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Education

HAPA will hold meetings on a quarterly basis to educate its membership and interested visitors about the recent developments in the field of Psychiatry. Please click on Meetings for upcoming presentations and events. 

Newsletter

HAPA will publish monthly article on this website. The material presented is for informational purposes only and should not be used in place of the advice of your personal  physician.

Radio Program

HAPA Sunday Radio Program has started on July 24, 2005 on Radio Soleil. This project was conceived by Dr Louis Belzie with the help of HAPA members. The primary goal of this project is to provide to the Haitian useful information about mental illness. The secondary goal is to help reduce myths and stigma associated with mental illness.
 

 

July 24, 2005                                                                                                                                                               

Presenter: Dr. Louis Belzie
    Topic:  Mental Illness. 

    What is mental illness?

    What causes mental illness?

     Different types of mental illness

July 31, 2005 and August 7, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Louis Belzie
    Topic: Depression
    Definition, Cause, Symptoms
    Treatment of Depression

August 14, 2005
Presenter: Dr Frantz Moise
    Topic: Overview of mental illness in Children

August 21, 2005
Presenter: Dr Marc Vital-Herne
    Topic: Substance Abuse.

August 28, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Pierre Jean-Noel
    Topic : Suicide in Adolescents.

September 4, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Marie Daniella Charles-Belzie
    Topic : School Phobia

September 11, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Roosevelt Clerisme
    Topic: Alzheimer Dementia/PTSD

September 18, 2005
Presenter: Dr Roosevelt Clerisme
    Topic: Dementia/ CVA.

September 25, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Louis Belzie
    Topic : Overview of HAPA activities.

October 2, 2005
Presenter: Dr Marc Vital-Herne
    Topic: Alcohol Abuse  & Treatment

October 9, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Gerardin Jean- Louis
    Topic: Sleep Disorder

October 16, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Jean P Tropnas
    Topic: Stress and Mental Illness

October 23, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Louis Belzie
    Topic: 30 min. Q&A from the community
    Health fair in Brooklyn  - St Innocent Church with AMHE/Dr Chery.

October 30, 2005
Presenter: Dr Frantz Moise
    Topic : ADHD.
    Health Fair in Westbury . St Brigit Church
    Two sessions  one for the Hispanics from 1.30 to 3 pm about 75 to 80 participants
                        one for the Haitian  from 4pm to 6. 30 pm  about 80 to 100 participants

November 6, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Gerardin Jean-Louis
    Topic: Sleep Disorder.

November 13, 2005
Presenter: Dr Leslie Francois Pierre
    Topic: Alzheimer Dementia

November 20, 2005
Presenter: Dr Carl St-Preux
    Topic: Psychosis.

November 27, 2005
Presenter: Dr Paul Antoine Sanon
    Topic: Forensic Psychiatry.

December 4, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Marc Vital-Herne
    Topic: Psychiatric manifestations of HIV

On Radio Tropical International
Dr. Louis Belzie

Topic: Holidays Depression

December 11, 2005
No program

December 18, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Louis Belzie
    Topic: Holiday Blues

December 25, 2005
No program on Radio Soleil
Dr Belzie on Radio Tropical international
Topic : Medicare Part D
 

=================================== 2006
January1, 2006
Presenters: Dr. Moise & Dr. Belzie
Review of HAPA Activities -2005

January 8, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Louis Belzie
Topic : Medicare part D

January 15, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Louis Belzie
Topic: Medicare Part-D

January 22, 2006
Daniella Charles-Belzie
Topic: Child Abuse

January 29, 2006
Pierre Jean-Noel
Topic: Bipolar Disorder

February 5, 2006
Leslie Francois
Topic: Management of Dementaia

February 12, 2006
Frantz Moise
Topic: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children

February 19, 2006
Martha Abraham
Topic: General Anxiety

February 26, 2006
Carl St-Preux
Topic: Emergency Psychiatry

March 7, 2006
Roosevelt Clerisme
Topic: Elder Abuse

March 14, 2006
Frantz Lubin
Topic: Mental Retardation

March 21, 2006
Marc Vital-Herne
Treatment of Cocaine Addiction

March 28, 2006
Pierre Jean-Noel
Topic: Controversy over the use of medications in children

April 2, 2006
Pierre Lesly Francois
Topic: Behavior Management in Dementia

April 9, 2006
Frantz Moise
Topic: Developmental Disorder in Children

April 16, 2006
Fritz Jean-Louis
Topic: Identification of silent symptoms of mental illness

April 23, 2006
Daniella Charles-Belzie
Topic: Enuresis

May 7, 2006
Topic : psychosocial management of mentally retarded patient.
Dr. Frantz Lubin

May 14, 2006
Inauguration of new president in Haiti.

