The SUMMIT will be held at UM Hospital Conference Center Rooms A&B on
Level 1. Self Parking and Valet Parking will be provided.
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Conference Registration [8am to 4:30 pm]
Book signing and wine reception at 4:30 pm
I plan to apply for CE credit
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Please mail this form and if making a donation, your check to:
NAMI of Miami, PO Box 430230, South Miami FL 33243
For questions, e mail [email protected] or call 305-665-2540.
A Mental Health Summit
May 2, 2015
University of Miami Hospital
South Building Seminar Center
1295 NW 14th Street, Miami- 1st floor Rooms A & B
AGENDA
7:45 am – 8:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 8:35 am
Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of Dr. Charles Nemeroff:
Susan Racher, Conference Chair
8:35 am – 8:45 am
Summit Opening
Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.
Leonard M. Miller Professor and Chairman
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Center on Aging
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
8:45 am – 9:45 am
“My Journey through Mental Illness”
Elyn Saks, Ph.D, J.D.
Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and
the Behavioral Sciences, University of So. California Gould School
of Law; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine
9:45 am –10:45 am
“My Journey as a Caregiver and Advocate”
Pete Earley, author, journalist and mental health advocate
10:45 am –11:30 am
“Advancing Outcomes in Treatment : Part I”
Diagnosis, Intervention and Pharmacological Advances
Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
“Advancing Outcomes in Treatment: Part II”
Cognitive, Functional and Psycho-social Modalities
Philip D. Harvey, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Division of Psychology
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch (box lunch) and poster session
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
“Our Children: Early Identification of Mental Health Issues”
Ushimbra J. Buford, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
“Our Aging Population: Mental Health in the Advancing Years”
Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Center on Aging
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Panel: “Ask the Expert” Discussion and audience Q&A
Elyn Saks, Pete Earley, UM Faculty
Please write your questions on the index cards provided.
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
“Vision for Integrated Care & Improved Outcomes“
Hon. Steve Leifman, Eleventh Judicial Circuit and John Dow,
President and CEO, South Florida Behavioral Health Network
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
4:30 pm
Cocktails and book signing by Pete Earley and Elyn Saks
Presented by Books & Books
Conference Center Patio
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING:
University of Miami Hospital (UMH)
South Building Seminar Center
1295 NW 14th Street
Miami, FL 33125
From I-95, points north:
Exit I-95 at SR 836 West, exit number 3-A. Exit SR 836 at NW 14th St. Keep going West and after you go
beyond NW 12th Avenue you will see on the right side (North) of the Street the University of Miami
Hospital Parking Garage (P) on the North side of the street (your right). Take the elevator to the 1 st
floor, the Seminar Center entrance is a few steps away.
From I-95, points south and east:
Exit I-95 at SR 836 West. Exit SR 836 at NW 12th Ave. and turn right onto NW 12th Ave. Be sure to
change into the left lane as soon as possible. Make a left at NW 14th Street (West) and you will see on
the right side (North) of the Street the University of Miami Hospital Parking Garage (P). Take the
elevator to the 1st floor, the Seminar Center entrance is a few steps away.
From SR 836, the Airport, and points west:
Take SR 836 / Dolphin Expressway eastbound, and exit at NW 17th Ave. Turn right on NW 17th Ave.,
cross bridge, and make first right on to NW North River Dr. Continue straight on NW North River Dr.
through a slight right turn at the traffic light. At next light (NW 12th Ave.), turn left. Continue north on
NW 12th Ave. At the corner of 12th Ave. and NW 14th Street turn left (West) to University of Miami
Hospital Parking Garage. University of Miami Hospital Parking is on the North side of the street (your
right). Take the elevator to the 1st floor, the Seminar Center entrance is a few steps away.
Drop Off See directions above. When you reach the Seminar Center, there is a street sign that says
“No Parking Loading Zone”. Please drop off at this convenient area.
Public Transportation
Metrorail: Civic Center Station adjacent to the medical campus.
Exit the Metrorail Station and head South on NW 12th Avenue towards NW 14th Street (you will pass
the Main Entrance of the Hospital on your right, but keep walking). At the corner of 14 th Street, turn
right (West). You will pass the Trolley Stop Sign and a “No Parking” sign on your left. Keep walking and
there will be a sign to direct you to the correct entrance of the UMH conference center.
Metrobus: routes 12, 32, 95 and M.
The City of Miami Trolley (free). Stop at Health District Trolley UM Hospital. Walk past a
“No Parking” sign on your left. Keep walking and there will be a sign to direct you to the correct
entrance of the UMH Seminar Center.
University of Miami Hospital VALET Parking - 1400 NW 12th Avenue, MAIN ENTRANCE – this is a much
longer walk to the seminar center, ask for directions at front desk.