2024

*This piece is republished from eNews, the monthly newsletter of the Washington Psychiatric Society, January 2024 issue. As part of our ongoing commitment to behavioral health, PRMS is pleased to feature as a guest blogger this month Dr. Anne Marie Dietrich, FAPA, Washington Psychiatric Society President. Dr. Dietrich introduces the Dr. Charles Prudhomme Human Rights Award offe ...

Choosing a malpractice insurance policy is one of the first – and most important – decisions you will face in your career. And as a resident, you may have a lot of questions: How much is malpractice insurance? When does a psychiatrist need malpractice insurance? What is a claims made policy versus occurrence insurance policy? Luckily, the experienced team at PRMS is equipped to ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and to promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight the Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists (AGLP) and Roy Harker, AGLP’s Executive Director, as our featured guest blogger. Mr. Harker shares more about the organization’s history, vision, and goals for the fut ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and to promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight our partner, the Florida Psychiatric Society (FPS), and its RFM Representative to the FPS Council Dr. José Hawayek, as our featured guest blogger this month. Dr. Hawayek, PGY-4 psychiatry resident and Associ ...

It’s that time again, when you may be thinking about resolutions for the new year. While termination has always been a popular topic on our Risk Management Helpline, during the past year we have addressed more termination issues than ever before. It’s an important topic because once a treatment relationship has been established, the psychiatrist remains responsible for the pat ...