Events

Next Open Event: December 9, 2024.

Every month, the CURESZ Foundation holds a ninety-minute event where attendees can ask the expert any questions they like about psychiatric brain disorders. Events are limited to six individuals or families.

Fall 2024 Virtual Lecture Series

CURESZ on Campus clubs sponsors a series of virtual lectures during the academic year. For more information, contact the CURESZ Foundation to connect with Damisi or Minahil, who serve as University of Cincinnati CURESZ Club co-presidents.

September 10, 2024, 6pm Eastern Standard Time, Robert Smith, MD, PhD will present a lecture titled “Do Diagnoses Matter? Reconsidering schizophrenia as we move beyond descriptive nosology”

October 9, 2024 at 6pm Eastern Standard Time, Dr Mona McCalley-Whitters, PhD, will present a lecture titled “Strengthening Mental Health on Campus: Strategies for emotional wellness, resilience and advocacy”

November 7, 2024 at 6pm with Henry Nasrallah, MD, topic TBA

October 16, 2024

On October 16, 2024 at 12 pm Eastern Standard Time, Matcheri Keshavan, MD, will present a lecture in memory of Anthony Vitucci.  Dr. Keshavan is the Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School (HMS).

About the lecture: Comprehensive, early intervention (EI) approaches have shown promise in improving long-term outcomes in psychotic disorders. This presentation reviews the rationale and salient concepts relevant to understanding the growing EI literature. A selective review of the literature on the neurobiological rationale and the evidence for the effectiveness of integrated EI is followed by a discussion of feasibility.

View Dr. Keshavan’s lecture.

Spring 2024 Lecture Series

CURESZ on Campus clubs sponsors a series of virtual lectures during the academic year. For more information, contact the CURESZ Foundation to connect with Damisi or Minahil, who serve as University of Cincinnati CURESZ Club co-presidents.

February 20, 2024 Diet and Schizophrenia with Denise Potter, Dr Robert Smith and Smita Sahay
March 28, 2024 Improving Sleep Hygiene and Managing Fatigue with William Resch, MD
April 16, 2024 Natural Language Processing Approaches to Managing Psychosis with Elizabeth Beam, MD, PhD

October 18, 2023

On October 18, 2023 at 12pm Eastern Standard Time Xavier Amador, PhD will present a lecture in memory of Anthony Vitucci. Dr. Amador is an expert on insight in schizophrenia.

About the lecture: Poor insight in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder is common affecting about 50% of such patients. Research on the causes and clinical impact of this symptom will be presented. Evidence indicating that poor insight is a neurocognitive symptom (anosognosia) rather than a coping strategy (e.g., denial) will be discussed. A role play will be used to experience anosognosia in persons with delusions. LEAP, an evidence based communication approach designed to engage such patients will be reviewed.

View Dr Amador’s lecture.

October 3, 2022

On October 3, 2022 at 7pm Eastern Standard Time Dr. Deanna Kelly will present “The Rise of Clozapine: Breaking Barriers and Improving Outcomes.”

View Dr. Kelly’s lecture.

February 28, 2022

On February 28th, 2022 at 7pm Eastern Standard Time Dr. Erik Messamore will present “Mental Health Risks of Marijuana” virtually, via zoom.

The lecture is sponsored by CURESZ on Campus clubs, and spaces are limited.

View Dr. Messamore’s lecture.

October 12, 2021

On October 12th, 2021 at 7pm Eastern Standard Time the Anthony Vitucci Memorial Lecture was presented by Dr. J. John Mann from Columbia University.

The lecture was titled Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention: A Road Map for Today and Tomorrow.

View Dr. Mann’s Lecture.

February 3, 2020

The CURESZ Foundation held a Mental Health on Campus event in Dyer Hall on the University of Cincinnati campus. Dr. Henry Nasrallah presented information to students about serious mental illnesses including depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Cincinnati, OH, May 4, 2019

The CURESZ Foundation participated in its first 5K marathon on May 4. Thanks to those of you who ran or walked! Look for updates on our website to register for the Flying Pig fundraiser in 2020.

October 23, 2018

The CURESZ Foundation would like to thank Mount St. Joseph University for hosting our first fundraiser and event. Bethany spoke about her full recovery from schizophrenia and shared the journey from her descent into homelessness to her reintegration into society and return to college, thanks to treatment with clozapine.

Interested in hosting an event to benefit CURESZ? Contact us here: CONTACT FORM

at the University of Cincinnati, May, 2018, sponsored by CURESZ: The Holistic Medicine Approach to the Treatment of Schizophrenia

We thank Dr. Louis Cady for speaking at our first CURESZ-sponsored Grand Rounds, which took place at the University of Cincinnati.