Psychopharmacology Enduring Activity

overview

This psychiatry conference examines the latest research and treatment advances across dozens of mental health conditions. It offers in-depth information that is important for all mental health and primary care settings. Topics include ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, psychosis, PTSD, substance use disorders, and much more.

Speakers examine standards of care and share innovative ways to make care better. The agenda touches on many complex topics in mental health. Managing side effects, drug interactions, natural medications, combining pharmacologic and psychosocial treatments, and much more.

Most important of all, our faculty focus on how to translate all these insights into your daily practice. This empowers you to optimize your care for patients with psychiatric conditions. That makes our event ideal for professionals in psychiatry, primary care, psychology, and nursing.

Target Audience

This program is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, general and family practice physicians, psychiatric nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and social workers.

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Learning Objectives

• Identify rational, evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies for patients with unipolar, bipolar, treatment-resistant, and post-partum depression.

• Compare the neurobiology and evidence-based treatment approaches to addiction, anxiety, schizophrenia, and mood disorders.

• Review the course and treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and menopause.

• Analyze drug interactions and the pharmacotherapy of adult ADHD and geriatric disorders.

• Apply newer strategies in treatment of chemical abuse/dependence

 

• Analyze evidence-based treatment for psychiatric illness

• Assess the most recent state of the art treatment alternatives

• Assess new therapies and what is on the horizon

• Analyze the use of CBT based techniques

agenda

48th Annual Psychopharmacology CONFERENCE

 


MODULE TOPIC – MOOD DISORDERS

Bipolar Depression         

Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD

Bipolar Long-Term Management    

Cristina Cusin, MD

Treatment Resistant Depression

Maurizio Fava, MD

            Panel Discussion                                        

Moderator: Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD

Panelists: Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, Cristina Cusin, MD,

Maurizio Fava, MD

MODULE TOPIC – ANXIETY/PTSD

PTSD & Insomnia       

Amit Chopra, MBBS, DFAPA

Anxiety Disorders and Treatments 

                                    Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD

Panel Discussion                

Moderator: Lee Cohen, MD

Panelists: Amit Chopra, MBBS, DFAPA, Jonah Cohen, PhD, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD

MODULE TOPIC – WOMEN’S HEALTH

Course and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy                                             

Lee S. Cohen, MD

Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders     

Marlene P. Freeman, MD

Panel Discussion                                       

Moderator: Lee S. Cohen, MD

Panelist:  Marlene P. Freeman, MD, Laura Fagioli Petrillo, EdM, MD

MODULE TOPIC – PSYCHOSIS

           First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

           Management of Side Effects of Antipsychotics   

Abigail Donovan, MD

MODULE TOPIC – KETAMINE & ESKETAMINE

        Ketamine and Esketamine: From Research to Clinical Practice

Cristina Cusin, MD

       Panel Discussion                                  

Moderator: David Mischoulon, MD

Panelists: Cristina Cusin, MD, Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP, Abigail Donovan, MD

MODULE TOPIC – NEW THERAPIES: WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON?

Psychedelics                                      

Franklin King, MD

New Treatments for Schizophrenia    

Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

Neuromodulation and Interventional Psychiatry

Joan Camprodon, MD, MPH

Amplifying and Extending the Effects of Addiction Treatment

John F. Kelly, PhD

Panel Discussion                                      

Moderator: Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

Panelists: Franklin King, MD, Joan Camprodon, MD, MPH, John F. Kelly, PhD

MODULE TOPIC – ADDICTION

Alcohol and Opioids       

Vinod Rao, MD, PhD

Treatment of Tobacco Use Disorders  

Anne Eden Evins, MD

Panel Discussion               

Moderator:  David Rubin, MD

Panelists: Vinod Rao, MD, PhD, Anne Eden Evins, MD

MODULE TOPIC – OCD

Psychopharmacology of OCD     

Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD

Psychopharmacology for Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders  

Erica Greenberg, MD

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Digital Interventions for OCD and Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders      

Sabine Wilhelm, PhD

Panel Discussion                            

Moderator: Sabine Wilhelm, PhD

Panelists: Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD, Erica Greenberg, MD

MODULE TOPIC – ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Mood Disorders

Janet Wozniak, MD

ADHD                                             

Timothy Wilens, MD

Drug Interactions

Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Timothy Wilens, MD

Panelists: Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD

 

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Faculty List

Maurizio Fava, MD (Course Director)
Jerrold Rosenbaum, MD (Course Director)
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc
Eric Bui, MD, PhD
Lee Cohen, MD
Amanda Baker, MD
Marlene P. Freeman, MD
David Mischoulon, MD, PhD
David Rubin, MD
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP
Cristina Cusin, MD
Franklin King, MD
Michael E. Henry, MD
Joan Camprodon, MD, PhD

 

John F. Kelly, PhD
Vinod Rao, MD, PhD
Anne Eden Evins, MD
Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD
Sabine Wilhelm, PhD
Janet Wozniak, MD
Michael A. Jenike, MD
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD

Accreditation Information

Accreditation

Jointly Accredited Provider, Interprofessional Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Participants can receive up to 25.0 CE.

25.00  Psychologists:

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office is responsible for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 25.00 CE credit.

25.00 Physicians

MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

25.00 Nursing Contact Hours

MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 25.00 contact hours for nurses.

25.00 Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 25.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.

25.00 IPCE Credit

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 30.75 clock hours for continuing education credits.

 

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.”