A special NARI seminar was conducted on Thursday 20th May, by Professor Kenneth I. Shulman, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Canada, on "Lithium in older adults: a double-edged sword".
We are pleased to notify you of a special NARI seminar occasioned by the brief visit to Australia of Professor Kenneth I. Shulman, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Canada.
Title: Lithium in older adults: a double-edged sword.
Abstract: The discovery of lithium and the rise and fall in its use reflect a cautionary tale for Psychiatry. Safety concerns and benefits of lithium (including possible neuroprotection) will be reviewed in the context of clinical issues that are unique to older adults suffering from bipolar disorders.
Biography: Dr. Shulman graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto in 1973 and did postgraduate training in Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He then went on to do specialty training in Geriatric Psychiatry in London, England and he completed a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. He has been based at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto.
Dr. Shulman was formerly the Director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. For ten years he served as Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Sunnybrook and Vice-Chair, Clinical Affairs of the University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry. He is the inaugural recipient of the Richard Lewar Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry and in 2004 was appointed Chief of the Brain Sciences Program at Sunnybrook.
In 1999, Dr. Shulman was recognized by the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) and in 2008 by the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry for contributions to the field in Canada. He was elected Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2006.
Academic interests include: Cognitive screening and the clock-drawing test in early detection of dementia; Health services for older adults; Bipolarity in older adults including pharmaco-epidemiology; and the assessment of testamentary capacity and vulnerability to undue influence.
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