SOBP April 2020
Newsletter
|
|
Folks,
As we all adapt to what it is an ever changing situation associated with COVID-19, I can only hope this newsletter finds you and your loved ones safe and well. For many of us, this modified reality brought several new challenges, roles and responsibilities. We adapted our clinical work in a matter of weeks, if not days, to continue serving those struggling with mental illness. Many research projects are in pause or, if possible, carried out remotely. Our annual SOBP meeting is cancelled. But we must persevere and adapt. Here are some of the most recent updates: the computational psychiatry satellite meeting will be online (more information below), accepted posters may be uploaded electronically, and planned symposia will be recorded and uploaded to our channels for virtual presentations in the upcoming weeks. Stay tuned for more information when the first symposium is ready!
The science goes on, but I will miss one of the best parts of the meeting: the possibility to network with you!
Stay safe, stay well.
Jorge Almeida, MD PhD
Director, Bipolar Disorder Center
Director, Psychiatry Clinical Institutes
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Dell Medical School, University of Texas, Austin, TX
|
|
SOBP Newly Elected Officers and Board of Directors
|
|
Board Members Rotating Off
|
|
Jonathan Morrow, M.D., Ph.D
|
|
|
|
Thank you for your dedication and service to the Society!
|
|
Newly Elected Council Members
|
|
Junior Council (2020-2022)
Monsheel Sodhi, Ph.D.
|
|
Councilor-at-Large (2020-2023)
Sarah Short, Ph.D.
|
|
Ex-Officio (2020-2023)
Deanna Barch, Ph.D.
|
|
President-Elect (2020-2022)
Judith Ford, Ph.D.
|
|
President (2020-2022)
David Lewis, M.D.
|
|
Past President (2020-2021)
Karen Berman, M.D.
|
|
75th Annual Meeting for the Society of Biological Psychiatry
“
Variability: The Good, the Bad, and the Interesting
”
|
|
In response to the rapidly changing circumstances associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the SOBP Executive Council, Council and 2020 Program Committee Chair have made the decision to cancel the 2020 SOBP Annual Meeting.
In coming to this decision, SOBP leadership carefully weighed the risks to attendees and their families, colleagues, and patients. SOBP has concerns about the risk to healthcare systems given the medical profile of SOBP attendees and the consequences of potentially displacing healthcare workers during this critical time. Considering all the information available at the moment, SOBP leadership believes that cancelling the in-person conference is the responsible action to take. The health and safety of members, attendees, and the community is its top priority.
The SOBP Executive Office is working closely with SOBP leadership to appropriately respond to questions regarding administrative aspects that need to be considered. We recognize all the hard work that so many have put into preparing for the SOBP Annual Meeting. Please stay tuned for additional details. We thank you in advance for your understanding and patience as we work out the many details.
SOBP is excited to offer our 2020 Symposia as virtually recorded sessions and to offer e-posters for accepted abstracts! SOBP will release the virtual recordings and e-posters starting in May 2020.
|
|
|
|
SOBP Computational Psychiatry Satellite Meeting - Now Online
We are delighted to announce that the SOBP Computational Psychiatry Satellite meeting will be going ahead virtually. Danielle Bassett, Janaina Mourao-Miranda and Tor Wager will present tutorials on cutting-edge computational analyses of mental illness neuroimaging data. Please simply join us via videoconferencing on 29th April from 14.00 - 20.00 UTC. Details on
https://www.cmod4mh.com/sobp2020
.
|
|
As we all struggle with adjusting to a new normal due to the COVID-19 virus and the needed social distancing
, Biological Psychiatry
and
Biological Psychiatry: CNNI
have organized leading investigators in the field to create 5-10 minute podcasts. These podcasts will be made available through the Society of Biological Psychiatry’s website, YouTube page and social media. Topics may include:
- Exercise
- Managing Emotions
- Meditation with Charles Raison, M.D. from the University of Wisconsin
- Mindfulness
- Parenting During the COVID_19 Epidemic
- Race, Ethnicity, and Coping in Times of Crisis During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Sleep Hygiene
- Stress and Immune Function
- Stress, Isolation and Resilience in Older Adults
- Stress and Your Microbiome
- Women, Stress and Coping
|
|
Renew Your SOBP Membership Now!
|
|
Membership has its benefits! Don't forget to renew your 2020 SOBP Membership by logging into the
SOBP website
, updating your profile and paying your membership dues.
Benefits of membership include:
- Biological Psychiatry is one of the most selective and highly cited journals in the field of psychiatric neuroscience. It is ranked 7th out of 146 Psychiatry titles and 12th out of 267 Neurosciences titles in the 2018 ISI Journal Citations Reports® published by Clarivate Analytics. The 2018 Impact Factor score for Biological Psychiatry is 11.501. Biological Psychiatry is also the 2nd ranked psychiatry journal according to Google Scholar (July 2019).
- Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (BP:CNNI) This new online journal was launched in January 2016, led by its founding editor, Cameron S. Carter. This new journal publishes fundamental advances from both basic and clinical studies that provide novel insights into the relationships between brain and behavior using the tools and constructs of cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging. BP:CNNI welcomes new submissions.
- Career Development Resources – links to scientific, funding and career development resources.
- Job Center – Post your resume, post a job opening, or look for other professional opportunities.
- Video Library SOBP Members have access to SOBP's Video Library. This new video library includes plenary talks from the 2019 SOBP Annual Meeting. Presentations and other video content will be added to the library in 2020.
- Volunteer Opportunities – Volunteer to serve on SOBP’s Committees, an SOBP Mentor, and more.
- Discounted Registration Fees for the annual meeting.
- Membership Directory – Connect with your colleagues using the on-line membership directory.
- Quarterly Newsletter – Keep informed on all the news and updates from the Society
- Sponsor and Submit Abstracts for presentation at the meeting.
- Waived Abstract Fees for Members.
|
|
SOBP Career Center
SOBP's Career Center
connects our members with employment opportunities and employers with the best professionals within our membership. Employment opportunities range from post-doc positions, faculty positions, neuroscience jobs in industry and alternative careers.
Visit
SOBP's Career Center
today to explore employment opportunities. Post an anonymous resume for employers or recruiters to view.
Links to other
resources
are available for your convenience.
|
|
|
 |
(Receive email alerts for
content of interest to you)
|
|
|
|
(A brief summary of articles in current issue)
|
|
|
|
Society of Biological Psychiatry Newsletter Editorial Staff
Jorge Almeida, MD, Editor
Robert Howland, MD, Assistant Editor
|
|
See what's happening on our social sites:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