May 21, 2006
Topic : Overview of HAPA activities
Dr Louis Belzie

May 28, 2006
Psychiatric evaluation as compared to Medical evaluation
Dr Frantz Moise

July 9, 2006
Topic : ETOH abuse/Dependence
Dr Louis Belzie.

July 16,2006
Topic: Depression
Dr Frantz Moise

July 23, 2006
Topic: Depression
Dr Moise

July 30, 2006
Topic:  Drug-Drug interaction in Elderly
Dr Pierre-Lesly Francois

August 5, 2006
Topic: Advance care planning
Dr Louis Belzie

August 12, 2006
Topic : Management of sleep Disorders
Dr Gerardin Jean-Louis.

August 26,2006
Topic: Substances abuse& Suicide
Dr Marc Vital-Herne

September 3, 2006
Topic: suicide/homicide/getkeepers back to school : stress/safety issues
Dr Daniella Charles-Belzie
Radio tropical: one family, lets talk
Dr Belzie Louis

September 10, 2006
On Radio Tropical
Anthropologist: Dr Frank
Sociologue: Dr Carole Charles
Vodoo Priest: Man JO
Psychiatrist:  Dr Louis Belzie
Myth of mental illness in Haitian culture

Sep17, 2006
Topic : Psychosis
Dr Pierre Jean-Noel

Sept 24, 2006
Topic : PTSD
Dr Roosevelt Clerisme

October 1, 2006
Topic : Use of illicit substances & Psychosis in young Haitian
Dr Fritz Jean-Louis

October 8, 2006
Topic : Attachment Disorder
Dr Frantz Moise

October 15,2006
Topic :Psychological/Psychosocial aspect of HIV
Dr. Louis Belzie

October 22,2006
Topic: Heroin addiction & treatment
Dr. Marc Vital-Herne

November 5, 2006
Topic : Attention  Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Dr. Arnold Jacques

November 12, 2006
Topic: Patient Rights
Dr Louis Belzie

November 19, 2006
Topic: Kandra’s Law
Dr Martha Abraham

November 26, 06
Topic : Schizophrenia in Elderly
Dr. Leslie Pierre Francois.

December 3, 2006
Topic : Psychiatric Aspect of HIV
Dr Marc Vital-Herne
 

============================ 2007
Macrh 25, 2007
No presentation
Technical difficulty.


April 1, 2007
Dr. Daniella Charles-Belzie
Topic: Autism

April 8, 2007
Dr Frantz Moise
Topic: Depression in medically ill

April 15, 07
Dr Pierre Lesly Francois
Topic: Management of agitation in Elderly

April 22, 07
Dr Daniella Charles-Belzie
Topic : Mass Murder

April 29, 2007
Dr Marc Vital-Herne
Topic : Misused of painkiller medication

May 6, 2007
Dr. Pierre Jean-Noel
Topic: Bipolar  Disorder

May 13, 2007
Dr Vital-Herne
Misused of pain medication

May 20, 2007
Dr Frantz Moise

May 27, 2007
Dr Marie Pierre-Louis
Topic : School Phobia.

June 3, 2007
No program
Dr Chery out


June10, 2007
Dr Arnold Jacques
Topic . Post Partum Depression
June 17, 2007
Dr Leslie Francois
       
June 24, 2007
Dr. Louis Belzie
Topic: Advance Care Directives.

July 1, 2007
Dr. Frantz Moise      
         
August 26,2007
No Program.

September 2, 2007
Topic: Psychological problems
affecting children & parent going back to school.
Dr Moise/Belzie.

September 9 , 2007
No program

September 16, 2007
Topic :PTSD
Dr Marc Vital-Herne

September 23, 2007
Topic: Delusional Disorder
Dr. J Roosevelt  Clerisme.

September 30, 2007
Topic: Schizophrenia
Dr Jacques Vital-Herne

October 7/14/07
Dr Chery out

April 2006
Depression in the Elderly: Dr. Roosevelt Clerisme

April 2007
Late Onset Schizophrenia & other related Psychosis: Dr. Pierre Lesly Francois

 

June 2007
Dr Martha Abraham discussed Anxiety Disorder on Radio Soleil

 

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