Medicine Grand Rounds

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

TOPIC: "Depression in Older Adults: The Hidden Epidemic"
SPEAKER: Dr. Ole Thienhaus
LOCATION: UAHS 5403 (LIVE) and Banner-UMC-SC 3030 (Video Conferenced)

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(or archived here for later viewing)

About the Speaker
Before joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Thienhaus had been Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Unversity of Nevada School of Medicine for 16 years. Prior to that, he had been an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine and Vice-Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. At the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, he also served as Chief Clinical Officer for the hospital and Director of the Psychiatric Emergency Service. In 2009, Dr. Thienhaus was a visiting professor at Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, and the University of Chang Mai School of Medicine, Chang Mai, Thailand; and, in 2000, at the University of Kyrgyzstan College of Medicine in Bishkek. Dr. Thienhaus served as a senior examiner for specialty board examinations and as a member of the Maintenance of Certification Committee of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is an ad hoc study section reviewer for the National Institutes of Health (epidemiology) and the National Institute of Mental Health (geriatrics).  Dr. Thienhaus is the author or editor of several books, including Correctional Psychiatry, Volumes I and II, Manual of Hospital Psychiatry and, in a different vein altogether, Jewish-Christian Dialogue - The Example of Gilbert Crispin. His scientific journal articles have appeared in many publications, including the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, American Family Physician, American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, the Archives of General Psychiatry (now JAMA Psychiatry) and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

1.Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses

2.Understand more clearly advances in therapy

3.Become truly professional physicians

Event Location: 

University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724

OR

Banner-University Medical Center South, Conference Room 3030
2800 E. Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713

Event Coordinator Name: 
Karena Nespoli
(520) 626-6349
Event Contact Department: 
Department of Medicine