Topics in Substance Abuse and Mental Health for Primary Care Providers

Topics in Substance Abuse and Mental Health for Primary Care Providers is organized by Continuing Education, Inc and would be held During Jul 10 - 17, 2016 at 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise Conference from Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Florida, United States Of America. The targeted audience for this medical meeting basically for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners. Attorneys, Psychologists.

Topics:

Overview of Substance Abuse, Substance Use Disorders (Addiction) and Diversion Describe the scope of the problem of substance-related disorders (substance use, abuse, withdrawal).
Consequences and Prevention of Substance Abuse and Addiction.
Distinguish the changes to diagnostic criteria between DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 for substance-related disorders.
Pharmacotherapy for Substance Use Disorders - Ethanol, Nicotine, and Opioids.
Compare and contrast the efficacy of the available treatments for substance-related disorders.
Treatment of Withdrawal Induced by Substances of Abuse.
Evaluate and select appropriate therapies for withdrawal from substances of abuse.
Recall the pharmacological properties of the drugs used to treat these disorders.
List the commonly encountered and potential serious adverse effects associated with all drugs discussed.
Overview of psychiatric disorders in primary care settings.
Cancer Patients.
Transplant Patients.
Patients with cardiovascular disorders.
Patients with neurological disorders.
Collaborative care.
Physician Burnout.
Things they never told you about grief.
Managing Generalized anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder.
When to Worry About Memory.
How to Choose an Antidepressant.
Sorting out Confusion.
The psych toolbox: Office evaluation of memory, anxiety, and affective disorders.

Learnig Objectives:

1.Things they never told you about grief.
Describe the normal processes of grief after the death of a loved one.
Describe complicated grief.
Describe the similarities and differences between grief and depression.
Describe and discuss treatment of bereavement-related depression.
2.Diagnosis and Management of GAD and Panic Disorder.
Describe the clinical characteristics of GAD and PD.
Describe the relationship between GAD and PD and other medical conditions.
Describe and discuss evidene based treatment for these anxiety disorders.
3.When to worry about memory.
Distinguish between the cognitive changes seen in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia.
Describe the differential diagnosis of dementia.
Discuss the interventions that could potentially reduce risk and impact of dementia.
4.How to choose an antidepressant.
Describe various rationales for choosing specific antidepressants.
Outline the limitations of antidepressant treatmen.
Describe recent information regarding the efficacy of newly released antidepressant medications.
5.Sorting out confusion.
Recognize that confusion represents a crisis until proven otherwise.
Be able to recognize four common underlying problems that present with confusion.
Become familiar with some common tools for evaluating confusion.
6.Office evaluation of memory, anxiety, and affective disorders.
Screen for and diagnose cognitive impairment in the office using specialized scales and instruments.
7.Burnout.
Self-monitor for symptoms of burnout.
Employ personal and organizational interventions to address the problem of burnout.
Identify causes of unusually high rates of burnout and depression among physicians.