Topics in Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2023

Topics in Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 04 - 11, 2023 at Celebrity Solstice, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

Program Purpose:
A fast-paced, practical approach to medications for behavior and mood issues from birth to age 18 in the primary care setting. Emphasis on when and when not to medicate, and practical medication decision-making with both old and new child psychiatry medications. Lectures will place an emphasis on symptom treatment, not diagnosis. After attending the program, you will vastly have a more comfortable approach to child psychopharmacology! Medications for ADHD, aggression, depression, anxiety, ODD, autism, and even child bipolar disorder, will be covered. Dr Musil is board certified in both general pediatrics and child and adolescent psychiatry, with over 30 years of experience in both. He understands how primary care providers approach these issues
• Primary Care Approach to Child Psychiatry Diagnosis and Pharmacology (when to use a medication)
• Treating Anxiety Disorders in the Pediatric Office
- List 3 classes of medication commonly prescribed to treat childhood anxiety
- Describe appropriate use of "home bound" with mood disorders
• What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (medications for aggression)?
- List three DSM V diagnostic criteria for DMDD and list three common treatments for DMDD
- Become aware of the TRAY guidelines for aggressive youth
• Bipolar Disorder in Youth/Mania (medication for mania)
- List four of seven criteria for child mania in a developmentally appropriate context
- List three medications effective in childhood mania.
• Adolescent Brain Development
- Describe our current/new understanding of the adolescent phase of brain development
• Special topics: Cutting, Encopresis, School Refusal
- Develop a treatment approach for self-harm, encopresis, school refusal and OCD
- List three medications FDA approved in children for OCD
• Treating Depression in the Pediatric Office
- List three appropriate target symptoms that SSRI's address when treating childhood depression
- Be able to understand why you choose one SSRI over another when treating childhood depression
• Childhood OCD Diagnosis and Treatment.