Virtual Catch-Up (in case you missed it!): Quarterly Psychiatrists’ Meeting
This is a video series.
Overview
These recordings of the Department of Mental Health (DMH) Quarterly Psychiatrists’ Meeting (QPM) are restricted. They are provided specifically for DMH psychiatrists who missed and/or want to review the quarterly meeting. This series will be ongoing, and you can access these lectures at your convenience using the information provided in the DMH Quarterly Psychiatrists’ Meeting (QPM) Learning Community. We hope that you find this format to be a productive exercise and experience!
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Movement Disorders in Psychiatry This training reviews the recognition, differential diagnosis, and management of movement disorders encountered in psychiatric practice. It covers focused neurological examination, abnormal movements associated with psychiatric conditions, medication... Video | 1 hour 48 minutes | Added on 6/1/2026 |
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Treating the Mind and Metabolism: Metabolic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice This training examines the bidirectional relationship between bipolar disorder, obesity, inflammation, insulin resistance, and cardiometabolic health. Presenters translate this evidence into clinical practice by addressing metabolically informed psyc... Video | 1 hour 43 minutes | Added on 3/1/2026 |
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Flipping the Mental Health Dialogue: Now is the Time This training examines the urgent need to transform public understanding of mental health and substance use disorders. It explores structural, public, and self-stigma; national campaigns designed to normalize help-seeking; and collective strategies f... Video | 1 hour 25 minutes | Added on 12/1/2025 |
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Psychiatrists’ Roles in Disasters: Lessons from New Orleans, LA, & Tohoku, Japan This training examines psychiatrists’ roles in disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery through lessons from Hurricane Katrina and the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. It emphasizes population-based care, psychological first aid, colle... Video | 1 hour 58 minutes | Added on 9/1/2025 |
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Forgetful but Not Forgotten: Dementia Care for Older Adults Impacted by Homelessness This presentation explores the clinical and ethical complexities of caring for older adults with cognitive impairment who are unhoused, emphasizing field-based strategies for managing behavioral symptoms, and navigating limited resources. It introduc... Video | 1 hour 58 minutes | Added on 6/1/2025 |
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This presentation discusses the opportunities and challenges of using EHR data to identify disparities in child mental health care. Key objectives: Identify commonly used publicly available data files that can be linked with EHR data to examine how... Video | 1 hour 18 minutes | Added on 7/16/2024 |
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Field-Based Mental Health Teams: The Development & Integration of Street Psychiatry This presentation discusses the development and integration of street psychiatry for Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health psychiatrists. Key points include: People experiencing homelessness are unable to equitably access the full scope of ... Video | 2 hours | Added on 4/24/2024 |
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This presentation discusses caring for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health psychiatrists. It includes: Case examples of behavioral difficulties amongst individuals... Video | 1 hour 31 minutes | Added on 1/10/2024 |
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From Meth to Methadone: The Evolving Landscape of Medications for Substance Use Disorders This video will use the didactic presentation of clinical information, a review of common clinical presentations using cases that elicit answers from the audience, and an interactive discussion style to optimize the session content to the learner's o... Video | 2 hours 2 minutes | Added on 8/30/2023 |