Yu-Tung Lan to discuss depression and neurocircuits at next Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Dec. 6

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Yu-Tung Lan, M.D., M.P.H., will present “Using Depression and its Treatment as an Example to Illustrate the Application of Neurocircuit in Psychiatry” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/Video Conference. Dr. Lan is a second-year resident in the UND Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Dr. Lisa Schock, clinical assistant professor at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and adult inpatient psychiatrist at Prairie St. Johns in Fargo, will serve as Dr. Lan’s discussant.

Upon completion of this program, the learner will be able to:

• Introduce the concept of neurocircuit and how it is related to mental health.
• Define the characteristics of neurocircuit dysfunction in depression.
• Introduce neuromodulation (especially repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) as a treatment in depression.
• Gain awareness to the newly FDA cleared protocol of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for patients with treatment resistant depression.

This Grand Rounds presentation, sponsored by the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the School’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, is broadcast via video conference to many sites throughout North Dakota and Minnesota and is also streamed via personal computers. If you want information on how to attend, please contact Teresa Klein at 701.293.4101 or teresa.klein@UND.edu.

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.