OVERVIEW

Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience is organized by Healthcare Made Practical (HMP) Communications LLC. This Online CME Course will be held from Sep 10 - 13, 2020.

How many CME credits can be earned from Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience?

CME Credits

Physicians
NACCME assigns this internet live activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians will be able to claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants
NACCME has been approved by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This internet live activity is designated for 21 AAPA Category 1 credit(s). PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

On-Demand
NACCME designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 60.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants are not eligible to receive credit for any part of this enduring material if credit was claimed as part of the live event.

CNE
This continuing nursing education internet live activity awards 21 contact hours.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255, for 21 contact hours.

On-Demand
NACCME designates this enduring continuing nursing education activity for a maximum of 60.75 contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants are not eligible to receive credit for any part of this enduring material if credit was claimed as part of the live event.

CE Information
Psychologists

As a jointly accredited organization, the 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.

Instructional Level: Advanced

On Demand
Psychologists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants are not eligible to receive credit for any part of this enduring material if credit was claimed as part of the live event.

Social Work (ASWB ACE)
NACCME 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 21 advanced continuing education credits.

On-Demand
NACCME designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 60.75 advanced continuing education credits. Social workers should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants are not eligible to receive credit for any part of this enduring material if credit was claimed as part of the live event.

Marriage and Family Therapists
NACCME is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. NACCME maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

On-Demand
Marriage and Family Therapists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants are not eligible to receive credit for any part of this enduring material if credit was claimed as part of the live event.

Requirements for Credit
To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must attend the educational activity and complete the evaluation form. After successful completion of the evaluation form online, participants may immediately print their documentation of credit.

Healthcare professionals treating patients with mental health disorders should check with their state licensing and certification boards to determine if Psych Congress meets their continuing education requirements.

*Accreditation information pertains only to the main conference; accreditation information for the pre-conference program and Psych Congress On-Demand will be provided separately. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to 6.0 additional credits for participating in a one-day pre-conference. If you claim credit for a live session at Psych Congress, you cannot claim credit for the same session via Psych Congress On-Demand. Total credit hours are subject to change.

What is the significance of the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience?

Course Overview:
Psych Congress, the nation's largest independent mental health conference remains steadfast in its commitment to helping you improve patient outcomes through education. Never before has the work of mental health clinicians been more important, which is why the 33rd annual Psych Congress will be delivered as a virtual experience, September 10-13.

The 2020 virtual experience features a conference program full of comprehensive psychopharmacology education taught by true experts in the field and brings to the forefront innovative approaches to diagnosing and treating your patients battling the most challenging mental health disorders. This is where the best and brightest in psychiatry and mental health come to learn, grow, connect, and improve.

What are the objectives of the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience?

Course Objectives

After completing online CME Course participants should be able to:
• The etiology, pathophysiology, and neural pathways of multiple psychiatric disorders and their effects on patients
• Execute evidence-based models on the use of psychotherapeutic and pharmacotherapeutic interventions to develop treatment plans, predict treatment response, optimize remission, and prevent relapse
• Apply strategies to identify and remove barriers to treatment to improve patient outcomes in the acute and long-term management of psychiatric disorders
• Evaluate psychiatric disorders, as well as patients’ overall health, including comorbidities, with the goal of improving diagnosis and treatment