Description

The 2nd Annual Conference on Complexities and Challenges of PTSD and TBI 

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious disorder that impacts clinical practice for a rapidly growing percentage of community-based clinicians as many combat veterans to normal civilian and social environments. Many veterans return with not only physical wounds of war like traumatic brain injury (TBI), but mental wounds that are not immediately evident - which highlights the need for effective screening techniques. A RAND Corporation study released in April 2008 found that 18.5% of US service members who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq report current symptoms of PTSD and/or depression - and the percentage grows even higher among veterans who have seen multiple deployments.

Program Goal
This program educates psychiatrists, primary care physicians, nurses, physical therapists and other members of the healthcare team on effective screening and diagnosis for PTSD and TBI, as well as psychotherapeutic, psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions for suicidality, depression, anxiety, insomnia and more.

 

Feedback from 2009 conference in San Francisco:
"The conference was well-organized, comprehensive, clinically oriented, and extremely informative. The speakers were all well-chosen experts who provided relevant and current data in their respective fields. The most telling comment one can make about the conference is that no one left early on either day."
Albert E. Breland, Jr., MD
San Diego, CA

"Speakers were excellent and dealt with clinical issues I see every day in my work with veterans with PTSD. I highly recommend this conference and I look forward to attending another one some time in the future."
Psychiatrist
Lousisiana VA

"This conference offered the opportunity to facilitate an open dialogue between providers who would not have any other manner to openly share information, data, opinions and philosophies of management regarding this most important topic in the providing for the mental health care needs for our returning soldiers, both in the Active Duty and Veteran arenas of treatment."
Chief of Specialty Psychiatry
Phoenix VA

"The conference was superb and one of the best medical conferences I have attended.  All speakers were outstanding and although I consider myself quite knowledgeable about PTSD, this conference widened my insight and understanding.  Particularly the breadth & width of the topics discussed, provided insight into the many facets of this disorder."
Sylvia Askin, MD
Malibu, CA

"Speakers with substantial practice experience, insightful assessment information and compassionate applications of the care methodologies."
De Ann Mitchell, PhD, RN
Fort Worth, TX

 

HOME BASE PROGRAM
This program is affiliated with the Home Base Program, a partnership between Massachusetts General Hospital and the Red Sox Foundation designed to help veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families. Working in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Home Base Program supports and serves veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who are experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties readjusting to civilian life following deployment.

Learning Objectives

• Identify symptoms of PTSD
• Choose appropriate psychotherapeutic (e.g. CBT), psychosocial and psychopharmacologic treatments as therapeutic interventions
• Discuss interventions used in the clinical management of patients with acute or chronic TBI
• Assess for risk of violence to self and toward others and choose appropriate interventions
• Provide integrative treatment for patients with co-morbid disorders
• Implement specific therapeutic strategies for the dual diagnosis of PTSD and substance abuse
• Identify signs and symptoms of suicidal behavior and describe the potential intervention strategies
• Explain practical treatment strategies for the co-occurrence of pain and PTSD
• Integrate cultural perspectives to ascertain appropriate clinical management

Agenda

Subject to change without notice.

