Inpatient

Ernest Becker’s Magnum Opus “The Denial of Death,” Fifty Years On

In 1974, Ernest Becker was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for “The Denial of Death”. Fifty years later, we will highlight its keen interdisciplinary contributions and theories it has spawned (Terror Management Theory) in synthesizing ideas from philosophy, anthropology, and religion,…

The Right to Privacy and Its Psychic Relevance

Protection of patients’ privacy has always been a priority for psychoanalytic practitioners. Although prioritized and guaranteed, privacy has not been examined in light of the multiple theoretical perspectives psychoanalysts and psychotherapists use in their work with patients. The right to…

Artificial Intelligence and Actual Psychoanalysis

From smart phones and Chat GPT to sexbots, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing our intimacies, mentation, self-experience and soon, the field of psychoanalysis. Anxiety abounds regarding the presence of these hyper intelligences and the psychoanalytic community has a responsibility and…

Integrating Brain Health Discussions Into Clinical Practice: Neurology

This text module follows the recent Think Tank roundtable webinar to provide additional insight on the nuances of integrating brain health discussions into clinical practice, with a focus on general neurology settings and patient populations

Quality Improvement: The Basics

Hospitals and health systems must be dedicated to improving the quality of care provided. Knowledge of the foundational principles of quality improvement is necessary for all healthcare providers. This activity outlines basic principles of quality improvement including how to write…

Pain Management and Opioids Adaptive Learning from NEJM Group

Gaps Adverse outcomes of addiction, unintentional overdose, and death resulting from inappropriate prescribing and nonmedical use of opioid analgesics continue to contribute to the public health crisis involving opioid use disorder and overdoses. It is critical that HCPs are knowledgeable…