfying lifestyle. Wellness includes eight dimensions and a wellness lifestyle includes a self-defined balance of health habits. The wellness approach is even more important as we watch too many people with psychiatric disabilities living in poverty, under- and unemployed and socially excluded. Read more »