MedPage Today | January 13, 2020
An article written by Carol Rockhill, MD, PhD, underscores how the U.S. is more similar to impoverished countries than other global leaders when it comes to providing affordable mental healthcare.
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Accelerate: The Campaign for UW Medicine | January 9, 2020
Todd and Laura Crooks join forces with Jim Vollendroff, MPA, Jurgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Rebecca Sladek, MS, to create a new kind of mental health conference that works with community members to devise solutions and move initiatives forward.
UW Medicine’s consultation line targets statewide psychiatrist shortage
The Daily | January 9, 2020
UW Medicine launched the Psychiatry Consultation Line (PCL), allowing healthcare providers statewide to consult UW Medicine psychiatrists regarding mental illness treatments for patients. Ryan Kimmel, MH is quoted.
Telemedicine, transportation remain high priorities, State Sen. Becker says
Nisqually Valley News | January 8, 2020
The Washington state Legislature convenes on January 13 for this year’s session. 2nd Legislative District Sen. Randi Becker, R-Olympia says there are a number of high priority telemedicine and transportation bills in the works.
A small team in southeast Washington is leading the charge in telepsychiatry
Crosscut | January 6, 2020
A collaboration between UW Medicine’s AIMS Center and Dayton, WA (population 2,500), is changing how Washington brings mental health care to rural communities.
Northwest Hospital Becomes 2nd Campus of UW Medical Center
UW Medicine Newsroom | December 31, 2019
Seattle community hospital integrates under a single license with the University of Washington Medical Center.
Michael Schrift to develop neuropsychiatry, neuromodulation and geropsychiatry programs
Department news | December 31, 2019
We’re excited to welcome Michael Schrift, DO, MA, FANPA, in his new position as Medical Director of Neuropsychiatry and Brain Health starting January 2, 2020. He joins us from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago where he was the Division Director of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. […]
‘DeepSqueak’ among most-viewed UW Medicine newsroom 2019 stories
UW Medicine Newsroom | December 30, 2019
The software program ‘DeepSqueak’ is listed as one of the most-viewed items of 2019 on the UW Medicine news site. John Neumaier, MD, PhD, Kevin Coffey, PhD, and Russell Marx talk about how the program can help develop treatments for withdrawal from alcohol or opioids.
Welcome to Katherine Jardine, Communications Manager
Department news | December 30, 2019
Katherine Jardine joined our department in September in the role of Communications Manager. Katherine is a Seattle native who recently moved back to the Pacific Northwest after spending the last decade in New Orleans and San Francisco. Katherine has a background in public relations, marketing, outreach and event production. She has a BA in communications from […]
Statistician extraordinaire Joan Russo to become emeritus faculty
Department news | December 30, 2019
Joan Russo, PhD, who has shared her statistical prowess with our department since 1980, is transitioning from professor to emeritus faculty. Her unique analytic skills have had a tremendous impact on our research efforts and have strengthened our department as a whole. For many years, Dr. Russo worked closely with Wayne Katon providing statistical and […]
