Challenges in Mental Healthcare for the Primary Care Provider

Challenges in Mental Healthcare for the Primary Care Provider is organized by Symposia Medicus and will be held from Jul 11 - 14, 2018 at Napa Valley Marriott, Napa, California, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is designed for physicians, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients of all ages. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description :
Challenges in Mental Healthcare for the Primary Care Provider is designed to provide practical, evidence-based care tips for treating the primary care patient with challenging psychiatric and psychosocial problems. The goal of this conference is to increase knowledge and enhance the competence of attendees, emphasizing the practical application of evidence-based behavioral care.

Topics for this year’s conference have been selected based on the educational needs determined from identified professional practice gaps. The gaps were derived from a variety of sources including evaluations and outcomes data from past participants; clinical expert input; Symposia Medicus’ online survey; and other medical and nursing data.

Conference Objectives:
As a result of participating in this conference, you should have increased knowledge and enhanced competence to
• Outline an enhanced approach to the biopsychosocial care of patients
• Discuss the practical management of challenging patients with and without multiple somatic complaints
• Describe the management of mood, anxiety, and chronic pain disorders
• Articulate the practical management of cognitive and emotional disorders in the elderly
• Discuss options for the management of substance abuse
• Outline the practical management of behavioral issues in children and adolescents
• Display developing management of emergency interventions, office psychotherapy, and lifecycle issues in women