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SYLLABUS ONLY: Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2022
Complex challenges and evolving guidelines are changing the way you care for young psychiatric patients. These areas include new diagnostic criteria, patient-centered care models, new trends in substance abuse, research advances on genetics, and much more. It is more important than ever to find education that not only covers all these topics, but is also innovative, engaging, and empowers you to reach improved outcomes.
That's why it's critical to attend this hands-on, comprehensive conference. It provides psychiatrists, pediatricians, primary care and family practice physicians, nursing professionals, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals with insights to optimize your assessment, treatment, and management of child and adolescent patients with psychiatric conditions.
- Meet and engage face-to-face with renowned clinician-researchers who share the latest advances in their fields
- Find guidance for complex signs and symptoms such as emotional outbursts, mood swings, and strange eating habits that can be indicative of psychiatric disorders yet can also be part of normal child development
- Translate the latest research into optimal assessment and treatment strategies for anxiety, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, OCD, psychosis, and much more
Conference will be held in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Syllabus
The conference syllabus is a printed book with all slide presentations and space to take notes adjacent to each slide. The cost of shipping is included in the syllabus price. Please choose Syllabus Domestic if you would like the book shipped anywhere in the United States. And choose the Syllabus International option for all other destinations.
Syllabus Book + Domestic Shipping: $75.00
Syllabus Book + International Shipping: $131.00
E-SYLLABUS
We provide all attendees with completely free access to all slide presentations in digital PDF format prior to the conference. This is an environmentally friendly alternative and helps keep costs lower for all attendees. The electronic syllabus will be available for 30 days after the conference.
Target Audience
- Psychiatrists
- Primary care and family practice physicians
- Pediatricians
- Psychologists
- Nursing professionals
- Social workers
- Residents
- Other mental health, primary care and pediatric clinicians
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the presentation, diagnosis, and current treatment options available for attention deficit and hyperactivity in childhood and adolescence.
- Identify the presentation, diagnosis, and current treatment options available for behavioral problems and pervasive developmental disorders.
- Discuss the presentation, diagnosis, and current treatment options available for depression, psychosis, manic depression, and anxiety.
- Compare and contrast basic neuropharmacology, neuropsychologic testing data, psychopharmacologic properties of compounds, and the implications of psychiatric genetics for guiding day-to-day pediatric psychopharmacology treatment.
- Recognize the risk management issues associated with adolescent substance use disorder and smoking, ethical and safe use of psychotropics, suicide risk and prevention, cardiovascular side effects and medical liability of stimulants, and liability prevention in psychopharmacology.
- Review the comorbidity of ADHD with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
- Explore emotional dysregulation, executive function and learning disorders in the context of ADHD.
- Describe the relationship between antidepressants and suicide risk.
- Discuss the available naturopathic treatments for emotional dysregulation in youth, including pros, cons, and available evidence.
- Examine the evidence base for the Pediatric Autoimmune Neurological Disorder Associated with Streptococcus symptoms and its relation to OCD.
- Describe the presentation, diagnosis, and current treatment options available for childhood onset schizophrenia.
- Compare and contrast psychotherapeutic treatment approaches for children including DBT, CBT, and others.
- Explore how animal models provide insight into child and adolescent psychiatric conditions, using ADHD as a model system.
- Compare and contrast emotional dysregulation from mania, including presentation, course, and treatment.
- Examine the relationship between learning disorders and ADHD.
- Describe adult ADHD and discuss the controversies surrounding its diagnosis and treatment.
- Examine the legal issues involved in treating individuals with ADHD and related disorders.
- Describe the problems associated with treatment non-adherence and provide strategies to improve adherence in the clinical setting.
Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
March 18-20, 2022
PROGRAM AGENDA
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2022
8:00 – 8:10 AM Introduction
Joseph Biederman, MD, Timothy E. Wilens, MD, David H. Rubin, MD
MODULE TOPIC: OVERVIEW OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
8:10 – 8:30 AM Diagnosis & Assessment in Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Joseph Biederman, MD
8:30 – 8:50 AM Implications of Psychiatric Genetics for Psychopharmacology
Stephen V. Faraone, PhD
8:50 – 9:10 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Panelists: Joseph Biederman, MD & Stephen V. Faraone, PhD
MODULE TOPIC: ADHD AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
9:10 – 10:00 AM ADHD and its Treatment Across the Life Cycle
Joseph Biederman, MD
10:00 – 10:20 AM Substance Use Disorders: Part I
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
10:20 – 10:40 AM Substance Use Disorders: Part II
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
10:40 – 11:10 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: David H. Rubin, MD
Panelists: Joseph Biederman, MD & Timothy E. Wilens, MD
11:10 – 12:10 PM Break
MODULE TOPIC: MOOD DISORDERS AND EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION
12:10 – 12:30 PM Juvenile Depression
David H. Rubin, MD
12:30 – 12:50 PM Illuminating the Black Box: Antidepressants, Youth and Suicide
David H. Rubin, MD
12:50 – 1:10 PM Juvenile Mania
Janet Wozniak, MD
1:10 – 1:30 PM Differentiating Unipolar vs. Bipolar Mood Disorders in the Young
Janet Wozniak, MD
1:30 – 1:50 PM Schizophrenia & Pharmacological Approaches to Pediatric Mania
Janet Wozniak, MD
1:50 – 2:05 PM Break
2:05 – 2:25 PM Distinguishing Emotional Dysregulation from Mania
Joseph Biederman, MD
2:25 – 2:55 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Panelists: Joseph Biederman, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD & David H. Rubin, MD
2:55 – 3:55 PM Ask the Experts
Moderator: David H. Rubin, MD
Joseph Biederman, MD, Timothy E. Wilens, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD
3:55 PM Adjourn
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2022
8:00 – 8:05 AM Introduction
Joseph Biederman, MD
MODULE TOPIC: OCD, ANXIETY DISORDERS, TOURETTE’S, PANDAS AND ASD TRAITS
8:05 – 8:25 AM Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Erica Greenberg, MD
8:25 – 8:45 PM Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Erica Greenberg, MD
8:45 – 9:05 AM Tourette’s Disorder & Tics
Erica Greenberg, MD
9:05 – 9:25 AM PANDAS
Erica Greenberg, MD
9:25 – 9:45 AM Are Autistic Traits Clinically Meaningful?
