2025 Annual Psychiatric Update
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Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present,
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Join us for the 2025 Annual Psychiatric Update as the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association (OPPA) proudly celebrates its 75th anniversary! This milestone event will honor the rich history and remarkable evolution of the psychiatric profession, bringing together a vibrant community of clinicians, researchers, and learners from across the state. Held over the course of one and a half enriching days, the update will feature presentations by nationally renowned speakers, offering cutting-edge insights and the latest advancements in psychiatric care. This year's gathering promises to be an exceptional educational opportunity, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing among professionals at all levels. Whether you are a seasoned psychiatrist, an emerging researcher, or a student passionate about mental health, the 2025 Annual Psychiatric Update will provide valuable learning experiences and networking opportunities to enhance your practice and understanding. As a highlight of the event, we invite you to join us for a special 75th Anniversary Gala on Saturday evening. This elegant celebration will not only commemorate OPPA’s significant contributions to the field but also provide a chance to connect and reflect with colleagues in a festive atmosphere. We look forward to seeing you at this momentous occasion, where we will honor the past, celebrate the present, and envision the future of psychiatry together. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to be part of a landmark event in the psychiatric community!
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Speakers
Awais Aftab, MDCase Western Reserve University, Cleveland; Southwest General, Middleburg HeightsClick HERE for Biography |
Chris Aiken, MD, DFAPA
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Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH
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Jeff Katzman, MDDirector of Education, Silver Hill Hospital, Director, Silver Hill Academy of Research and Education (SHARE), Professor Adjunct, Yale Dept. of Psychiatry, Professor Emeritus, Univ. of New Mexico, Department of PsychiatryClick HERE for Biography |
David Mintz, MDDirector of Psychiatric Education, Associate Director of Training, and Team Leader, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MAClick HERE for Biography |
Henry Nasrallah, MD, DLFAPAProfessor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClick HERE for Biography |
Phillip Resnick, MD, DLFAPAProfessor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve UniversityClick HERE for Biography |
Martha Sajatovic, MD, DLFAPAProfessor of Psychiatry of Neurology, Willard Brown Chair in Neurological Outcomes Research, Rocco L. Motto Professorship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Director, Neurological and Behavioral Outcomes Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClick HERE for Biography |
Agenda
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Saturday |
(Please note: the opinions expressed by presenters are their own and not necessarily reflective of the OPPA) |
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7- 8:30 a.m | Registration/Visit Exhibits | |
7:15 - 8:15 am |
Buffet Breakfast |
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7:15 - 8:15 am |
Medical Student Breakfast Meeting |
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7:30 am |
OPPA Annual Business Meeting and Installation of Officers |
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8:25 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks - Awais Aftab, MD and Karen Jacobs, DO, 2025 Program Co-Chairs |
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8:30 - 9:45 am |
Paradigm Shifts and Seismic Changes in Psychiatry Since the OPPA was Founded 75 Years Ago Henry Nasrallah, MD, DLFAPA | Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine No medical specialty has undergone as dramatic a transformation as psychiatry since the OPPA was founded in 1950. Here is an overview of major changes:
The evolution of psychiatry as a medical and scientific discipline will continue unabated. Psychiatrists will morph into behavioral neuroscientists at the OPPA’s 100th anniversary! |
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9:45 - 10:15 a.m. |
Break / Visit Exhibits |
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10:15 - 11:15 a.m. |
Top Research Findings From the Past Year Christopher Aiken, MD | Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report and Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine Dr. Aiken will cover clinical trials that are changing how we practice, including updates on lithium, benzodiazepines, alcohol use disorder, stimulants, and treatment resistant depression. |
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11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
What’s new with the old? An update on emerging research in
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12:15 - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch / Visit Exhibits |
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1:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
Brainiac Insights - The Ultimate Psychiatry Challenge Similar to APA's national residency team competition known as MindGames, OPPA will host its own version of this fun experience for residents and other participants to to test their knowledge on patient care, medical knowledge, and psychiatric history while earning bragging rights and raffle tickets for the winning team! |
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2:30 - 2:45 p.m. |
Break / Visit Exhibits |
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2:45 - 4 p.m. |
School Shooters: Troubled Teens or Cold Blooded Killers? Phillip Resnick, MD, DLFAPA | Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School shootings have increased sharply in the last few years. The goal of this presentation is to help psychiatrists recognize potential school shooters in their own practice and to improve their skills in assessing students who have made threats to attack schools. Participants will learn to identify red flags for high risk .Prevention by schools of these tragedies will also be discussed. |
