COURSE 33: PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION IN LONG-TERM CARE
Director: George T. Grossberg, M.D. Faculty: Judith H.W.
Crossett, M.D., Abhilash K. Desai, M.D. Educational Objective: At the
conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) learn the
epidemiology of mental disorders in long-term-care residents and process of
consultation, including reimbursement issues and OBRA regulations, and (2)
learn various etiologies of behavioral disturbances and management using
appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. Course
Level: This is a basic course. No previous experience or knowledge is
required. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 8-12;
Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site $130; spaces available: 25
COURSE 34: ENGAGING RESISTANT AND DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT PATIENTS
Director: David Mee-Lee, M.D. Educational Objective: At the
conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) identify ways
for clinicians to better deal with resistance and hostility; (2) demonstrate
skills to assess readiness; and (3) apply strategies to engage patients.
Course Level: This is a basic course. No prior knowledge or experience
is required. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May 23,
8-12; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site $130; spaces available:
25
COURSE 35: CURRENT CPT CODING AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Co-Directors: Chester W. Schmidt Jr., M.D., Tracy R. Gordy, M.D.
Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the
participant should be able to (1) understand the use of psychiatric evaluation
codes, therapeutic procedure codes, and evaluation and management codes and
(2) document the provision of services denoted by the above sets of codes.
Course Level: This is a basic course. No previous experience or
knowledge is required. Participants are encouraged to obtain the most recent
published CPT manual and read the guideline section for "Evaluation and
Management Codes," the section "Evaluation and Management
Codes," and the section "Psychiatric Evaluation and Therapeutic
Procedures." This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May
23, 8-12; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site $130; spaces available:
50
COURSE 36: TEACHING PSYCHIATRY? LET HOLLYWOOD HELP!
Director: Steven E. Hyler, M.D. Faculty: Carol A. Bernstein,
M.D., Michael B. First, M.D., Jeremy R. Butler, M.D. Educational
Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be
able to enhance his or her effectiveness in teaching medical students and
residents through the use of selected commercial film depictions of
psychopathology, diagnosis, and therapy. Course Level: This is a basic
course. No previous experience or knowledge is required. This is a repeat
of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 8-12; Atlanta Hilton; fee: advance
$100, on site $130; spaces available: 25
COURSE 37: DISASTER PSYCHIATRY: TERRORISM, TRAUMA, AND THINGS TO
DO
Director: Joseph C. Napoli, M.D. Faculty: Michael
Blumenfield, M.D., V. Alex Kehayan, Ed.D. Educational Objective: At the
conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) summarize the
psychiatrist's role in outreach disaster response; (2) arrange to participate
in disaster responses; (3) explain the psychiatric aspects of responding to
disaster; (4) employ risk-communication principles; (5) appraise the pitfalls
and benefits of working with the media; and (6) and perform psychological
first aid. Course Level: This is an intermediate course. The basic APA
CME disaster psychiatry course, "Psychiatric Interventions in Disasters
and Public Health Emergencies: Theory to Practice," is recommended.
This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 8-12; Hilton
Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site $130; spaces available: 50. A similar
course on this topic will be offered on Sat., May 21, 1-5. See Course 9 for
details.
