Program Description: 

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Grand Rounds provides new and updated information in the field of mental health to aid in continuing professional development. This program highlights the latest information in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, the newest research areas, and other pertinent issues in clinical psychiatry and mental health. Session presentations are held on Wednesday mornings 8-9 a.m., virtually and at the Medical College of Wisconsin Research Park Center when conditions permit. Grand Rounds runs the first three Wednesdays of each month from September through June. Generally, in-person Grand Rounds will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of that month's Grand Rounds.

Key Words: Psychiatry, Mental health, Psychology

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Analyze the ethical tensions between patient autonomy and suicide prevention when evaluating psychiatric patients who express a wish to die in clinical practice.
  • Evaluate the limitations of standard capacity assessment models (Appelbaum-Grisso) when applied to psychiatric patients requesting medical assistance in dying.
  • Compare international legal frameworks for psychiatric MAID across jurisdictions to inform clinical and ethical reasoning about end-of-life policy.
  • Assess competing claims about the irremediability of psychiatric suffering using current empirical data and consensus criteria in clinical and ethical deliberation.
  • Apply multiple ethical frameworks (principlism, deontological, utilitarian, virtue, care ethics) to clinical scenarios involving psychiatric patients and end-of-life decision-making.
Faculty & credentials: 

Activity Director(s):
Carlyle H Chan, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and 
the Institute for Health and Equity-Bioethics and Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin

Planning Committee Member(s):
Ellen Leitner, MSW, LCSW
Social Worker
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy 
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kylie Lenz, PA-C
Physician Assistant 
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Heather M. Smith, PhD, ABPP
Lead Psychologist
Director of Psychology Training
Milwaukee VA Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Marisa Stich, APNP
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Speaker:
Austin Kayser, MD
Psychiatry PGY4
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

  • Carlyle H Chan
  • Ellen Leitner
  • Kevin Bozymski
  • Kylie Lenz
  • Heather M. Smith
  • Marisa Stich
  • Austin Kayser

Contact

Name: 
Caimen Masterson
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

APA Approved Sponsor:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This activity contains content or processes that may be potentially stressful.

MCW's Psychology Continuing Education Grievance Policy

Session date: 
05/06/2026 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT
Location: 
Zoom
WI
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 APA
    APA credit.
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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