This medical conference provides advanced guidance on how to treat and manage patients who have anxiety disorders. In mental health and primary care practices, patients with anxiety disorders are not only common, but they also they often need more of your time and resources to manage their conditions. There are many evidence-based pharmacologic and behavioral treatment options, yet practice measures show that patient outcomes often do not meet expected or desired levels of improvement.
Available Credits: 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 14.00 Nursing Contact Hours 14.00 Social Workers 14.00 Participation 14.00 Psychologists CE Credit Register For This CourseThis medical conference provides advanced guidance on how to treat and manage patients who have anxiety disorders. In mental health and primary care practices, patients with anxiety disorders are not only common, but they also they often need more of your time and resources to manage their conditions. There are many evidence-based pharmacologic and behavioral treatment options, yet practice measures show that patient outcomes often do not meet expected or desired levels of improvement.
During this event, our faculty focus on advanced concepts that go far beyond the basics. Their guidance is 100% practical and ready for use in any primary care and mental health setting.
Re-energize your practice and apply new skills to:
• Enhance how you use cognitive interventions
• Address many specific comorbidities, such as sleep, cardiac and GI disorders
• Use advanced psychopharmacology for all anxiety disorders and related conditions
• Navigate medical conditions affected by anxiety, and vice versa
• Improve outcomes for patients who have anxiety
This is an ideal event for all clinicians in primary care practices that treat patients who have anxiety. It is also ideal for psychiatrists, psychologists, nursing professionals, and others on their practice teams.
All participants: $595
This program is intended for:
Anxiety: Advanced Techniques for Psychiatry and Primary Care
DAY ONE: ADVANCED PSYCHOTHERAPEUTICS AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Introduction and Welcome
David H. Rubin, MD
Module 1: A Very Brief Review of the Basic Science of Anxiety
Anxiety Across the Lifespan
David H. Rubin, MD
The Neuroscience of Anxiety
Robert R. Althoff, MD, Ph
Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Anxiety
Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD
Module 2: Mastering the Core of CBT: Advanced Practice with Exposure and Cognitive Techniques
Assessment and Phenomenology
Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD
Effective Use of Exposure: Novel use of an old tool
Aude Henin, PhD
Novel Advanced Cognitive Techniques: Third Wave and Beyond
Susan Sprich, PhD
Recorded Panel
Moderator: David H. Rubin, MD
Panelists: Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD, Aude Henin, PhD, Susan Sprich, PhD
Module 3: Medical Comorbidity
Management of Anxiety in Cardiac Care
Theodore A. Stern, MD
CBT for Invasive Medical Interventions
Aude Henin, PhD
Respiratory Illness and Anxiety
Theodore A. Stern, MD
CBT for Management of Chronic Medical Conditions
Susan Sprich, PhD
The Intersection of GI disorders and Anxiety – A Way Forward
Theodore A. Stern, MD
Recorded Panel
Moderator: Aude Henin, PhD
Panelists: Theodore A. Stern, MD, Susan Sprich, PhD
Module 4: Advanced Psychopharmacology
Benzodiazepine: Are they all the same, are they all bad?
Jefferson B. Prince, MD
Antidepressants: Advancing Past the Single SSRI Trial
David H. Rubin, MD
Plans C, D, and E: Moving down the treatment algorithm for refractory anxiety
Jefferson B. Prince, MD
Recorded Panel
Moderator: Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD
Panelists: Jefferson B. Prince, MD, David H. Rubin, MD
DAY 2: ENCHANCING TREATMENT FOR SPECIFIC ANXIETY CLUSTERS
Introduction and Welcome
David H. Rubin, MD
Module 5: PTSD
Psychopharmacology of PTSD
Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD
CBT for PTSD
Aude Henin, PhD
Recorded Panel
Moderator: David H. Rubin, MD
Panelists: Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD, Aude Henin, PhD
Module 6: Panic Disorder
Psychopharmacology of Panic Disorder
Jefferson B. Prince, MD
CBT for Panic Disorder
Aude Henin, PhD
Recorded Panel
Moderator: David H. Rubin, MD
Panelists: Jefferson B. Prince, MD, Aude Henin, PhD
Module 7: OCD and Related Disorders
Psychopharmacology of OCD
Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD
CBT for OCD and Related Disorders
Susan Sprich, PhD
Trichotillomania, Skin Picking, Hoarding
Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD
Recorded Panel
Moderator: Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD
Panelists: Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD, Susan Sprich, PhD
Module 8: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Somatic Symptom Disorder & Illness Anxiety Disorder
Theodore A. Stern, MD
Assessment and Management of Sleep Disorders in the Context of Anxiety
Jefferson B. Prince, MD
Conversion Disorder
Theodore A. Stern, MD
CBT for Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Susan Sprich, PhD
3:00-3:30 PM Recorded Panel
Moderator: Jefferson B. Prince, MD
Panelists: Theodore A. Stern, MD, Jefferson B. Prince, MD, Susan Sprich, PhD
Module 9: Enhancing Treatment Outcomes: Augmenting CBT
Motivational Interviewing to Engage the Anxious Patient
Aude Henin, PhD
Mindfulness and Relaxation
Susan Sprich, PhD
Recorded Panel
Moderator: David H. Rubin, MD
Panelists: Aude Henin, PhD, Susan Sprich, PhD
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 14.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit.
Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 14.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR.
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This offering meets the criteria for 14.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
Expiration Date: May 25, 2025
Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure
It is the policy of McLean Hospital that faculty and providers disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity. McLean Hospital has established policies in place that identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity.
Disclosures:
Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD
Investigator: NIMH, NIDA
Grand Funds (Medical Student Training Program Faculty Sponsor and PI) : Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
Ownership Equity (Partner): WISER Systems, LLC
Aude Henin, PhD
Royalties (Book Authorship): Oxford University Press
Jefferson Prince, MD
Author Fee: Harvard Health Publications
Susan Sprich, PhD
Royalties (Co-Author): Oxford University Press
Royalties (Co-Edited Book): Springer
Associate Editors for “Cognitive and Behavioral Practice”: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
Theodore A. Stern, MD
Editor of Psychosomatics: Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Royalties: Elsevier
Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD
Research Support: Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
We have a dedicated staff member who is available by phone 5 days per week between 8 am and 5 pm by calling 866-644-7792 or email at mghcme@mgh.harvard.edu. All inquiries will be dealt with in a timely (within one business day) and professional manner. Requests for credits or refunds will be reviewed by the Director of the Division of Professional and Public Education, Massachusetts General Hospital. Please refer to our cancellation policy for additional information.”