COURSE 38: FAMILIES COPING WITH MEDICAL ILLNESS: AN INTEGRATIVE
TREATMENT APPROACH
Director: John S. Rolland, M.D. Educational Objective: At the
conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) understand
comprehensive resilience-based family systems model for assessment and
clinical intervention with individuals, couples, and families facing chronic
and life-threatening physical disorders; (2) recognize the significance of
life cycles and multigenerational patterns in illness; (3) link family beliefs
related to illness; (4) understand factors that impede or facilitate the
patient, family, and professional relationship; (5) identify key clinical
issues for couples and families; and (6) suggest brief interventions and other
timely and cost-effective applications of the model. Course Level: This
is a basic course. No previous experience or knowledge is required. This is
a repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 8-12; Hilton Atlanta; fee:
advance $100, on site $130; spaces available: 50
COURSE 39: THE PSYCHIATRIST AS EXPERT WITNESS
Director: Phillip J. Resnick, M.D. Educational Objective: At
the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to give more
effective expert-witness testimony in civil and criminal trials. Course
Level: This is a basic course. No previous experience or knowledge is
required. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 8-12;
Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site $130; spaces available: 100
COURSE 40: PSYCHIATRIC GENOMICS: APPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL
PRACTICE
Director: David A. Mrazek, M.D. Faculty: John L. Black, M.D.,
Brett A. Koplin, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this
course, the participant should be able to (1) review basic medical genomics
including the identification of new genes with disease relevance; (2) describe
genetic markers such as RFLPs and SNPs; (3) identify new ways of
characterization of subcategories of disease; (4) learn potential new ways to
diagnose and identify risk factors; (5) learn about improved therapeutic
interventions through pharmacogenomics; (6) explain two uses of microarray
technology in psychogenomic research; (7) interpret genetic test results and
communicate the findings to patients and families; (8) learn how to use
publicly available bioinformatics databases to search for information about
genetic influences on psychiatric illness; and (9) understand the relevance
and utility of genetic testing to optimize outcomes in clinical psychiatric
practice. Course Level: This is a basic course. Participants should
have some background in basic biology, but this course is designed to provide
participants with a basic review of molecular genetics. This is a revision
of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 8-12; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance
$100, on site $130; spaces available: 100
COURSE 41: OFFICE-BASED BUPRENORPHINE TREATMENT OF OPIOID-DEPENDENT
PATIENTS
Co-Directors: Gerardo Gonzalez, M.D., Eric C. Strain, M.D.
Faculty: Laura F. McNicholas, M.D. Educational Objective: At the
conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) identify the
clinically relevant pharmacological characteristics of buprenorphine; (2)
describe the resources needed to set up office-based treatment with
buprenorphine for patients with opioid dependence; and (3) list at least five
factors to consider in determining if the patient is an appropriate candidate
for office-based treatment with buprenorphine. Course Level: This is a
basic course. No previous experience or knowledge required. This is a
repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 8-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee:
advance $200, on site $260; spaces available: 100
COURSE 42: A PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH TO TREATMENT-REFRACTORY MOOD
DISORDERS
Director: Eric M. Plakun, M.D. Faculty: David L. Mintz, M.D.,
Edward R. Shapiro, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of
this course, the participant should be able to enumerate and utilize
psychodynamic principles to improve outcomes in work with patients with
treatment-refractory mood disorders comorbid with other disorders, including
prominent Axis II pathology. Training directors will be better able to teach
psychodynamic therapy to residents. Course Level: This is a basic
course. No previous experience or knowledge is required. This is a repeat
of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 9-4; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance
$160, on site $185; spaces available: 75
COURSE 43: PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FOR CLINICIAN-ADMINISTRATORS
Director: Stephen M. Soltys, M.D. Faculty: Joseph J. Parks III,
M.D., Kay Titchenal. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this
course, the participant should be able to deal with personnel situations that
commonly confront a clinician-administrator and be familiar with related legal
issues. Course Level: This is a basic course. No previous experience or
knowledge is required. Mon., May 23, 9-4; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance
$160, on site $185; spaces available: 50
COURSE 44: MONEY MATTERS I: USING THEORY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Director: Cecilia M. Mikalac, M.D. Educational Objective: At
the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) recognize
the different values of money in discussion with patients; (2) understand the
influence of money on payment and collection behavior; (3) understand
influence of poverty, wealth, status, race, and privilege on payment; (4) cite
a range of payment guidelines and methods of handling nonpayment; and (5)
discuss money issues with patients and colleagues with less anxiety. Course
Level: This is a basic course. No previous experience or knowledge is
required. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 9-4;
Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $160, on site $185; spaces available: 25. An
advanced course on this topic will be offered on Tue., May 24, 9-4. See Course
67 for details.
