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2009 Mental Illness Research Symposium
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Sarasota, Florida
"Journey to Wellness:
Lifelong Recovery from Mental Illness"
Health Care Professionals Continuing Education
Physicians, licensed mental health counselors, licensed clinical social workers, nurses and clinical pharmacists
Two (2) CEU/Contact Hours $10 fee
Register: Sarasota Memorial HealthLine (941) 917-7777
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Featuring:
- Herbert Meltzer, M.D. - "Achieving Optimal Outcomes in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia." Dr. Meltzer is Division Director of Psychopharmacology; Investigator, Center for Molecular Neuroscience; Bixler/Johnson/Mays Professor of Psychiatry; and Professor of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
- Dr. Elyn Saks - "The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness." Dr. Saks is Associate Dean and Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at University of Southern California; suffers from schizophrenia.
- Patty Duke - "Living With Bipolar Disorder." Ms. Duke is an Academy Award winner; author; suffers from bipolar disorder
Community Resources
Information booths by local community mental health care providers
will be open throughout the symposium in the Van Wezel Grand Foyer.
SPONSORS
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SUNSHINE FROM DARKNESS
Sarasota, Florida • 941.308.MIND (6463)
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