CP/AACP Psychiatry Update Encore Presentation 2019

CP/AACP Psychiatry Update Encore Presentation 2019 is organized by Global Academy for Medical Education, LLC and will be held from Dec 08 - 10, 2019 at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America.

Target Audience:
This activity is designed for general and geriatric psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals interested in treating patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, Women’s Mental Health, Depression, Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, Suicide, Traumatic Brain Injury, Psychopharmacology, Gun Violence & Mass Shootings, Behavioral Addiction, Eating Disorders and Physician Burnout.

Accreditation
Physician Accreditation:
The University of Cincinnati designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for completing this program, 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for the general program and 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for completing the pre-conference workshops. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Credit Designation:
The University of Cincinnati designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education:
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 24 (18 for the general sessions and 6 for attending the pre-conference workshops) contact hours.

This highly practical, educational meeting will offer 2.5 days of clinically useful information and up to 24 CME/CE Credits, including pre-conference workshops. Obtain your entire year’s ABPN Self-Assessment (SA) requirement, plus credit toward your Maintenance of Certification (MOC).

Topics at This CME/CE Meeting for Psychiatrists and Mental Health Clinicians Include:
• Women’s Mental Health
• Depression
• Gun Violence & Mass Shootings
• Schizophrenia
• Physician Burnout
• Mood Disorders
• Suicide
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Psychopharmacology
• Behavioral Addiction
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Eating Disorders

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Discuss the neuroanatomic and neurochemical underpinnings of behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease.
• Discuss current and emerging data regarding pharmacologic treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
• Recognize the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for “substance-related and addictive disorders.”
• Develop a treatment strategy to address behavioral addictions.
• Interpret emerging data regarding the etiology of depression.
• Evaluate the benefits of the most common antidepressants for patients of all age groups and health status.
• Identify risks associated with the use of, and withdrawal from, antidepressants.
• Identify symptoms of clinical depression in perimenopausal women and design appropriate treatment strategies for this population.
• Discuss similarities and differences in the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of depression in younger vs older patients.
• Integrate current knowledge regarding screening for suicide into clinical practice.
• Develop a strategy to treat depression and suicidality.
• Integrate routine screening for eating disorders into care of adolescents and young adults.
• Discuss the various strategies for the management of eating disorders in young adult populations.
• Develop a multidisciplinary team approach to manage patients with eating disorders at all stages of the disease.
• Design a strategy for assessing risk of violence using available tools.
• Describe factors that have been linked with violence (suicide, homicide, mass shooting).
• Identify factors that may predispose psychiatrists to burnout.
• Integrate routine self-monitoring for burnout and implement strategies to manage burnout.
• Identify serious medical side effects of antipsychotic agents.
• Describe appropriate monitoring strategies for patients receiving antipsychotic medications.
• Review how to optimally treat psychiatric illness in women currently pregnant or intending to become pregnant.
• Identify how to integrate novel or unconventional treatments in the management of schizophrenia.
• Discuss the relationship between site of neurotrauma and neuropsychiatric sequelae.
• Identify tools for performing a comprehensive neuropsychiatric evaluation of patients with TBI.
• Develop a long-term treatment strategy for patients with TBI.
• Discuss the increased risk of psychiatric disorders associated with a history of TBI.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Compare current pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment strategies for management of a range of disorders, including Women’s Mental Health, Depression, Schizophrenia, Suicide, Geriatric Psychiatry, Alzheimer’s Disease, Psychopharmacology, Mood Disorders, Gun Violence & Mass Shootings, Physician Burnout and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Employ individualized treatment approaches to psychiatric and neurological disorders in special populations, including women, physicians, and the elderly.
• Interpret controversies in psychiatric management.
• Recite several advances in schizophrenia.
• Recognize the relationship of TBI to psychiatric disorders such as depression and PTSD.

New for 2019, CP/AACP Psychiatry Update Encore will also offer Optional, Pre-Conference Workshops on Addiction and Medical Cannabis on Saturday, December 7. Workshops have limited space available. First come. First served!

The CP/AACP 2019 Psychiatry Update Encore will take place at the magnificent Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, where we have arranged discount room rates starting at just $179 a night.

Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities available.

Time: 7:15 am to 1:30 pm