APA Fall Meeting in Atlanta To Offer 11 CME Courses

There will be 11 CME courses offered at APA's 56th Institute on Psychiatric Services, which is being held in Atlanta October 6 to 10. The CME courses provide an in-depth, interactive learning experience taught by master instructors on various subjects in the field of psychiatry. The courses will cover a wide range of topics, including clinical techniques and advances in theoretical models. The courses are taught at a basic level, requiring no previous experience or knowledge unless specifically noted otherwise.

The Scientific Program Committee has reviewed all of the courses being offered this year. They meet the requirements for Category 1 continuing medical education credit on an hour-for-hour basis.

To maintain the small-group learning environment and to facilitate discussion, enrollment is limited. The number of participants for each course is predetermined on the basis of the topic and specific format of the course. This allows instructors to preserve the interactive atmosphere that has made the courses so consistently popular, yet makes it extremely important to enroll early.

A copy of the institute's preliminary program is available by calling (703) 907-7300 or clicking on the institute logo on APA's Web site at<www.psych.org>. Additional information about the courses is available by contacting Liz Rumsey by phone at (703) 907-7813 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Register now to avoid the disappointment of closed courses. The deadline for advance registration and course enrollment is September 6.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004

COURSE 1: I FOUND IT AT THE MOVIES: USING FILM CLIPS TO UNDERSTAND AND TEACH PSYCHIATRY. Director: Frederick W. Engstrom, M.D. Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) find suitable film clips for teaching; (2) access readily at least 20 film clips suitable for teaching; (3) lead discussions about psychiatric diagnosis using film clips; (4) teach boundary theory using film clips; and (5) recognize the limitations and strengths of films as vehicles for teaching. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Thursday, October 7, 8 a.m.-noon. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 35

COURSE 2: PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FOR CLINICIAN-ADMINISTRATORS. Director: Stephen M. Soltys, M.D. Faculty: Alan Q. Radke, M.D., Joseph J. Parks, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) effectively deal with personnel situations that commonly confront a clinician-administrator and (2) be familiar with related legal issues. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Thursday, October 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee: advance $160, on site $185. Spaces available: 25

COURSE 3: ANTIPSYCHOTIC-INDUCED MOVEMENT DISORDERS: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT. Director: Leonardo Cortese, M.D. Faculty: Richard Williams, M.D., Michael P. Caligiuri, Ph.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) classify the types of movement disorders; (2) list clinical features, differential diagnosis, and risk factors of all four types of antipsychotic-induced movement disorders; (3) understand treatment modalities of all four types of extrapyramidal syndromes (EPS); (4) examine a patient for movement disorders; (5) identify EPS through video clips of patients with a vast array of movement disorders; and (6) understand the benefit of using instrumentation in the assessment of EPS. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Thursday, October 7, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 35

COURSE 4: INTEGRATED MODEL FOR TREATMENT OF CO-OCCURRING PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS. American Association of Community Psychiatrists. Director: Kenneth M. Minkoff, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) identify seven principles of successful treatment intervention; (2) recognize the four quadrants and their application to clinical care and system design; (3) recognize the four parallel phases of recovery and how to match treatment to quadrant and phase; (4) understand how to implement the Integrated Longitudinal Strength-Based Assessment; (5) understand the basic concepts of empathy, hope, integration, continuity, and empathic detachment in engaging dually diagnosed adults/adolescents and their families; and (6) identify successful elements of strategies for psychopharmacology, including contracting and contingency management. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Thursday, October 7, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 25

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2004

COURSE 5: ENGAGING RESISTANT AND HOSTILE PATIENTS INTO PARTICIPATORY TREATMENT. 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 engage patients collaboratively; and (3) recognize ways to transform services to match interventions to patients' stage of change. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Friday, October 8, 8 a.m.-noon. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 25

COURSE 6: INTEGRATED TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS. Director: Kathryn J. Zerbe, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) demonstrate how psychopharmacology and psychotherapies facilitate recovery in anorexia and bulimia and (2) understand the complexity and chronicity of eating disorders when untreated and add to the clinician's repertoire of interventions. Course Level: This is an intermediate course. Participants should have some clinical experience treating eating disorders in an outpatient setting. This is a revision of a course given last year. Friday, October 8, 8 a.m.-noon. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 25

COURSE 7: PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION: CONCEPTUAL, EMPIRICAL, AND CLINICAL BASE. Director: William A. Anthony, Ph.D. Faculty: Marianne Farkas, Sc.D., Cheryl Gagne, M.S. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) recognize critical psychiatric rehabilitation principles, program models, components of the process, and categories of the outcomes and (2) demonstrate how psychiatric rehabilitation knowledge can be applied in one's clinical or administrative function. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Friday, October 8, 8 a.m.-noon. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 25

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2004

COURSE 8: PRACTICING REWARDING PSYCHIATRY IN JAILS AND PRISONS. APA Caucus of Psychiatrists Practicing in Criminal Justice Settings. Director: Henry C. Weinstein, M.D. Faculty: Kathryn A. Burns, M.D., M.P.H., Kenneth G. Gilbert, M.D., Annette L. Hanson, M.D., Cassandra F. Newkirk, M.D., John S. Zil, M.D., J.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) understand the advanced principles of the practice of correctional psychiatry and (2) become familiar with additional advanced issues and topics. Course Level: This is an intermediate course. Participants should have experience working in a correctional setting. Saturday, October 9, 8 a.m.-noon. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 25

COURSE 9: DSM-IV-TR CULTURAL FORMULATIONS: DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY. Director: Russell F. Lim, M.D. Faculty: Candace M. Fleming, Ph.D., Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, M.D., J. Charles Ndlela, M.D., David C. Henderson, M.D., Francis G. Lu, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) understand and describe the five parts of the DSM-IV-TR outline for cultural formulation; (2) be able to apply it to the treatment of three of the following four groups: African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and American-Indian patients; and (3) understand how ethnicity affects psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Saturday, October 9, 8 a.m.-noon. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 25

COURSE 10: MEDICAL ETHICS 101. Director: Edmund G. Howe, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) distinguish ethical from medical issues in clinical practice; (2) use four approaches to resolving ethical conflicts; and (3) recognize areas of ethical consensus and controversy currently faced by ethics consultants and committees in general hospital settings. This is a repeat of a course given last year. Saturday, October 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee: advance $160, on site $185. Spaces available: 25

COURSE 11: HANDS-ON TRAINING IN MINIMIZING SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT. Co-Directors: James F. Hooper IV, M.D., Kathy Roland, R.N. Faculty: Robert Anderson, Curtis Golightly, Eric Goodwin, Denise M. Perone, M.D. Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to (1) understand the basic ways to recognize escalating aggression; (2) actively intervene in role play with mock patients; (3) experience restraint; (4) understand how the psychiatrist fits into the team in minimizing seclusion and restraint; and (5) understand how to create a hospital culture that avoids punitive staff actions. Saturday, October 9, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Fee: advance $100, on site $130. Spaces available: 25

Course Fees

Half-day (four credit hours): Advance $100, on site $130

Full-day (six credit hours): Advance $160, on site $185