Seminar in Geriatric Psychiatry:

• Required for geriatric psychiatry fellows
• Taught by various geriatric psychiatry faculty
• In this seminar a variety of topics are covered including treatment of geriatric mood disorders, anxiety, psychotic disorders, and dementia. Medico-legal topics, personality assessment, and end-of-life issues are also presented.
• 18 one-hour sessions in the fall

Geriatric Psychiatry Journal Club:

• Required for geriatric psychiatry fellows
• Moderated by David Steffens, MD, Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry
• New scientific literature in geriatric psychiatry is critically appraised by fellows.
• 1-3 times per month depending upon number of fellows

ECT Seminar:

• Required for geriatric psychiatry fellows
• Taught by Richard D. Weiner, MD and other ECT faculty
• Seminar focusing on the history and application of ECT. Legal issues and ethical issues related to ECT are also explored.
• 1 hour weekly during the ECT rotation

Evidence Based Medicine in Geriatrics:

• Required for geriatric psychiatry fellows
• Taught by Mitchell Heflin, MD and other geriatric medicine faculty
• Basic EBM skills applied to geriatric medicine, involves critical appraisal of scientific papers
• 8 weeks in the fall

Long Term Care Seminar:

• Required for geriatric psychiatry fellows
• Taught by Heidi White, MD, Gwen Buhr, MD, and other geriatric medicine faculty
• This seminar covers administration, financing, inter-disciplinary communication, and leadership skills for physicians working in long term care
• 10 weeks in the spring

Neuroradiology Review at CRH:

• Required for geriatric psychiatry fellows rotating at CRH.
• Taught by Dr. Stephen Oxley, medical director of CRH.
• These rounds focus on correlating clinical neuroimaging studies of patients at CRH with clinical presentation, case history and neuropsychological testing.
• Once a month

Departmental Grand Rounds:

• Offered weekly to the entire department
• Speakers from Duke and other institutions provide continuing medical education in psychiatry.
• Offered to geriatric psychiatry fellows

Clinical Teaching Seminar:

• Taught by Mamata Yanamadala, MD
• Faculty Development Seminar developed at Stanford University, targeted at developing skills in teaching medical trainees.
• 8 weeks in the fall