Policies & Procedures
Peers Vote 12 Psychiatry Faculty Best Doctors in America and America’s Top Docs for 2007
Twelve faculty members were named among a total of 142 UIC voted by their peers to be The Best Doctors in America and/or America’s Top Doctors for 2007. Voted Castle Connolly’s National Top Doctors were Geri Fox, M.D., and Bennett Leventhal, M.D. Joe Flaherty, M.D.; Dr. Leventhal; Laura Miller, M.D.; John Perri, M.D.; and Brenda Solomon, M.D., were voted Regional Top Doctors. Faculty elected Best Doctors in America are: Ed Cook, Jr., M.D.; Dr. Fox; Kathleen Kelley, M.D.; Mike Naylor, M.D.; Tom Owley, M.D.; Mani Pavuluri, M.D.; Dr. Solomon; and Carole Warshaw, M.D.
West Gets K23 to Study Psychosocial Treatment for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Amy West, Ph.D., received an NIMH K23 Career Development award. The grant, entitled “Psychosocial Treatment for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder,” will provide 5 years of support to develop as an independent intervention researcher and conduct a randomized clinical trial.
Anderson, Smith Nominated for UIC’s 2008 Excellence in Nursing Award
Jill Anderson, Ph.D., APN, and Pat Smith, RN, MS, were nominated for the 2008 Excellence in Nursing Award from the UIC Medical Center’s Department of Nursing. The competitive award was established in memory of Karen Gousman.
Med Student Chwalisz Receives Craig Fellowship for Research with Kraus, Little
Medical student Bart Chwalisz was selected to receive a Craig Fellowship based on a research proposal to work with Drs Marilyn Kraus and Deborah Little this summer using DTI to study aspects of white matter pathology in TBI.
Psychology Today Features Mustanski’s Research on Sexual Orientation
An article in the current issue of the popular magazine Psychology Today discusses Dr. Mustanski’s research on the genetics of sexual orientation. The article is available at: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20080420-000003.html
At NCDEU Meeting Stein Speaks on Personalized ADHD Therapy
Mark Stein, Ph.D., recently presented at a paper at a Workshop on Personalized ADHD Therapy at the 10th Annual NCDEU Meeting in Phoenix. The paper was entitled “Functional Impairment, Sleep, and Tolerability: Moving toward Personalized Therapy.”
Bell, et al Report on Survey of Psychiatrists’ Views on DSM-IV General Features
Carl Bell, M.D., and co-authors Wesley Sowers, M.D., and Kenneth Thompson, M.D., published a paper in the current issue of Psychiatric Services, entitled “American Association of Community Psychiatrists’ Views on General Features of DSM-IV.” The authors surveyed 600 Psychiatrists seeking suggestions to improve clinical utility of the reference tool. They report that most respondents favored fewer than 100 diagnostic categories. Many were concerned about the current system’s cultural sensitivity and patient accessability.
Policies & Procedures
Over the next few months we will be providing and implementing Department Electronic, Network, Computing Policies and Procedures. All Department Policies and Procedures will be reviewed and endorsed by the Information Technology Steering Committee (ITSC) prior to presenting to the Department.
Because of our relationship to UIC and College of Medicine there are some Policies we automatically inherit. Two such policies:
- Information Security Policy - The University of Illinois
- University Guidelines on the Sale, Donation, or Transfer of Computer Hard Drives and Other Magnetic Media
These policies can be found on our web site using the following link: https://intranet.psych.uic.edu/is/ you will be required to “log-in” to access these policies.
We will make both of these policies (along with others forth coming) a part of new employee orientation, but to those of us already in the system we are asking that each of you please take the time to read these policies.
If you have any questions concerning any policy or procedure please contact Lloyd Keith, thank you.
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