COURSE 45: ADVANCED HYPNOSIS: APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHIATRY
Director: Jose R. Maldonado, M.D. Faculty: David Spiegel,
M.D., Matthew May, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of
this course, the participant should be able to (1) assess hypnotizability in
the clinical setting; (2) develop psychotherapeutic strategies employing
hypnosis; and (3) acquire specific treatment strategies for dealing with
anxiety, dissociative, and somatoform disorders. Course Level: This is
an intermediate course. Prior training or experience with hypnosis and a basic
knowledge in hypnosis will be presumed. This is a revision of a course
given last year. Mon., May 23, 9-4; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $160, on site
$185; spaces available: 50. A basic course on this topic will be offered on
Sun., May 22, 9-4. See Course 25 for details.
COURSE 46: TREATING THE SELF AND INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS OF PERSONALITY
DISORDER
Director: John Livesley, M.D. Educational Objective: At the
conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) understand a
model of self and interpersonal pathology based on information-processing
mechanisms; (2) describe a framework for treating personality disorder; (3)
use multiple interventions to change maladaptive schemata and relationship
patterns; and (4) use strategies to facilitate the development of a more
adaptive self system. Course Level: This is a basic course. No previous
experience or knowledge is required. This is a repeat of a course given
last year. Mon., May 23, 9-4; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $160, on site $185;
spaces available: 75. Similar courses on this topic will be offered on Sun.,
May 22, 8-12 and 9-4. See Courses 19 and 23 for details.
COURSE 47: ADVANCES IN NEUROPSYCHIATRY
Director: C. Edward Coffey, M.D. Faculty: Mark S. George,
M.D., Michael R. Trimble, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion
of this course, the participant should be able to (1) relate brain anatomy and
chemistry to human behavior; (2) understand the role of brain imaging in the
assessment of neuropsychiatric illness; and (3) diagnose and effectively
manage disorders of behavior secondary to brain disease. Course Level:
This is a basic course. No experience or knowledge is required. This is a
revision of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 9-4; Hilton Atlanta; fee:
advance $160, on site $185; spaces available: 175. A similar course on this
topic will be offered on Sat, May 21, 9-4. See Course 7 for
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COURSE 48: DAVANLOO'S INTENSIVE SHORT-TERM DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY IN
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Director: James Q. Schubmehl, M.D. Faculty: Alan R. Beeber,
M.D., Tewfik Said, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of
this course, the participant should be able to (1) acquire a vivid sense of
the forces underlying human psychopathology and a view of crucial elements of
the healing process and (2) describe main elements of Davanloo's technique and
find many aspects of the presentation useful to his/her own clinical practice.
Course Level: This is a basic course. No previous experience or
knowledge is required. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon.,
May 23, 9-4; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $160, on site $185; spaces
available: 50
COURSE 49: THE ADVANCED PRACTICE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
Director: T. Byram Karasu, M.D. Educational Objective: At the
conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) identify
deficit and conflict-oriented diagnoses as universal pathology; (2)
differentially use specific and generic therapeutic techniques; (3) transcend
paradigms of relationships and schools of psychotherapy; and (4) formulate a
philosophical perspective that can further professional formation and personal
growth. Course Level: This is an advanced course. Participants must be
familiar with the basic concepts of psychotherapy. This is a repeat of a
course given last year. Mon., May 23, 1-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100,
on site $130; spaces available: 40
COURSE 50: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF DRUG-INDUCED MOVEMENT
DISORDERS
Director: Anton J.M. Loonen, M.D. Educational Objective: At
the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to judge the
adequacy of the instruments used or to be used in clinical trials. Course
Level: This is a basic course. No previous experience or knowledge is
required. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon, May 23, 1-5;
Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site $130; spaces available: 25
COURSE 51: COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS
Director: Jesse H. Wright, M.D. Faculty: Michael E. Thase,
M.D., Monica A. Basco, Ph.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion
of this course, the participant should be able to (1) utilize cognitive
therapy (CT) interventions for severe depression; (2) apply CT techniques to
symptoms of severe depression, psychosis, and bipolar disorder; and (3)
address treatment adherence problems. Course Level: This is an
intermediate course. Participants should be familiar with principles and
practices of cognitive-behavioral therapy. This is a revision of a course
given last year. Mon., May 23, 1-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site
$130; spaces available: 50
COURSE 52: PSYCHIATRY AND THE INTERNET
Director: Robert S. Kennedy, M.A. Faculty: Thomas A.M.
