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| AAGP 2020 Annual Meeting - Call for Presentations
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The Call for Presentations is open for the #AAGP2020 meeting! At this time, we are only accepting session and case presentation proposals for the Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, March 13-16, 2020 (Call for poster presentations will open in August 22).
| AAGP MIT Board Nomination
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The AAGP Member-in-Training (MIT) Nominations Committee is seeking qualified candidates to run for the MIT Board Member position for 2019-2021. To apply for this position: complete the application form and conflict of interest disclosure form which can be found at www.aagponline.org/MITcall. Deadline to submit nominations is August 15.
| 2020 Board of Directors - Call for Nominations
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Three positions are available for 2020 term: President-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer-Elect and Non-psychiatrist, Director-At-Large. All candidates must have at least three years of AAGP membership to be eligible to run. Officer positions are open to Psychiatrist members and retired members only. To learn more or download application materials, please visit: http://www.aagponline.org/boardnomination. Deadline is September 15.
| Apply Now for the AAGP Awards
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AAGP offers several awards to recognize excellence in the field of late-life mental health care, which will be presented at the Opening Plenary Session on March 13 in conjunction with the AAGP Annual Meeting, March 13-16 in San Antonio, Texas. Nominations/applications for awards are due September 2. www.aagponline.org/awards
| AAGP 2019 Annual Meeting Session Recordings
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Are available for purchase at https://bit.ly/2xa0r4J and offers a maximum of 47 CME credits. Purchase today to receive the Self-Assessment Exam component for a limited time only (expires 12/31/2019).
| Review and Comment on the Draft "Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia," developed by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
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A PDF version of the draft is available on the APA website at https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/clinical-practice-guidelines/review-draft-guidelines. The deadline to comment is June 28, 2019.
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