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4 - 4:15 p.m. |
Break / Visit Exhibits |
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4:15 - 5:15 p.m. |
Bringing Improvisation to Life: Experiences to Build Resilience, Address Loneliness, and Enhance our Curiosity and Everyday Experience Jeff Katzman, MD | Director of Education, Silver Hill Hospital; Director, Silver Hill Academy of Research and Education (SHARE); Professor Adjunct, Yale Department of Psychiatry; Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico, Department of Psychiatry We live amidst an epidemic of loneliness and many in our world feel disconnected. Loneliness correlates with multiple medical and psychiatric presentations and is often a clinical challenge. Simultaneously, many clinicians themselves feel burned out and overwhelmed, and the call for resilience can further deepens this feeling. This presentation will underscore the potential role that the guidelines from improvisational theatre can have to impact our lives, our teams, and our patients, and will feature both didactic and experiential components. |
5:15 -
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OPPA 75th Anniversary Gala 5:15 - 6 pm - Cocktails/Networking
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Gala and Silent Auction Flyer |
Sponsorship Opportunities |
Silent Auction
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Sunday |
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8-8:55 a.m. |
Visit Exhibits |
8-8:55 a.m. |
Buffet Breakfast |
9-10 a.m. |
Changing Views of Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification Awais Aftab, MD | Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland and Southwest General, Middleburg Heights Psychiatric classifications work within certain assumptions about the nature of mental illness that are taken for granted. This presentation will provide an overview of the historical development of Kraepelinian and neo-Kraepelinian psychiatric classifications and will examine how questions of classification, especially the tension between description and hypothetical-conjectural methods, have intersected with questions about the nature of psychiatric disorders in modern history. Ongoing controversies, including the rise of dimensional approaches, currently exemplified by HiTOP and by ICD-11's adoption of a dimensional model of personality disorders, will also be examined, and the talk will conclude with preliminary remarks on future directions. |
10-10:30 a.m. |
Break / Visit Exhibits |
10:30 - |
Removing the Mask: 2.0 - How a Surgeon's Mental Health Story Can be a Catalyst for Improving Mental Health Care Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH | Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Section Head of Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Surgery Unit, Boston, Massachusetts In this session, Dr. Cunningham will discuss the current mental health crisis among health care professionals. Through her own lived experience, she will discuss the current state, barriers to care, and a multifaceted approach to enacting change in mental health awareness, reducing stigma and increasing resources for those who are struggling in our community. |
11:30 a.m. - |
Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Person-Centered Approaches to Pharmacologic Treatment Resistance David Mintz, MD | Director of Psychiatric Education, Associate Director of Training, and Team Leader, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA Though psychiatry has benefited from an increasingly evidence-based perspective and a proliferation of safer and more tolerable treatments, outcomes are not substantially better than they were a quarter of a century ago. Treatment resistance remains a serious problem across psychiatric diagnoses. One likely reason is that that the systems within which psychiatrists are working often create pressures to adopt a reductionist framework, neglecting the fundamental role of psychosocial factors in shaping pharmacotherapy outcomes. |
Register
The preferred method of registration is online at www.ohiopsychiatry.org/annualpsychupdate. If you register by mail, please complete the Registration Form and send with payment to: Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association, PO Box 400, Dublin, OH 43017. Make check payable to OPPA. Your registration is not confirmed until payment is received. Non-member psychiatrists who join OPPA/APA by March 1, will receive $150 applied to OPPA dues (please select this option on the registration form and a representative from OPPA will contact you with further details.)
Registration Rates
Registration Type | Early Bird Rate By Dec. 1 |
Regular Rate | Late Rate After Feb. 15 |
OPPA Member | $225 | $275 | $325 |
OPPA Resident-Fellow Member | $150 | $175 | $200 |
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Non-Member Psychiatrist, other Physician, APRN, Physician Assistant or Psychologist | $375 | $400 | $450 |
Non-Member Resident-Fellow | $225 | $250 | $275 |
Counselor, Social Worker, and All Others | $250 | $300 | $350 |
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Printed and bound syllabus (entire program will be available online) | $15 per program/syllabi |
Sponsor an Ohio medical student to attend Saturday and Sunday education events | $125 per student |
75th Anniversary Gala and Silent Auction
Event ticket |
$100 per person |
Sponsorship Opportunities: We invite you to become a valued sponsor for this historic event. Your sponsorship would demonstrate your commitment to mental health care and support our ongoing impactful efforts. |
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$75 for 75 |
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$950 |
Hotel Accommodations
A limited number of rooms have been set aside until Feb. 7 at the rate of $182 single/double, plus applicable tax at the Hilton Polaris/Columbus. To reserve a room please contact the hotel ASAP at 614-885-1600 and ask for the OPPA’s room block or click HERE.
