CANCELLED: Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

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  •  April 3, 2020
     7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

We are very disappointed to announce the cancellation of the film and panel on Oliver Sacks scheduled for April 3rd.  In view of the public health situation, however, it has been determined unwise to hold an event with a registered audience of this size.  Payments will be refunded shortly.

Special Event:

Screening of Oliver Sacks: His Own Life followed by a Conversation with Drs. Mark Homonoff and Sanders Markx

Friday, April 3, 2020
7:00 – 10:00 pm

Panelists: Mark Homonoff,  M.D., Sanders Markx, M.D., Lois Oppenheim, Ph.D. (moderator)

In advance of the nationwide release of this new film, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, a screening will take place at NYPSI followed by a discussion with medical professionals who worked closely with Dr. Sacks.  Dr. Sacks was a maverick in the profession, an exceedingly astute observer whose perception of detail in the pathology of patients and in their subjective accounts took precedence over academic learning.  A prolific writer, his narratives have long fascinated readers intrigued by the mysteries of the brain that he explored with passion.
Following the film screening, Lois Oppenheim will interview Mark Homonoff,  M.D. and Sanders Markx, M.D. who will discuss Dr. Sacks’ contributions to the medical profession. Why migraines, hallucinations, and numerous neuro-psychological symptoms manifest differently from one individual to the next and what it means for the physician to imagine how symptoms feel to the patient will frame the discussion.
In addition, both Kate Edgar, Executive Director of the Oliver Sacks Foundation, and Billy Hayes, author and Sacks‘ partner of several years, will join in conversation with the audience.

1 CME/CE credit offered.

Mark Homonoff,  M.D.  is a neurologist affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center and Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York.  He received his medical education at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine which was followed by an internship in Internal Medicine at Philadelphia General Hospital and a Residency in Neurology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Homonoff is a former health economist at Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C.

Sanders Markx, M.D. is a psychiatrist on the faculty of Columbia University and the Director of Precision Psychiatry, which is devoted to the study of the genetics of psychiatric disorders.  Dr. Markx graduated from University of Amsterdam Faculty of Medicine and completed a residency at Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital.
 
Lois Oppenheim, Ph.D. is University Distinguished Scholar, Professor of French, and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Montclair State University where she also teaches in Medical Humanities.  She is the author or editor of 15 books and the co-creator of two documentary films on mental health, one on stigma associated with mental disorders, a film in which Oliver Sacks participated.  Dr. Oppenheim is Scholar Associate Member of the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute and Honorary Member of the William Alanson White Society.

 

Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  1. describe the boundaries and interplay between neurological and psychological disorders
  2. explain how subjective experience may impact neurological symptoms as well as their evolution

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Second Floor, 247 East 82nd Street | New York, NY 10028

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