Institute Closed – Independence Day
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July 4, 2018
12:00 am - 11:55 pm
The Mind of the Artist
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October 26, 2018 - October 27, 2018
8:00 pm - 3:30 pm
A Two-Day Conference jointly sponsored by the Scientific Program Committee and The Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis:
“The Mind of the Artist”
Friday, October 26, 2018 & Saturday, October 27, 2018
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Speaking from a theoretical perspective, Friday evening’s panelists will consider the relation between artistic creativity and psychoanalytic treatment, the significance (if any) of the high incidence of affective disorders among literary and visual artists, the paradigm of art as reparation of early object relations, and the like. The relevance of Freud’s notion of sublimation to more recent explanations of the intra- and inter-psychic valuations of imaginative expression and the relationship of imagination to the self, to mechanisms of defense and agency, will be explored. Saturday morning’s session will be devoted to a discussion with literary and visual artists on the notion of art as play, the neurobiological aims of that instinct in the making of meaning, the relation of id and ego function to unconscious fantasy and its expression in art, and how artistic expression bears upon our neuroscientific understanding of pleasure and reward. A plenary session by Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel will be offered in the afternoon to be followed by a wrap-up Q & A with all participants.
Conference Program
Institute Closed – Memorial Day
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May 28, 2018
12:01 am - 11:59 pm
What neuropsychoanalytic thoughts are you thinking these days?
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June 2, 2018
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis:
Open Discussion: What neuropsychoanalytic thoughts are you thinking these days?
Saturday, June 2, 2018
10:00 am
Come to the Pfeffer Center this Saturday and engage in an open discussion with colleagues about the ideas you’ve been exploring.
The Death I Want
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June 6, 2018
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Works in Progress Seminar:
“The Death I Want”
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
8:00 pm
Presenter: Roger Kliger, M.D.
Dr. Kligler will be lecturing about medical aid in dying (MAiD), the ability of terminally ill, mentally competent individuals to receive a prescription from their physicians to end their suffering by dying in their sleep. He has a unique perspective on the subject. Having practiced internal medicine in both inpatient and outpatient setting, he cared for many people during their end of life. He practiced in an age before palliative care and cared for his patients when they were on hospice, needed terminal sedation or terminal extubation. He has incurable, metastatic prostate cancer and has been treated since 2002.
Medical aid in dying is currently authorized in six states and the District of Columbia, with Hawaii starting in 2019. This represents 20% of the US population being covered and it is currently being considered in NY and NJ. Dr. Kligler will discuss his journey from physician to patient to advocate, the medical framework around MAiD, the 20 years of experience in Oregon with MAiD, and how MAiD improves the end of life care for even those who choose not to use it.
Training, Treatment & Outreach