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HAPA will present at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting 2008

The APA has accepted the HAPA abstract proposal for a workshop at the next APA Convention, May 8, 2008 from 9:00AM to 10:30AM, in Washington, DC.

"Insecurity, Violence, and Trauma in Haiti"
Co-Chairs:        Jacques Vital-Herne, M.D.
                         Pierre Jean-Noel, M.D.

Presenters:        Roosevelt Clerisme, M.D.
                         Georges Casimir, M.D.

 

HAPA will present at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's 29th annual meeting

A poster presentation "Immigrants' Ethno-Cultural background and perception of severity of Psychological Distress" has been scheduled for March 27, 2008 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, in Manchester Grand Ballroom at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California

Presenter:          Pascal Jean-Pierre, PhD

 

HAPA will present at the AMHE's 35th annual convention

The AMHE (Association des Medecins Haitiens a l'Etranger) 35th annual convention will be held at the Renaissance Aruba Casino and Resort in Aruba from July 21 to July 27, 2008. HAPA will present on Wednesday, July 23, 2008.

Course 032:    "Impact of Political Violence on the Haitian Psyche"
                        Jacques Vital-Herne, M.D.

Course 033:    "Drugs and Gang Violence among Haitian-American Youth"
                        Pierre Jean-Noel, M.D.

Course 034:    "Adjustment of the Haitian Adult in Foreign Land"
                        Louis Belzie, M.D.

Course 035:    "Mental Illness in the Haitian Diaspora"
                        Georges Casimir, M.D.

Course 036:    "ADHD - Is the diagnosis more common than the disease?"
                        TBA

Course 037:    "Cultural Competence and the Haitian Patient"
                        Roosevelt Clerisme, M.D.

Course 038:    "Health Literacy in the Haitian Diaspora"
                        Frantz Moise, M.D.