Friday, July 16, 2010

7:30AM – 8:00AM	Registration
8:00AM – 8:10AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Course Directors
8:10AM – 8:25AM	Keynote Address COL. Paul G. Smith
8:25AM – 9:10AM	Early Detection of PTSD in Theater and Post-Deployment MAJ Christopher Warner, MD and COL Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
9:10AM – 9:55AM	Rage, Guilt and Despair: Understanding Violent and Self-Destructive Behavior COL John Bradley, MD
9:55AM – 10:10AM	Break
10:10AM – 10:55AM	Impact on Families: When a Parent has PTSD Paula K. Rauch, MD
10:55AM – 11:40AM	Army Medical Department Care Provider Support Program LTC Graeme C. Bicknell, PhD, LISW, MS
11:40AM – 12:15PM	Panel Discussion: Ask the Experts MAJ Christopher Warner, MD; COL Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH; LTC John Bradley, MD; Paula K. Rauch, MD; and LTC Graeme C. Bicknell, PhD, LISW, MS
12:15PM – 1:15PM	Lunch Break (On Your Own)
1:15PM – 2:00PM	Research Advances: Traumatic Brain Injury Ross Zafonte, DO
2:00PM – 2:45PM	Pharmacotherapy for PTSD Mark Pollack, MD
2:45PM – 3:30PM	Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for PTSD Terence M. Keane, PhD
3:30PM – 3:45PM	Coffee Break
3:45PM – 4:30PM	Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Pain and PTSD CAPT Robert Koffman, MD, MPH; LTC Charles Motsinger, MD and Joseph Helms, MD
4:30PM – 5:15PM	The Fort Bliss Restoration and Resilience Center John Fortunato, PsyD
5:15PM – 6:00PM	Panel Discussion: Ask the Experts Mark Pollack, MD; Terence M. Keane, PhD; CAPT Robert Koffman, MD, MPH; LTC Charles Motsinger, MD; John Fortunato, PsyD; Ross Zafonte, DO and Joseph Helms, MD

Saturday, July 17, 2010

8:00AM – 8:15AM	Keynote Address by Cheryl Poppe
8:15AM – 9:00AM	Army Soliders and Families Behavioral Health COL Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
9:00AM – 9:45AM	Sleep Disturbance as a Treatment Target for PTSD R. Bruce Lydiard, MD, PhD
9:45AM – 10:00AM	Break
10:00AM – 10:45AM	Co-occurrence of PTSD and Substance Abuse: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD
10:45AM – 11:30AM	Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: Diagnosis and Treatment Issues CAPT Paul Hammer, MD
11:30AM – 12:15PM	Panel Discussion: Ask the Experts Suicide Risk Assessment: Evaluation and Intervention COL Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH; R. Bruce Lydiard, MD, PhD; Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD; CAPT Paul Hammer, MD and Cheryl Lussier Poppe
12:15PM – 1:15PM	Lunch Break (On Your Own)
1:15PM – 2:00PM	Research Advances: PTSD Roger K. Pitman, MD
2:00PM – 2:45PM	The Management of Pain John Otis, PhD
2:45PM – 3:30PM	Assessment and Treatment Issues in Sexual Assault Patricia A. Resick, PhD
3:30PM – 3:45PM	Break
3:45PM – 4:30PM	Violence Prevention: Domestic and Interpersonal Casey Taft, PhD
4:30PM – 5:15PM	Can Cognitive Neuroscience Contribute to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Polytrauma? William Milberg, PhD
5:15PM – 6:00PM	Panel Discussion: Ask the Experts John Otis, PhD, Casey Taft, PhD, William Milberg, PhD, and Roger Pitman, MD

Faculty

Course Co-Directors:
Terence M. Keane PhD, Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development, VA Boston Healthcare System; Director: Behavioral Science Division, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

COL Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, Adult and Forensic Psychiatrist; Director, Behavioral Health Proponency; Medical Director, Strategic Communication Directorate Office of The Army Surgeon General


Additional Faculty:
LTC Graeme C. Bicknell, PhD, LISW, LTC, MS, Deputy Chief, Behavioral Health Division US Medical Command

COL John Bradley, MD, Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University

Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD, Director, Clinical Neuroscience Division, Director, Women’s Research Center, Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Research, Director, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Center; Distinguished University Professor of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

CAPT Paul Hammer, MD, Director of the Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control, San Diego

John Fortunato, PsyD, Acting Chief, Department of Behavioral Health, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso

CAPT Robert Koffman, MD, MPH, COSC Coordinator, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

R. Bruce Lydiard, PhD, MD, Psychiatry/Mental Health, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

William Milberg, PhD, ABPP-ABCN LTC Charles D. Motsinger, MD, Staff Physician, Malcolm Grow Medical Center; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, USUHS

John Otis, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Research Service, VA Boston Healthcare System; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Boston University

Roger Pitman, MD, Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Mark Pollack, MD, Director, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Paula K. Rauch, MD, Founding Director, Marjorie E. Korff PACT Program (Parenting At a Challenging Time); Chief, Child Psychiatry Consultation Service to Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital

