Annual Meeting & Scientific Program

Saturday, April 12th was the 2008 Spring/Annual Meeting for the OPPA: Mood Disorders: Where Technology Meets Tradition.

The meeting was help at the Hilton Cleveland East (Beachwood.) It was a well attending event with members from all over Ohio. It was exciting to see such a great resident turnout!

Here is a list of the great presentations we had this year:
"Neuroimaging and Psychiatry: Basic Principles and Possibilities" & "Neuroimaging and Neurocognitive Studies of Bipolar Disorder" by Jair C. Soares, MD

"Treatment Refractory Depression" by Stephen F. Pariser, MD

"Treatment Resistant Bipolar Disorder" by Prashant Gajwani, MD

"PET Imaging to Assess Acute and Chronic Effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Treatment Resistant Depression" by Charles R. Conway, MD

"The Use of Deep Brain Stimulation in Psychiatric Disorders" by George E. Tesar, MD

"ECT for Treatment Resistant Mood Disorders" by Susan Kimmel, MD

Joseph Locala, MD opened the days events, kept things running smoothly, saved the day with his Powerpoint troubleshooting, and led the evening meeting. He gave an excellent speech accepting his presidency of the OPPA which will formally take effect at the next APA meeting.