Psych Congress Regionals - Atlanta, GA

Psych Congress Regionals is organized by Psych Congress Network and will be held on Apr 13, 2019 at JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

CME
Physicians
NACCME designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants
NACCME has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned inaccordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.5 AAPA Category 1 credit(s). PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE
This continuing nursing education activity awards 6.5 contact hours. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 6.5 contact hours.

CE Information
Psychologists
As a jointly accredited organization, North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NACCME maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Variable credit for partial attendance may not be awarded. Full attendance is required for all CE activities.

Social Work (ASWB ACE)
ASWB Approved Continuing Education LogoNACCME 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. NACCME maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 6.5 Advanced continuing education credits.

Intended Learners
This activity is intended for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychiatric nurses, and other healthcare professionals who seek to improve the care of patients with mental health disorders.

Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
• Use evidence-based approaches for the diagnosis and ongoing assessment of mental illness to optimize patient outcomes
• Evaluate current data on traditional and emerging psychopharmacologic approaches to the management of mental illness
• Integrate psychopharmacology with psychotherapy to maximize personalized treatment regimens for patients with mental illness

The 2019 Psych Congress Regionals program has been transformed with you in mind. With an innovative new format that encourages interaction, along with powerful new sessions, we're enhancing the quality psychopharmacology education that thousands of clinicians like you have come to expect from Psych Congress. Developed by our faculty of world-class clinicians, researchers, and educators, the new programming will strengthen your knowledge and your connections:
• Enhance your learning through our new "Turn and Talk" sessions, that encourage you to share your perspective on treatment ideas and best practices with fellow participants.
• Glean practical takeaways from real-world case studies led by expert faculty - leave equipped with new ideas and approaches that that can be easily implemented when you return to the office.
• Expand your treatment toolkit with our Wellness Workshops, offering a range of non-pharmacological methods to complement other approaches. 
• Take part in the Psych Congress Suicide Prevention Initiative, presented in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. 
• Increase your knowledge of evidence-based guidelines and best practices when combatting OUD through our session developed in collaboration with the National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD).

This is front-line education - practical and powerful - at a great value and right in your backyard. 

Who Should Attend?
• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Nurses
• Primary Care Physicians
• Addiction Specialists
• Students, Residents, Fellows
• Other Mental Health Professionals

Time: 07:00 to 18:00

Prices:
Super Saver - By February 8, 2019: USD 79.0,
Early Bird - By March 15, 2019: USD 99.0,
Regular/Onsite - After March 15, 2019: USD 119.0

Speakers:  Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, Charles L. Raison, MD