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Major Depressive Disorder In Chronic Kidney Disease
A Virtual Live Event for PsychU & NephU members in the New York state region.
There is a high prevalence of depression among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This presentation will examine the clinical overlap between CKD and major depressive disorder (MDD) in symptomatology, behavioral and biological mechanisms, the impact of comorbid depression on CKD outcomes, and strategies for effective management of depression in CKD.
*Speakers are employees or paid consultants of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Featured Speakers

Lisa Voigt, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FASHP
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.*
Lisa Voigt is a PharmD who works as a Medical Science Liaison in Nephrology with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Prior to joining Otsuka in 2019, Dr Voigt practiced as a Medical Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Intensive Care Unit Pharmacist for 15 years at a tertiary medical center in Buffalo, NY. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmaceutics and PharmD from the SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She completed a Post-Graduate year 1 Pharmacy Residency and Post-Graduate year 2 Critical Care/Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. Dr Voigt is a Past-President of the New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists and has served on the Board of Directors for the past 10 years. She is also Past-President of the Western New York Society of Health-system Pharmacists. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at SUNY Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr Voigt holds board certifications in pharmacotherapy as well as critical care pharmacotherapy.

Nicole Meade, PhD*
Areas of Expertise:
- Pain Related Disorders / Management
- Psychopharmacology
- Addiction Medicine
- Mood Disorders
- Basic Neuroscience