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Aggression and Violence in Children and Adolescents
Save the Date -- Saturday, December 8, 2007
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LOCATION CHANGE! Symposium will be held at DuVal Auditorium inside University Medical Center
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
DuVal Auditorium in the University Medical Center
1501 N. Campbell Avenue
Tucson, Arizona
Sponsored By:
The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry
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Description
Target Audience
Educational Objectives
Needs Assessment
Speakers
Schedule
Registration and Tuition
Location
Accreditation
Registration Form
Description
This year’s event will focus on aggression and violence in children and adolescents. The day long program highlights presentations by a variety of child and adolescent mental health care specialists, including MDs, a PhD, Social Worker and Counselor. Each presentation will include a 10 minute Q & A session.
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Target Audience
This symposium is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians (psychiatrists, pediatricians, neurologists, family and general practitioners), nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors and school personnel who care for children and adolescents.
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Educational Objectives
In the goal to ultimately improve patient care, attendees will be able to:
• Evaluate the neuroscience, taxonomy and psychopharmacology for treating maladaptive aggression
• Discuss diagnostic and treatment considerations, associated with anxiety and depression
• Analyze the impact of bullying and school violence
• Review behaviors, risk factors and possible treatment strategies for young murderers
• Identify effective intervention strategies for various age groups
• Recognize consequences of exposure to violence
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Needs Assessment
This year’s topics were chosen in response to recent multiple incidents of school violence, suggestions from past course participants, faculty perception of significant issues in treatments, environmental factors, and review of current trends in literature regarding clinical decision-making and patient care.
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Speakers
Keynote Speaker:
Hans Steiner, MD
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Human Development
Stanford University School of Medicine
Director, Center for Psychiatry and the Law
Palo Alto, CA
Harinder S. Ghuman, MD
Professor, Clinical Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Jaswinder K. Ghuman, MD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Pediatrics
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Denise Hausler, MC, LPC
Director, Child and Family Services
Casa de los Ninos, Tucson, AZ
Joanna Katsanis, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychiatry and Psychology
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Timothy A. Musty, MSSW, LCSW
School Social Worker, Tucson Unified School District
Clinical Lecturer, Psychiatry
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Thomas Reichenbacher, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychiatry and Pediatrics
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
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Schedule
8:00– 8:20 |
Registration and Sign-in |
8:20 – 8:30 |
Welcome
Harinder Ghuman, M.D. |
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Maladaptive Aggression in Children and Adolescents: Neuroscience and a New Taxonomy
Q & A
Hans Steiner, MD
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9:40 – 10:20
10:20 - 10:30
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Diagnostic Considerations
Q & A
Thomas Reichenbacher, MD |
10:30 - 10:40 |
Break |
10:40 - 11:20
11:20 - 11:30
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Bullying and Aggression in School
Q & A
Tim Musty, MSSW, LCSW
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11:30 - 12:05
12:05 - 12:15
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Children and Adolescents who Murder
Q & A
Harinder S. Ghuman, MD |
12:15 – 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
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Early Interventions in Preschool Children
Q & A
Jaswinder K. Ghuman, MD |
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Psychosocial Interventions in School-age Children & Adolescents
Q & A
Joanna Katsanis, PhD
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2:40 – 2:50 |
Break |
2:50 – 3:30
3:30 - 3:40 |
Children and Adolescents’ Exposure to Violence
Q & A
Denise Hausler, MC, LPC |
3:40 - 4:30
4;30 - 4:40 |
Psychopharmacology of Maladaptive Aggression
Q & A
Hans Steiner, MD |
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Adjourn |
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Registration and Tuition
CME/CE credit, course materials, coffee breaks, and lunch are included with paid tuition fee. See Registration Form for details on applicable fee. The tuition fee increases by $25, after November 19, 2007.
Make checks payable to: The University of Arizona Foundation.
Absolutely no refunds. No refunds will be issued for non-attendance. Substitutions accepted.
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting: uapsycon@email.arizona.edu or (520) 626-1392. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
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Location
Kiewit Auditorium is located on the Arizona Health Sciences Center campus, inside the Arizona Cancer Center, at 1515 N Campbell Ave.
From Speedway and Campbell: Go north on Campbell Ave, turn west into the University Medical Center (UMC) entrance. At the “Visitor Parking Garage,” to the south, free parking is available. From the parking garage, walk north, past the main entrance to the hospital. The Arizona Cancer Center and Kiewit Auditorium are located in a separate building from UMC, on the northeast side of the hospital’s main entrance.
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Accreditation
MEDICINE: The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
NURSING: This activity, for 7 contact hours, has been approved by the Arizona Nurses’ Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
PSYCHOLOGY: This program is co-sponsored by the Arizona Psychological Association (AzPA) and the University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. The Arizona Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. AzPA maintains responsibility for this program. 7 hours of Arizona category 1 credit may be earned.
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Registration Form
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