May 3-4, 2003
Faculty
Stanford Faculty
Leslie J. Dorfman, M.D
Professor -- Stanford University Department of Neurology
Howard Fenn, M.D.
Director -- Acute Geropsychiatry Unit, VA HCS Palo Alto
Associate Clinical Professor -- Department of Psychiatry
Nell Riley, Ph.D.
Neuropsychologist -- Stanford Neurodiagnostics Lab
Barbara Sommer, M.D.
Director -- Stanford University Medical Geriatrics Division
Assistant Professor -- Stanford University Department of Psychiatry
Robert Weisberg, Esq.
Edwin E. Huddleson Professor of Law -- Stanford University Law School
Special Assistant to the Provost -- Stanford University
Guest Faculty
Richard Alexander, Esq.
Alexander, Hawes and Audet -- San Jose
Duane Clapp, Esq.
Clapp, Moroney, Bellagamba, Vuchinich -- Daly City
Joel Kramer, Ph.D
Associate Clinical Professor --University of California, San Francisco
William Lynch, Ph.D
Neuropsychologist -- Redwood City
Former Director -- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Menlo Park VA Hospital
Claude Munday, Ph.D
Neuropsychologist -- Oakland
Former President -- California Brain Injury Association
Jeannie Sternberg, Esq.
Director -- Habeus Corpus Resource Center, San Francisco
Schedule
Moderated by Dr. James R. Missett, M.D., Ph.D., Center for Psychiatry and the Law Director.
Saturday, May 3, 2003 |
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| 7:30am | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:20 a.m. | William Lynch, Ph.D. |
| Understanding Neuropsychological Testing in Brain Injury and Impairment Cases. | |
| 9:20-10:10 | Leslie J. Dorfman, M.D. |
| What a Neurologist looks for in the Assessment of Brain Injuries. | |
| 10:10-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:20 | Joel Kramer, Ph.D |
| Assessment of Brain-Impaired Children | |
| 11:20-12:10 p.m. | Robert Weisberg, Esq. |
| Recent Developments in Legal Reasoning regarding Brain Injuries in Capital Cases. | |
| 12:10-01:10 | Lunch (to be Provided) |
| 1:10-02:00 | Nell Riley, Ph.D |
| The Assessment of Brain Impairment in Death Penalty Cases. | |
| 2:00-02:50 | Jeannie Sternberg, Esq. |
| Utilizing Brain Impairment Information in Death Penalty Cases. | |
| 2:50-03:10 | Break |
| 3:10-04:00 | Barbara Sommer, M.D. |
| Geriatric Brain Impairment. | |
| 4:00-04:50 | Howard Fenn, M.D. |
| Forensic Aspects of Geriatric Psychiatry. | |
Sunday, May 4, 2003 (Continental Breakfast Provided) |
|
| 8:30-09:20 a.m. | Richard Alexander, Esq. |
| Point: Arguing for the Plaintiff in Brain Injury Cases. | |
| 9:20-10:10 | Duane Clapp, Esq. |
| Counterpoint: Arguing for the Defense in Brain Injury Cases. | |
| 10:10-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:20 | Panel Discussion |
| Richard Alexander, Esq., Duane Clapp, Esq. | |
| 11:20-12:10 p.m. | Claude Munday, Ph.D. |
| Evaluating Levels of Disability Following Head Trauma. | |
| 12:10 | Wrap Up |
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