Supporters and Exhibitors
The Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association’s (OPPA) Annual Psychiatric Update brings together psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians from all over Ohio to examine a broad array of topics of clinical interest and relevance to those who want to provide the best, evidence-based care possible for individuals with a mental illness, including substance use disorders. The objective is to educate and provide information on current research, cutting edge treatment options, advances in treatment in the area of psychopharmacology and more. OPPA will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2025!
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Online Agreement
Letter To Prospective ExhibitorsW9 - OPPADetails About MeetingSign up today
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Supporters/Exhibitors
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Silent Auction
We are excited to announce that the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Foundation (OPPF) will be holding a silent auction fundraiser during the OPPA Annual Psychiatric Update on March 1, 2025, in conjunction with the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association’s (OPPA) 75th Anniversary Gala and the 2025 OPPA Annual Psychiatric Educational Update. This milestone event will honor the rich history and remarkable evolution of the psychiatric profession, bringing together a vibrant community of clinicians, researchers, and learners from across the state.
The funds raised will support OPPF’s goals which are to raise awareness, fight stigma, and educate professionals and the public at large about the causes and evidence-based treatments of psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders. The Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Foundation (OPPF) is a non-profit charitable arm of the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association (OPPA). The OPPA is a statewide professional organization whose more than one thousand psychiatric physician members specialize in the treatment and prevention of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders.
We invite you to donate to the silent auction. Businesses that donate items, services, and/or monetary gifts will receive promotional exposure before, during, and after the event. This can help increase visibility and foster positive community relations for your business. Contributions will also demonstrate your commitment to enhancing mental health care and supporting the psychiatric community in Ohio.
For more information on how to contribute or attend the event, please contact oppf@oppa.org. Together, we can advance the field of psychiatry and improve mental health care for all Ohioans.
To date, the following items have generously been donated to the silent auction! Keep checking back for additional items!
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Four (4) rounds of golf and cart |
Denison Golf Club | |
3 Scavenger Hunt Packs (10 players per pack) 2 Date Night Scavenger Hunt Two Pack |
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$25 Gift Card |
Dewey's Pizza |
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Unwind & Glo Facial ($149 Value) |
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One (1) Family Four Pack to the 2025 CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger. The 2025 show dates are June 21st and 22nd and will be headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The tickets are good for any single show day. |
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Overnight Getaway - Splash Lagoon Indoor Waterpark, Erie, PA ($400 value) |
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$50 Gift Card |
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Gift Basket |
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Four (4) game tickets in the stadium seating bowl for a Dayton Dragons game for the 2025 baseball season during the month of April or May. Plus, 4 hats |
Dayton Dragons | |
Two (2) General Admission Tickets |
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$25 Gift Certificate |
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Two (2) tickets to April 27, 2025 (3 p.m.) Concert - "Global Flavors" |
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$75 Gift Certificate |
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Two tickets to a production of your choice |
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A Taste of the Refectory - $75 toward two dinner entrees |
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Two (2) Ticket Vouchers to 2025 Summer Festival (June 1-Aug 1, 2025) Starting value at $210 |
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Gift basket includes: $25 Gift Certificate, Crossbody bag with USB, Soft Cooler, Drinkware, T-shirt (M), Sunglasses, & a clean up kit |
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Two (2) "Do it all passes" and Two (2) Goofy Golf Ride Tickets |
Ghostly Manor Thrill Center | |
Two (2) $25 Gift Cards |
Shake Shack | |
Four one-day admission tickets for the 2025 Dublin Irish Festival (Aug 1, 2, or 3, 2025) |
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$50 Gift Card |
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Four (4) complimentary General Admission tickets to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden |
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Two (2) ticket vouchers 2025-26 Season |
Short North Stage (Columbus) |
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Four (4) tickets |
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$20 Gift Card, pint glass, t-shirt, & koozie |
Getaway Brewing Company/Seventh Son Brewing/Antiques on High |
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$100 Gift Card |
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1 month digital gift certificate for Classic BarkBox or Super Chewer Box (Value $45) |
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Youngs Fun Pass: Free Ice Cream, Food and Fun on the Farm |
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Two (2) tickets to Thursday, April 24, 2025 concert. Includes parking pass and access to the Lotus Club, a private lounge. |
Eileen McGee, MD |
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$25 Gift Card |
