Previous AOOP Annual Meetings

17th Annual Meeting (2006)

2006 Annual Meeting Summary:

The annual meeting was held at the University Club in Chicago on April 1-2 of this year. The meeting evaluation forms were uniformly positive, the speakers received high marks, and attendees remarked what an enjoyable and educational experience it was. Jerrold Post, MD, from George Washington University delivered a scintillating keynote address, titled When Hatred is Bred in the Bone: Psychocultural Foundations of Contemporary Terrorism, covering the typology, psychology, socialization, and organizational dynamics of terrorist groups.

Barry Greiff facilitated a panel discussion of a case written by Daven Morrison that followed a multinational organization and the changes impacting it. The case illustrated how a psychiatrist can consult with senior leadership to help them manage and adjust to the many different organizational dynamics stemming from of the workplace changes. Later, David Morrison facilitated a workshop on a consulting to a multinational organization facing a failed merger. Through small and large group exercises, as well as lectures, the role of the psychiatrist was explored regarding consulting to the senior HR team and the board, as well as the successful rolling out of a change process.

On Sunday morning, Don Williams described a two year consultation to a non-profit community health organization in an isolated community. The organization underwent a change of CEO, established uniform HR policies, and instituted an organization-wide culture of accountability. It was crucial that the consultant behaved in the consultation with the directness, transparency, and commitment to performance that he advocated the organization adopt. The distant location of the organization made on site presence impractical, and limited access to important information, although broadband internet video conferencing overcame some of the limitations.

Lastly, I gave a presentation on exploiting the strength of organizational and workplace infrastructures to promote the emotional health of employees, using the Air Force Suicide Prevention Program as an example.

16th Annual Meeting (2005)

15th Annual Meeting (2004)

14th Annual Meeting (2003)

• Pre-Conference
  
• Sessions
  
• Comments
  
• Jointly sponsored with The American College of
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

13th Annual Meeting (2002)

• Sessions
  
• Comments
  
• Jointly sponsored with the American College of
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

12th Annual Meeting (2001)

• Sessions
  
• Comments
  
• Jointly sponsored with Mclean Hospital

11th Annual Meeting (2000)

10th Annual Meeting (1999)

• Full Schedule
  
• The Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry gratefully acknowledges unrestricted educational grants given in support of the January 1999 AOOP Annual Meeting by Eli Lilly & Company, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Roche Laboratories.

9th Annual Meeting (1998)

• The Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry gratefully acknowledges unrestricted educational grants given in support of the January 1998 AOOP Annual Meeting by Pfizer Inc., Glaxo Wellcome, and Pharmacia & Upjohn.

8th Annual Meeting (1997)

• The Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry gratefully acknowledges unrestricted educational grants given in support of the January 1997 AOOP Annual Meeting by Pfizer Inc. and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

APA Meetings with sessions
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1998 APA Meeting

1997 APA Meeting