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2020 Mental Health Symposium
February 4-5, 2020
Holiday Inn, Athens, GA
Behavioral health issues affect millions of adolescents and adults in the United States with about 1 in 5 adults, aged 18 or older, having a mental illness. In 2014, of the nearly 44 million adult Americans with a mental illness, only 19.4 million (45%), received mental health services in the past year. This interprofessional education symposium provides up to 14 hours of continuing education for pharmacists, physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers. It explores current concepts in the treatment of mental health disorders as well as advances in pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of mental health and other associated chronic diseases. Session topics include: neurobiology of trauma, CBD, pediatric neurologic co-morbidities, new drug update, technology update, USP <800>, mindfulness and neuroscience, and managing comorbid diseases in adult psychiatry. Special presentations will update Opioid prescribing practices and Naloxone availability in Georgia.
Agenda
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
8:00 – 11:30am Session I
Networking Lunch and Informational Session
1:00 – 5:00pm Session II
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
8:00am – 12noon Session III
Networking Lunch and Informational Session
1:00 – 4:30pm Session IV
Global Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this symposium, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss contemporary issues in pharmacy practice in area of mental health.
- Exchange professional information and ideas with colleagues.
- Discuss issues confronting mental health pharmacy practice.
- Develop and nurture interprofessional relationships.
- Apply evidence -based guidelines, through case based learning, to pharmacy practice.
- Outline current and emerging pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic agents to treat mental health disorders.
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Date: Feb 4, 2020 08:00 AM - Feb 5, 2020 04:30 PM
Fee
$0.00
CE Hours
15.00
CE Units
1.500
Registration closes on Apr 03, 2020 12:00 PM
Activity Type
- Knowledge
Target Audience(s)
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Social Workers (LCSW/LPC)
Joint Provider(s)
Piedmont Healthcare and UGA College of Social Work
Requirements for CE Credit
Pharmacists: This activity provides up to 15 hours of continuing education credit for pharmacists. In order to receive CE credit, participants must attend the full session, participate in the active learning, and complete the activity evaluation. No partial credit provided. All pharmacy CE hours awarded submitted to CPE Monitor within 7 days of claiming credit.
Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Piedmont Healthcare and University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Piedmont Healthcare is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Piedmont Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NURSES: Piedmont Healthcare is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Social Workers: The University of Georgia School of Social Work supports quality continuing education learning experiences in Georgia under the auspices of the Georgia Composite Board of Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. CE credit for this activity has been approved by the School of Social Work.
Registration closes on Apr 03, 2020
at 12:00 PM
Registration closes on Apr 03, 2020
at 12:00 PM
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Objectives
- 1. Describe neurobiological changes that occur in trauma. 2. Identify pharmacologic treatments for the neurobiological changes associated with trauma. 3. List non-pharmacologic treatment strategies for the neurobiological changes associated with trauma. 4. Describe the current use of CBD oil in treatment of mental health disorders. 5. Outline side effects and concerns with the therapeutic use of CBD oil. 6. Recognize barriers to deprescribing and outline strategies to overcome barriers. 7.
Activity Number
0014-0000-20-008-L01-P
Date:
02/04/20
Time:
08:00 AM - 01:00 PM
CE Hours
4.00
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Objectives
- 1. Compare and contrast newly approved drugs with older agents regarding their pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, dosage and cost. 2. Apply the ??formulary approach????to evaluating new drugs. 3. Discuss pipeline drugs that may be significant releases in the next few years. 4. Identify useful mobile medical apps used in clinical practice. 5. Recognize the limitation and potential dangers of using mobile apps in clinical practice. 6. Evaluate the validity and reliability of m
Activity Number
0014-0000-20-009-L01-P
Date:
02/04/20
Time:
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
CE Hours
3.75
Registration Closed
Registration closes on Apr 03, 2020
at 12:00 PM
Registration closes on Apr 03, 2020
at 12:00 PM
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Objectives
- 1. Identify the most common neuropsychiatric comorbidities in pediatric patients. 2. Evaluate the role of pharmacological therapy in the exacerbation of neuropsychiatric comorbities in pediatric patients. 3. List factors that can contribute to compassion fatigue and the effect on professionals working in fields with high empathy demands. 4. Employ evidence-based strategies from mindfulness and mental health treatments to reduce stress, interrupt anxious rumination, and increase well-being.
Activity Number
0014-0000-20-010-L01-P
Date:
02/05/20
Time:
08:00 AM - 01:00 PM
CE Hours
4.00
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Objectives
- 1. Discuss the relevance and importance of pharmacist mental health and wellbeing. 2. Describe methods & resources to enhance mental health and wellbeing among pharmacists. 3. Review techniques aimed at improving wellbeing. 4. Recall three common elements of evidence-based psychosocial lifestyle interventions for people with serious mental illness (SMI). 5. Describe strategies to overcome the most common patient, setting, and provider barriers to implementing effective lifestyle interventi
Activity Number
0014-0000-20-011-L01-P
Date:
02/05/20
Time:
01:00 PM - 04:30 PM
CE Hours
3.25
Registration Closed