Scientific Program
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| 8:00- 9:00am |
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES): Treating the Brain with Electrons for Anxiety, Insomnia and Depression Daniel L. Kirsch, PhD Pain and Stress Consultant |
Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents Kiki Chang, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Child Psychiatry; Director, Pediatric Bipolar Disorders Clinic and Research Program |
Psychotropics in Delirium William Breitbart, MD Chief, Psychiatry Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| 9:00- 10:00am |
Malpractice: Myths and Evidence * Melissa Piasecki, MD Professor of Psychiatry, University of Nevada School of Medicine * counts as continuing education ethics course |
Endocrine Complications of Antipsychotic Therapy W. Reid Litchfield, MD, FACE Desert Endocrinology |
New Developments in Autism Eric Hollander, MD Attending Research Psychiatrist, University Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| 10:15- 11:15am |
Opiate Free Pain Management Mel Pohl, MD Medical Director, Las Vegas Recovery Center |
What Doctors and Mental Health Professionals Need to Know about Eating Disorders: Diagnosis, Phenomenology and Etiology Timothy D. Brewerton, MD, DFAPA, FAED Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina |
Update on Treatment of Panic Disorders David V. Sheehan, MD, MBA University of South Florida College of Medicine |
| 11:15- 12:15pm |
Best Practices for PTSD Capt. Edward Simmer, MD, MPH Senior Executive Director for Psychological Health, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and TBI |
What Doctors and Mental Health Professionals Need to Know about Eating Disorders: Treatment Approaches Timothy D. Brewerton, MD, DFAPA, FAED Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina |
Treatment Approaches to Alzheimer's Disease R. B. Schiffer, MD Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health |
| Lunch | |||
| 1:15- 2:15pm |
Recent Research on the Treatment of Depression: Implications for Future Practice and Training Alan Schatzberg, MD Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine; 2009-2010 APA President |
How to Help Your Patients: Adding Vitamins and Minerals Garry M. Vickar, MD, FRCPC, DLFAPA Lecturer, Washington University Department of Psychiatry |
Update in the Pharmacotherapy of Alcoholism Donald L. Hugh Myrick, MD Associate Professor, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Medical University of South Carolina |
| 2:15- 3:15pm |
Adolescents & Adults with ADHD: How Effectively are we Treating this Population? Joel L. Young, MD Medical Director, Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine |
New Developments in Pathological Gambling Eric Hollander, MD Attending Research Psychiatrist, University Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Cutting-Edge Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Mark Hyman Rapaport, MD Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, The Polier Endowed Chair in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| 3:30- 4:30pm |
Psychopharmacology & Ethics: What We Can Learn From the APA Task Force Report * Bruce A. Hershfield, MD Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Speakerelect, APA Assembly * counts as continuing education ethics course |
New Research in Pediatric Psychopharmacology Ann Childress, MD Assistant Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine |
Psychopharmacology (Adjuvants) for Managing Pain Barry Eliot Cole, MD, MPA, CPE Executive Director, American Society of Pain Educators |
| 4:30- 5:30pm |
Treating Central Mediated Pain Such as Fibromyalgia Without Medications: How Low Current Electromedical Intervention can help Daniel L. Kirsch, PhD Pain and Stress Consultant |
The Nature of Insomnia & Its Treatment Thomas Roth, PhD Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Center |
Improving Diagnostic Accuracy and Outcome Tracking for Better Results David V. Sheehan, MD, MBA University of South Florida College of Medicine |
Nevada Psychiatric Association reserves the right to substitute faculty or to cancel or reschedule sessions due to unforeseen circumstances.
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| William Breitbart | Timothy D. Brewerton | Kiki Chang | Ann Childress | B. Eliot Cole | Bruce A. Hershfield | Eric Hollander | Daniel L. Kirsch | W. Reid Litchfield | Donald Hugh Myrick |
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| Melissa Piasecki | Mel Pohl | Mark Hyman Rapaport | Thomas Roth | Alan Schatzberg | R.B. Schiffer | David Sheehan | Edward Simmer | Garry Vickar | Joel Young |
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Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Nevada School of Medicine (UNSOM) and the Nevada Psychiatric Association (NPA). UNSOM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
The University of Nevada School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure
It is the policy of UNSOM to comply with the ACCME standards for commercial support of NPA and CME. Planning Committee members and related staff disclosures must be on file annually with disclosures made available on program materials. Faculty participating in jointly sponsored programs by UNSOM are required to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation. Faculty also are responsible for disclosing any discussion of off-label or investigational use of a product.
In accordance with the ACCME requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests, if any, will be included in materials distributed at the time of the conference.
General Course Information
The NPA 15th Annual Psychopharmacology Update is a nonsmoking event. Infants and children are not allowed in the meeting room or exhibit hall. Cell phones, pagers, and PDAs must be turned off during educational sessions. Please be courteous to your fellow attendees. Dress is business casual.
