Grand Rounds

Each year, the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law (CMHPL) sponsors presenters for the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds Series, with an emphasis on renowned experts and topics relating to forensic mental health. The Grand Rounds webinars are open to those within UW Medicine and to the general public, at no charge.

Upcoming Grand Rounds

Friday, February 20, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

No registration required. The presentation can be accessed via this Zoom link: Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds link. Passcode: 461403

Save the date! Kenneth Minkoff, MD, will be presenting the Bruce Gage Annual Lecture in Forensic Mental Health. Please check back for additional details.

Kenneth Minkoff is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ZiaPartners, Inc., a behavioral health system consultation firm in Tucson, AZ. He is Board-Certified as an addiction psychiatrist and community psychiatrist, Board Member Emeritus of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, He is Co-Chair of the Community Psychiatry Committee of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, and one of the lead authors of the 2021 Report: Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System, the 2024 White Paper on CCBHCs and Crisis Systems, and the 2025 White Paper on the Comprehensive Health Integration (CHI) Framework, all published by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. He is a member of the National Council’s Medical Director Institute and consults to the National Council Centers of Excellence on Integrated Care and CCBHCs. Dr. Minkoff has been recognized as a national and international leader in the strategic development of quality-driven managed behavioral health care systems and integrated services and systems for complex populations for over 25 years.


About the Bruce Gage Annual Lecture in Forensic Mental Health

Bruce Gage headshot

Bruce Gage, MD has been described as a tremendous clinician, educator, and mentor. He demonstrated compassion and advocacy for vulnerable members of our society, most notably persons getting psychiatric care within correctional facilities. The CMHPL founded the Bruce Gage Annual Lecture in Forensic Mental Health to honor Dr. Gage and to carry on his work. The CMHPL endeavors to continue Dr. Gage’s pursuit of improving psychiatric care, education and training in our state.

Recordings of Past Bruce Gage Lectures

Civil Commitment Through the Ethics Lens: How We Got Here

Presented by: Philip Candilis, MD, DFAPA
December 13, 2024

The Future of Psychiatry: Challenges and Opportunities for Forensic Psychiatrists

Presented by: Rebecca Brendel MD, JD, DFAPA
February 9, 2024

Resynthesizing the Nexus of Mental Health, Law Enforcement and Race

Presented by: Cheryl Wills, MD
December 9, 2022

School Shooters: Tormented Teens or Cold-Blooded Killers?

Presented by: Phillip Resnick, MD
December 10, 2021

Introducing the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law

Presented by: Jennifer Piel, MD, JD
November 20, 2020

Additional CMHPL-sponsored Grand Rounds

National Crisis Regarding Competency to Stand Trial: Impact on Public Sector Mental Health Services

Presented by: Ira Packer, PhD
June 3, 2022

Competence to Stand Trial and Civil Commitment: Are They Related?

Presented by: Debra Pinals, MD
April 23, 2021