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Office
261 Old York Rd
Suite 925
Jenkintown, PA 19046Phone+1 215-259-8687Fax+1 343-600-4242
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2006
- Michael G. DeGroote School of MedicineClass of 2002
- University of TorontoB.Sc., Psychology, 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2004 - Present
- PA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellowship Awardee Career Development Institute (CDI) for Psychiatry, 2008
- Listed in America's Top Psychiatrists Listed in America's Top Psychiatrists, 2007
- Attendance Scholarship West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry, 2006
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Clinical Trials
- CSP #572 - Genetics of Functional Disability in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Illness Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Usability and Feasibility of the Antipsychotic Medication Decision Aid in a Community Program for First-Episode Psychosis.Yaara Zisman-Ilani, Morgan Parker, Elizabeth C Thomas, John Suarez, Irene Hurford
Psychiatric Services. 2024-08-01 - 1 citationsImplementation of an Adapted Fidelity Scale for Pennsylvania Coordinated Specialty Care Programs for First Episode Psychosis.Megan B E Jumper, Bess Rose Friedman, Emily M Becker-Haimes, Fanghong Dong, Christian G Kohler
Prevention Science. 2024-04-01 - 1 citationsFacilitating treatment engagement for early psychosis through peer-delivered decision support: intervention development and protocol for pilot evaluation.Elizabeth C. Thomas, John Suarez, Alicia Lucksted, Laura A. Siminoff, Irene Hurford
Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2021-10-24
Journal Articles
- Recurrent Idiopathic Catatonia: Implications Beyond the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th EditionCaroff SN, Hurford I, Bleir HR, Gorton GE, Campbell EC, Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, 1/1/2015
- The Cognitive Assessment Interview (CAI): Reliability and Validity of a Brief Interview-Based Measure of CognitionVentura J, Reise SP, Keefe RS, Hurford IM, Wood RC, Bilder RM, Schizophrenia Bulletin, 1/1/2013
- A Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool for Schizophrenia (B-CATS): Construction of a Tool for CliniciansHurford IM, Marder SR, Keefe RSE, Reise SP, Bilder RM, Schizophrenia Bulletin, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool for Schizophrenia (B-CATS): Correlation of a 10-Minute Clinical Tool with a Computerized Neurocognitive Battery.Hurford IM, March ME, Richard J, Gur RE, Gur RC, Society for Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/3/2012
- A Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool for Schizophrenia (B-CATS): Scale ValidationHurford IM, Marder SR, Ventura J, Reise SP, Bilder RM, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 1/7/2010
Lectures
- "Early Intervention for Psychosis Globally and Locally: Early Outcomes from the PEACE Program"Philadelphia, PA - 1/27/2016
- "The PEACE Program: A Community-based Early Intervention Program for Psychosis in Philadelphia"Philadelphia, PA - 1/23/2015
- "PEACE (Psychosis Education, Assessment, Care, and Empowerment): A Community-Based Early Intervention for Psychosis"Community Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, PA - 1/16/2015
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Other
- Peer Leadership in Early Intervention in Psychosis ServicesJones N, Hurford I, Britz, B, Webinar for the National Mental Health Consumer's Self-Help Clearinghouse
1/27/2015 - Perpetuating Schizophrenia's StigmaLarkin E and Hurford IM, New York Times
1/12/2014 - Psychopharmacological Treatment of Prodromal SchizophreniaHurford, I., Podcast on Psychiatric Times
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/podcasts/content/article/10168/1949646
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Press Mentions
- Filling the Crack in the Liberty BellNovember 23rd, 2018
- Courts Are Using the Powerful “Black Robe Effect" to Treat Severe Mental Illness. Should They?November 27th, 2017
- Penn Medicine’s Irene Hurford Receives Exemplary Psychiatrist Award – Newswise (Press Release)May 27th, 2017
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Professional Memberships
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External Links
- Philly PEACE Programhttp://phillypeace.org
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