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$25 Gift Card |
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Gift pail which includes two (2) all access passes |
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An IMBC T shirt, An IMBC growler, A gift certificate to have the growler filled |
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$30 Gift Card, Growler, and T-shirt |
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Two pint glasses, t-shirt, hat, tote bag and koozie |
Rhinegeist (Cincinnati) |
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A Special Gift of Music - two (2) complimentary ticket vouchers to an Akron Symphony Concert |
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A Candle Pouring Date Night |
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$25 Gift Card |
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Two (2) Patron Tickets |
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$25 Gift Certificate |
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Four (4) family admission passes |
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$25 Gift Card |
Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery (Gahanna) |
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$25 gift card, coffee mug and t-shirt |
Mrs. Goodman's Baking Co. (Worthington) |
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A painting and a $35 gift certificate |
Brush Crazy (Worthington) |
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$25 Gift Certificate |
Expressions Floral Design Studio (Gahanna) |
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$25 Gift Card |
Tano Bistro (Loveland) |
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1 week in Naples condo for 2 people to be used anytime in October 2025 including guest passes for Pelican Bay amenities (tennis, 2 private beach clubs, beach restaurants, tram to the beach clubs, walking/biking baths) (Value $2,000) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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$25 Gift Card |
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$25 Gift Card |
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Happy Hour for up to 20 Guests: |
Red Feather at Dutch's (Cincinnati) |
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$25 gift certificate with a logo'd rocks glass |
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2 Gold Level tickets to any Apollo's Fire concert in the 2024-2025 Subscription & Summer season. Expires July 31, 2025. |
Apollo's Fire | |
$40 Gift Card |
The Original Pancake House (Westerville) |
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Two All-Day All Area Lift Tickets for Skiing/Snowboarding plus two equipment rentals and group lessons |
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$100 Gift Certificate |
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$20 Game Card |
Game On! Arcade & Sports Pub (Geneva-on-the-lake) |
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$20 Gift Certificate |
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$20 Sportcenter Game Card |
Sportcenter Fun, LLC (Geneva-on-the-lake) |
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Two tickets to 2024-25 Otterbein University Theatre & Dance or 2025 Otterbein Summer Theatre production of your choice |
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Two tickets to Trombone Shorty (3/12/25 - Newport Music Hall) |
AEG Presents / PromoWest Productions (Newport Music Hall and Kemba Live) |
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Two free day passes with rental gear |
Shaker Rocks (Shaker Heights) |
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Four tickets to The Mermaid |
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Two tickets for "Discover the River" cruise - a 2 hour cruise on the Maumee River. Explore the stately homes, wildlife, and local history along the river. Picnic items are encouraged. |
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Antique lithium collection: (value $50). Include: White rock mineral water bottle (late 1800s); 7-up “lithiated” lemon soda label (early 1900s); Lithia beer label and coaster (early 1900s) brewed with lithium containing mineral water; Bukets tin (early 1900s) diurectic containing lithium; and Crystal Lithia blue bottle (from Crystal Ice MFG, Columbus Ohio) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Medical Inquiries and Observations (1815) Vol III and IV in 1 book; by Benjamin Rush MD (signer of the Declaration of Independence and a founder of APA) (value $1,000) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Taylor’s Medical Jurisprudence (very rare 1856 edition); by Alfred S Taylor MD (6 chapters devoted to “Insanity”) (value $300) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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The Psychic Treatment of Nervous Disorders (1909) by Paul Dubois. (value $40) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Interpretation of Dreams (rare 3rd edition, 1920) by Professor Sigmund Freud. (value $150) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Interpretation of Dreams (1943) by Wilhelm Stekel MD (value $30) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Dynamic Psychiatry (1952) by Franz Alexander MD and Helen Ross (value $30) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Textbook of Psychiatry (1927) by Arthur Noyes (value $25) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Practical Examination of Personality and Behavior Disorders (1936), by Kenneth Appel MD and Edward Strecker MD (value $25) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (rare 1st DSM 1955) (value $1,000) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2nd edition-DSM II, 1968) (value $300) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Sigmund Freud novelty (action figure and watch) (value $40) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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Print “Psychiatrist” from “The Doctors” (originally printed in Vanity Fair 1872 (value $50) |
Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA |
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A Taste of Great Britain (value $120): 3 half pints of delicious spiced apple chutney and a voucher for a British Christmas Cake mailed to your home. |
Heather Wobbe, DO and Alan Beggs |