Current Psychiatry and American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists (AACP) Focus on Neuropsychiatry Conference (Jun 2018)

Current Psychiatry and American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists (AACP) Focus on Neuropsychiatry Conference is organized by Global Academy for Medical Education and will be held Jun 15 - 16, 2018 at Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is general, pediatric and geriatric psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, psychologists, social workers, other mental health professionals and primary care clinicians interested in treating patients with ADHD, Depression, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenia, Epilepsy, TBI, Autism, Parkinson’s Disease, Sport Concussion, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Conference Description :
This highly practical, educational meeting will offer 2 days of clinically useful information and in our interactive, learning-focused format, nationally renowned faculty will provide best practice information specifically designed to address the everyday challenges of improving outcomes for your patients.

Learning Objectives :
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Review the neuropsychiatric manifestations of epilepsy and strategies for their management.
• Review the neuropsychiatric manifestations of Parkinson’s Disease and the latest strategies for their management.
• Describe the structural brain abnormalities in bipolar disorder and the effects of relapses and pharmacotherapy.
• Explain the abnormalities in brain circuits and the symptom domains of schizophrenia and the emerging new therapies for schizophrenia.
• Implement appropriate strategies to perform a Neuropsychiatric Mental Status Exam beyond the standard mental status assessment.
• Review the brain pathology that develops following severe psychological trauma and the interventions needed to address the multiple symptoms of PTSD.
• Identify the varieties of traumatic brain injury, their neuropsychiatric impact and their treatments
• Recognize the neurological roots of ADHD and their relationship to symptoms and treatments.
• Recognize and assess current and emerging neuropsychiatric findings and therapeutic options for patients with autism and its neurobehavioral manifestations.
• Explain the neurobiological effects of ketamine and how they translate into improvement in treatment-refractory depression.

Conference Topics :
• Neuropsychiatry of :
? Bipolar Disorder
? Schizophrenia
? ADHA
? Traumatic Brain Injury
? PTSD
? Anxiety
? Impulsivity & Aggression
? Autism
? Parkinson's Disease
• Ethical Issues in Neuropsychiatry
• Psychopharmacology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• The Neuropsychiatry Mental Status Exam
• Bedside Neuropsychiatry

Price:
Start at: USD 150.00

Speakers: Henry A. Nasrallah, MD, Constantine G. Lyketsos, MD, MHS, Eric Hollander, MD, Laura Marsh, MD and more!

Time: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.