Big '88...how about that, my own thread and I can't even snag the "88" post!!! LOL
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NAMI E-News May 20, 2003 Vol. 03-26
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Don't miss your opportunity to register for NAMI's 2003 Annual Convention at the Early Bird rate! The deadline to register at this discounted rate is May 31, 2003.
Confronting - and successfully resolving - the mental health crisis in our communities requires that NAMI members forge innovative partnerships with other committed activists both within and outside of the mental health arena. These working partnerships must then be powered by the latest information, the most effective strategies, and the most up-to-date tactics.
We invite you to join us in Minneapolis next summer as we identify our partners, collaborate on tactics and strategies, and move the process of confronting the mental health crisis forward.
It's a wonderful opportunity to learn about new research, services and treatment that will benefit you and your family members.
In addition to the program tracks, a vital component of the program are the research sessions. NAMI is working with leading researchers and clinicians to bring you research updates in five critical areas:
* Treatment of Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
* Brain Imaging: Fulfilling the Promise
* Early Intervention for Psychotic Disorders
* New Research on Borderline Personality Disorder
* New Research In Bipolar Disorder
Among the confirmed speakers for these cutting-edge presentations are Thomas Insel, MD, Director of NIMH; Charles Schulz, MD, University of Minnesota; Michael Green, PhD, UCLA; Richard Keefe, PhD, Duke University; Nancy Andreasen, MD, University of Iowa; Barbara Cornblatt, MD, Hillside Hospital; Thomas McGlashan, MD, Yale; Mary Zanarini, EdD, McLean Hospital; Emil Coccaro, MD, University of Chicago; Peter Weiden, MD, SUNY Brooklyn; Robert Findling,MD, Case Western Reserve University; William Lawson, MD, Howard University; Carol Tamminga, MD, University of Texas; Husseini Manji, MD, NIMH; Shirley Marks, MD, Black Psychiatrists Association.
Many more of the nation's leading scientists will be appearing in these sessions and in the ever-popular ASK-THE-DOCTOR sessions.
Last Chance for Early Bird Rates!
Join us in Minneapolis, MN with clinicians, researchers, and NAMI grassroots experts from all over the country. For additional information regarding NAMI's 2003 convention--including an outline of the program, confirmed speakers, and hotel and travel information--and to register on-line, visit the convention section of the NAMI Web site at
http://www.nami.org/convention03/minneapolis.html.
My personal disclaimer....I receive the NAMI newsletter. I read everything with a grain of salt. There is some good information, some great ideas and some great doctors...HOWEVER...they can tend to lean to the left some times....so as you read, remember to put the information through your "liberal BS" filter. :o)