Patricia Resick, PhD, Director, Women's Health Sciences Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System; Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Boston University

Casey Taft, PhD, Staff Psychologist, Boston VA Medical Center;Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University

MAJ Christopher Warner, MD, Chief, Department of Behavioral Health, Winn Army Community Health, Fort Stewart

Ross Zafonte, DO, VP of Medical Affairs, Spaudling Rehabilitation Hospital; Chair, Department of Physician Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School;Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Masschusetts General Hospital

Joseph Helms, MD, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Division of Medical Acupuncture at Stanford Medical School; Founding President of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

General Information

SPECIAL NEEDS
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy is in full compliance with provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is accessible for individuals with special needs. If you would like to attend this conference and require any special accommodations, please contact Annie Anderson at 866.644.7792 or via email at aanderson@reedmeded.com.

CCR APPROVAL
This conference is registered with CCR through Reed Medical Education/Contemporary Forums -- however, it is not available on a public search. The DUNS # is 130171416, and is listed as Contemporary Forums in Dublin, CA.

HOME BASE PROGRAM
This program is affiliated with the Home Base Program, a partnership between Massachusetts General Hospital and the Red Sox Foundation designed to help veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families. Working in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Home Base Program supports and serves veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who are experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties readjusting to civilian life following deployment.  Learn more at http://www.homebaseprogram.org/.

Facility Information

The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School is a large glass building located directly across the street from the Boston Latin School.

Address:
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115

Find complete directions here:
http://www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu/directions/

Find parking information here:
http://www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu/parking/

 

D Line Subway
Take train to Longwood Station. From station, turn left on to Chapel Street and walk up short hill to Longwood Avenue. Turn left on to Longwood Avenue. Turn left onto Avenue Louis Pasteur. Glass building on left.

E Line Subway
Take train to Longwood Medical Area Station. From stop, proceed down Longwood Avenue toward the hospitals. (It is about a 10 minute walk from the Longwood Medical Area Station.) Turn right onto Avenue Louis Pasteur. Glass building on left.

Area hotels include:

Best Western Boston, The Inn at Longwood Medical, 342 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

(617) 731-4700            http://innatlongwood.com

We have secured a block of rooms at a discounted rate of $131.00 + tax/ night.  Please mention 'Complexities and Challenges of PTSD and TBI' when making your reservation to ensure this rate.

*The cut off date for booking rooms at this rate is June 24, 2010*

*Parking is available for a flat rate of $18.00/ night*

*The Best Western Hotel is conveniently located one block (2 minute walk) from the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center

 

Longwood Guest Suites, 63 Parker Hill Avenue, (407) 934-1000

Longwood Inn, 123 Longwood Avenue, (617) 566-8615

Howard Johnson, 1271 Boylston Street, (617) 267-8300

Hilton Boston Back Bay, 40 Dalton Street, (617) 236-1100

Accreditation

This activing has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of McLean Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Reed Medical Education. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicans.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
Physicians: McLean Hospital designates this continuing medical educational activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This continuing nursing education activity was approved by New Hampshire Nurses Association Commission on Continuing Education, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Contact Hours: 16.5.

Social Workers: This program has been approved for 16.5 Approved Entity Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D 42265.

Psychologists: The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility for this program. This offering meets the criteria 16.5 Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists.

Physical Therapists: American Physical Therapy Association is an authorized provider for the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). APTA is an education provider for continuing education. APTA has applied for 1.65CEU's (16.5 contact hours) in states Ohio, Texas, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. All other states with in their guidelines, APTA is preapproved for CEU's.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE
As a sponsor accredited by the ACCME, it is the policy of the McLean Hospital to require the disclosure of anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity. All relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests and/or manufacturers must be disclosed to participants at the beginning of each activity. Faculty disclosures for each presenter will be listed with their biographical information.

RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST (COI)
McLean Hospital has implemented a process to resolve COI for each CME activity. In order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance and ensure that the content is aligned with the interest of the public, the McLean Hospital has resolved the conflict by External Content Review