April 26-30 2008, Rochester, NY
University of Rochester Medical Center’s
Department of Psychiatry


2008 Agenda

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SATURDAY, April 26, 2008
ALL DAY Arrival and Check-in for Participating Teams
The Woodcliff Hotel and Spa
199 Woodcliff Drive
Fairport, NY 14450

Telephone: (585) 381-4000
2:00 - 5:00 Hospitality Room Open (coffee, appetizers, etc.)

Room Location
5:15 pm Gather in lobby of Woodcliff for transportation to opening reception
Teams & Visiting Faculty
(bus departure 5:30)
6:00 - 8:00 pm Opening Reception - Introductions and Orientation
Faculty, Administrators and Teams
Ganondagan Historic Site (www.ganondan.org)
8:00 pm Return transportation to the Woodcliff.


SUNDAY, April 27, 2008: The Woodcliff Hotel and Spa
8:00 am - 2:00 pm Team Strategy Session I or Individuals attend Worship Services

Hospitality Room Open
Continental Breakfast - 8:00 - 10:00am
Lunch - 11:30am - 1:30pm

Room Location
2:00 - 2:45 pm Research Partnerships for Mental Health Promotion,

Ann Marie White, Ed.D

Creating a “Career Trajectory” in Your Institution Around this Shared Vision, and Planning the First Initiatives Together: Academic and Community Perspectives

Eric Caine, M.D.

Room Location
3:00 – 4:45 pm Supporting CBPR, Suicide & Court Research – NIJ , NIH and Other Public and Private Investments

Bernie Auchter (NIJ), G. Stephane Philogene, Ph. D. (NIH-OBSSR), Carmen Moten, Ph.D., Beth Bowers, MSW, Bonnie DeVinney (GRHF)

Room Location
4:45 pm Move into Break-Out Rooms
4:45 - 5:45 pm Team Consultation I
Teams self-select and move to room locations for small group break-outs to meet with funders
1.  NIJ - Bernie Auchter
2.  OBSSR - Stephane Philogene
3.  NIMH - Carmen Moten
4.  NIMH - Beth Bowers
5. GRHF - Bonnie DeVinney
5:45 - 6:00 pm Break
6:00 pm Teams and Visiting Faculty Meet in Lobby - Transportation to Dinner (bus departure 6:00)
6:30 – 8:30 pm NY Culinary Arts Center., Canandaigua, New York 14424

MONDAY, April 28, 2008: The Woodcliff Hotel and Spa
8:00 – 8:30 am Breakfast

Room Location
8:30 – 10:30 am Basics of Developiong Commuinity-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Partnerships: Principles and Practices

Elaine S. Belansky, Ph.D. and Marc Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Room Location
10:30 - 11:30 am Achieving CBPR Goals: The Design and Appraisal of Collaborative Relations and Functioning
(how to assess/evaluate team functioning, operations, leadership development plans, etc.)

Elaine S. Belansky, Ph.D. and Marc Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Room Location
11:30 - 11:45 am Break
11:45 am – 1:30 pm Lunch Panel - Diversity, Leadership, Stewardship and Mentoring: Developing Healthy Organizations and Professional Relationships to Further Capacity in Hosting Research Grants

Elmer Freeman and Yeates Conwell, M.D.
1:30 - 1:45 pm Break
1:45 – 2:45 pm Team Strategy Session II

Group discussion of team member differences in advancement needs, mission, language, goals and socialized approaches (30 min) - followed by team consultation (30 min)

Moderator: TBD
2:45 - 3:30 pm Frameworks for Suicide Prevention

Eric Caine, M.D.
Room Location
3:30 – 4:00 pm Creating the Capacity to Conduct Suicide Research Across Community Systems

Annette Beautrais, Ph.D. and TDB
Room Location
4:00 – 5:00 pm Epidemiological, Gender, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of Suicide


Annette Beautrais, Ph.D
Room Location
5:30 pm Depart for Dinner (bus departure 5:30)
Tastings, Monroe Avenue, Pittsford
6:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner
2:45 - 5:00 pm   Returning Teams/Level 2 Tailored Schedule

TUESDAY, April 29, 2008: The Woodcliff Hotel and Spa
8:00 – 5:00 pm To Be Announced
5:30 pm Teams and Visiting Faculty - Transportation to Dinner (bus departure 5:30)
6:00 – 8:30 pm Dinner

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2008: The Woodcliff Hotel and Spa
8:00 – 5:30 pm To Be Announced
5:45 pm Teams and Faculty - Depart For Dinner (bus departure 5:45)
6:15 – 8:15 pm Departure Dinner

THURSDAY, May 1, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast and Departure to Airport
(Or site visit if one has been arranged)