Leadership

OCPS Executive Council 2020-2022

Robert Bota, M.D. read bio	President
Roula Creighton, M.D. read bio	President-Elect
Alexis Seegan read bio	Secretary
Larry Faziola, M.D. read bio	Treasurer
David Safani, M.D. read bio	Immediate Past President
Bart Blinder, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Brenda Jensen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Douglas G. Kahn, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Carolyn Nguyen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Charles Nguyen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Thomas Okamoto, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Jonathan Serrato, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Nicolaas-John van Nieuwenhuysen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Vandai Le, M.D.read bio	Early Career Psychiatrist Representative
Anish Dube, M.D. read bio	APA Assembly Representative
TBA	APA Assembly Deputy Representative
Leigh Goodrich, M.D.read bio	Resident/Fellow Representative
Karina Amaya read bio	Executive Director

Upcoming Events

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Spotlight Events

Clearing the Smoke: Cannabis And Mental health

CME event hosted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), and the New York County Psychiatric Society.

Detailed information can be found here.

Speakers: Drs. Arthur Robin Williams, Kevin Hill, and Smita Das. Moderated by Dr. Jill Williams (part 1) and Dr. Jose Vito (part 2).

When: Part 1: Thursday, April 8 | 10:00 – 11:00am

When: Part 2: Thursday, April 15 | 10:00 – 11:00am

Where: Virtual meeting (Zoom)

RSVP: Click here to register for the first webinar, and here for the second

money Management and Investment Strategies for Psychiatrists

Presented by OCPS and the San Diego Psychiatric Society

This reprise is an abbreviated version of an eight hour day on "life after residency."

Presenter: Dr. Douglas Kahn, M.D.

When: Wednesday, April 21, 7:00-8:30pm

Where: Virtual meeting (Zoom)

Cost: Free to OCPS and SDPS members; $50 for non-members

RSVP: Click here to register

Upcoming CME Topics

In partnership with the San Diego Psychiatric Society, OCPS will offer the following CME free to OCPS Members:

-Building Your Private Practice
-Psychiatric Emergency Response Team
-Maternal Psychiatry
-Forensic Psychiatry
-How to Provide Feedback
-The Easy Road to Getting Your Maintenance of Certification
-Half-day event planned for psychopharmacology in November

Be on the lookout for flyers for each of these events to register.

For OCPS events, you may also use our Events RSVP Form should other RSVP options be unavailable.

About OCPS

Read the Latest News

Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act passed by Congress

Dec 23, 2020

[From the APA] APA applauds Congress for taking a crucial step forward in our efforts to ensure patients have access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment

Nominate your Distinguished Colleagues! (New deadline)

Nov 02, 2019

OCPS Presents... Orange County's Most Distinguished Psychiatrist Recognition Award The Orange County Psychiatric Society is currently seeking nominations to honor outstanding psychiatrists who have advanced care, research, and education

Council Meeting Photo: October 2019

Oct 02, 2019

What does a psychiatrist look like? Here is a photo from the October 1, 2019 OCPS Executive Council meeting!

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