Joseph Biederman, MD
9:45 – 10:15 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Joseph Biederman, MD
Panelist: Erica Greenberg, MD
10:15 – 10:30 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION
10:30 – 10:50 AM Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Young Adults: Education & Psychological Testing
Aude Henin, PhD
10:50 – 11:10 AM Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Young Children
Aude Henin, PhD
11:10 – 11:30 PM Using Psychological Assessment to Inform Treatment
Aude Henin, PhD
11:30 – 12:00 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Joseph Biederman, MD
Panelists: Erica Greenberg, MD, Aude Henin, PhD
12:00 PM Adjourn
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022 ADHD DAY
8:00 – 8:05 AM Introduction
Joseph Biederman, MD, Timothy E. Wilens, MD
MODULE TOPIC: DIAGNOSIS AND UNDERPINNINGS OF ADHD
8:05 – 8:25 AM Definitions and Overview of ADHD
Joseph Biederman, MD
8:25 – 8:45 AM Genetics of ADHD
Stephen V. Faraone, PhD
8:45 – 9:05 AM Neuroimaging and ADHD
John Gabrieli, MD
9:05 – 9:25 AM Diagnosis of Adult ADHD
Joseph Biederman, MD
9:25 – 9:55 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Panelists: Stephen V. Faraone, PhD, Joseph Biederman, MD, John Gabrieli, MD
9:55 – 10:10 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC: TREATMENT OF ADHD
10:10 – 10:30 AM Treatment of ADHD with Stimulants I Pediatrics
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
10:30 – 10:50 AM Treatment of ADHD with Stimulants II Adults
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
10:50 – 11:10 AM Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD Across the Life Span: Nonstimulants
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
11:10 -11:30 AM The Serious Problem of Non-Adherence to Treatment in ADHD and Ways to Mitigate it
Joseph Biederman, MD
11:30 – 12:00 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Stephen V. Faraone, PhD
Panelists: Joseph Biederman, MD & Timothy E. Wilens, MD
12:00 – 1:00 PM Break
MODULE TOPIC: EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND LEARNING DISORDERS
1:00 – 1:20 PM CBT & Psychosocial Treatments in ADHD
Aude Henin, PhD
1:20 – 1:40 PM ADHD & Education
Aude Henin, PhD
1:40 – 2:00 PM Functional Outcomes in ADHD and the Critical Importance of Treatment to Mitigate Them
Joseph Biederman, MD
2:00 – 2:30 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Panelists: Joseph Biederman, MD & Aude Henin, PhD
2:30 – 2:45 PM Break
MODULE TOPIC: ADDRESSING COMORBIDITIES OF ADHD
2:45 – 3:05 PM ADHD, Tics and Tourette’s Disorder
Erica Greenberg, MD
3:05 – 3:25 PM Comorbidity of ADHD with Substance Use Disorders and Associated Risk Management Issues
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
3:25 – 3:45 PM Management of ADHD in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Joseph Biederman, MD
3:45 – 4:05 PM ADHD, PTSD & TBI
Joseph Biederman, MD
4:05 – 4:35 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Joseph Biederman, MD
Panelists: Erica Greenberg, MD, & Timothy E. Wilens, MD
4:35 PM Adjourn
Available Credit
- 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 17.50 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 17.50 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 17.50 Social Workers
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 17.50 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D 90787-2
- 17.50 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 17.50 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 17.50 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
Price
Planners
Joseph Biederman, MD
Thomas J. Spencer, MD
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Jane Pimental, MPH
David H. Rubin, MD, reviewer
Susan E. Sprich, PhD psychologist reviwer
Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure
It is the policy of McLean Hospital that faculty and providers disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity. McLean Hospital has established policies in place that identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity.
Resolution of Conflict of Interest (COI)
McLean Hospital has implemented a process to resolve COI for each CME activity. In order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance and ensure that the content is aligned with the interest of the public, McLean Hospital has resolved the conflict by External Content Review.