Kramer, M.D., Carlyle H. Chan, M.D. Educational Objective: At the
conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) recognize the
power of the Internet as a resource for the practice of psychiatry; (2) review
the technology of the Internet and how it impacts the clinician and educator
of today; and (3) discuss current and future applications of the Internet for
the practice of medicine and psychiatry. Course Level: This is a basic
course. No prior experience or knowledge is required. This is a revision of
a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 1-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance
$100, on site $130; spaces available: 25
COURSE 53: ECT PRACTICE UPDATE
Director: Charles H. Kellner, M.D. Faculty: Richard L. Jaffe,
M.D., W. Vaughn McCall, M.S., Richard D. Weiner, M.D. Educational
Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be
able to understand and be familiar with the most current ECT techniques.
Course Level: This is an intermediate course. Participants should refer
to the APA Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Major
Depression. Participants should have knowledge of which patients should be
referred for ECT and have basic knowledge of ECT procedure. This is a
revision of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 1-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee:
advance $100, on site $130; spaces available: 90
COURSE 54: OVERVIEW AND UPDATE OF SLEEP DISORDERS MEDICINE
Director: Karl Doghramji, M.D. Faculty: John W. Winkelman,
M.D., Thomas D. Hurwitz, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion
of this course, the participant should be able to (1) understand
polysomnographic techniques and central mechanisms regulating sleep and
wakefulness; (2) appreciate the prevalence and impact of sleep disorders; and
(3) identify the major sleep disorders, their evaluation, and treatments.
Course Level: This is a basic course. No previous experience or
knowledge is required. This is a revision of a course given last year.
Mon., May 23, 1-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site $130; spaces
available: 100. A similar course on this topic will be offered on Tue., May
24, 8-12. See Course 63 for details.
COURSE 55: TREATING MEDICAL STUDENTS AND PHYSICIANS
Co-Directors: Michael F. Myers, M.D., Leah J. Dickstein, M.D.
Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the
participant should be able to (1) understand the role of stigma and other
obstacles to care when treating medical students and physicians; (2) employ
advocacy strategies on behalf of their patients; (3) appreciate the challenges
when treating physicians with depression; and (4) identify transference and
countertransference dynamics. Course Level: This is an intermediate
course. Participants should have some experience in treating medical students
and physicians. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Mon., May 23,
1-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100, on site $130; spaces available:
50
COURSE 56: CHILD MURDER BY PARENTS
Director: Phillip J. Resnick, M.D. Educational Objective: At
the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1)
understand the reasons that parents kill their children and (2) prevent
tragedies such as the Andrea Yates case. Course Level: This is a basic
course. No previous experience or knowledge is required. This is a repeat
of a course given last year. Mon., May 23, 1-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance
$100, on site $130; spaces available: 50. A similar course on this topic will
be offered on Sat., May 21, 1-5. See Course 8 for details.
COURSE 57: DRUG TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
Director: Philip G. Janicak, M.D. Faculty: Morris B. Goldman,
M.D., Stephen R. Marder, M.D., Rajiv Tandon, M.D. Educational
Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be
able to (1) describe the clinically relevant aspects of pharmacology of first-
and second-generation antipsychotic drugs and (2) understand their uses for
acute and chronic schizophrenia. Course Level: This is a basic course.
No previous experience or knowledge is required. This is a revision of a
course given last year. Mon., May 23, 1-5; Hilton Atlanta; fee: advance $100,
on site $130; spaces available: 100