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14th Annual Santa Fe Psychiatric Symposium
June 25-27, 2008
Inn at Loretto
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Online Brochure (pdf format)

Make plans now to attend the 15th Annual Psychiatric Symposium June 24-26, 2009.

SPONSORED BY:

The University of Arizona
College of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
at the Arizona Health Sciences Center

IN CONJUNCTION WITH:

The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

The University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

About Santa Fe

Description/Target Audience
This symposium is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians (psychiatrists, family practitioners, general practitioners), nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, psychologists and other health care professionals. Each half-day will provide practical and clinically relevant information for day-to-day problems.

Needs Assessment
This year’s topics were selected based on suggestions from past course participants, faculty perception of significant issues in treatments and review of current trends in literature which reflect new emphasis in clinical decision-making and patient care.

Educational Objectives
In the goal to improve patient care, attendees will be able to:

  • Analyze metabolic risk related to antipsychotics and antidepressants
  • Identify pre-schizophrenia risk assessments for children and adolescents
  • Review topics related to cocaine abuse
  • Evaluate cognition enhancement in schizophrenia
  • Review the most recent treatment guidelines for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  • Examine behavioral psychopharmacology of dementia
  • Discuss the genetic basis of mood disorders
  • Define eating disorders diagnostic considerations and treatments
  • Describe incorporating case-based and measurement-based care.

About Santa Fe:
The country’s oldest and highest (7000 feet) capital city is also one of the great art and culinary centers, with a variety of museums, galleries, Indian Pueblos, shopping, and outdoor activities. June 26-29, 2008 is the Gala Opening weekend of the world-renowned Santa Fe opera season with Verdi’s Falstaff and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Make your plans early.
For tickets: www.santafeopera.org

Accreditation
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 12 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 12 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. TBA hours of Arizona category 1 credit may be earned.

Schedule

Wednesday, June 25, 2008  
  7:15 - 8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
  8:00 - 8:10 Introduction/Overview
  8:10 - 9:30

Metabolic Risk Related to Antipsychotics and Antidepressants
John W. Newcomer, MD

  9:30 - 9:40 BREAK
  9:40 - 11:00

Children and Adolescents at Risk for Pre-schizophrenia
Thomas H. McGlashan, MD

  11:00 - 11:10 BREAK
  11:10 -12:30 pm Cocaine Abuse
Thomas R. Kosten, MD
     
Thursday, June 26, 2008  
  7:15 - 8:00 am

Registration/Continental Breakfast

  8:00 - 9:20 Cognition Enhancement in Schizophrenia
Carol A. Tamminga, MD
  9:20 - 9:30 BREAK
  9:30 - 10:50 Guidelines for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Current Status
Alan J. Gelenberg, MD
 

10:50 - 11:00

BREAK
  11:00 - 12:20 pm Behavioral Psychopharmacology of Dementia
Pierre N. Tariot, MD
     
Friday, June 27, 2008  
  7:15 - 8:00am Registration/Continental Breakfast
  8:00 - 9:20 Genetic Basis of Mood Disorders
Francis J. McMahon, MD
  9:20 - 9:30 BREAK
  9:30 - 10:50 Eating Disorders
Joel Yager, MD
  10:50 - 11:00 BREAK
  11:00 - 12:20 pm

Case-Based and Measurement-Based Care
A. John Rush , MD

 

Symposium Co-Chairs

Alan J. Gelenberg, MD
Emeritus Professor, Psychiatry
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Distinguished Senior Scientist,
Madison Institute of Medicine, Inc.
Madison, WI

Samuel J. Keith, MD
Milton Rosenbaum Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM

A. John Rush, MD
Vice-Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences
Professor of Psychiatry
Betty Jo Hay Distinguished Chair in Mental Health
Rosewood Corporation Chair in Biomedical Science
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Invited Guest Speakers:

Thomas R. Kosten, MD
Jay H Waggoner Chair and Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Director, Division of Alcohol and Addictive Disorders
Baylor College of Medicine
Waco, TX

Thomas H. McGlashan, MD
Professor and Director Yale Psychiatric Institute
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Francis J. McMahon, MD
Investigator, Genetic Basis of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit
Porter Neuroscience Research Center
National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda, MD

John W. Newcomer, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Medicine
Medical Director, Center for Clinical Studies
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, MO

Carol A. Tamminga, MD
Chair in Brain Science, Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
Professor, Psychiatry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Pierre N. Tariot, MD
Research Professor, Psychiatry
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Geriatric Psychiatrist, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Phoenix, AZ

Joel Yager, MD
Professor and Vice Chair for Education and Academic Affairs
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM

Registration and Tuition
CME/CE credit, course materials, daily continental breakfasts and breaks are included with paid tuition fee. Complete the Registration Form and return it with payment (US funds only). Checks payable to: The University of Arizona Foundation.

Cancellations received in writing prior to May 20, 2008, will receive a refund, less a $50 administrative fee. Absolutely no refunds issued after this date.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the office, uapsycon@email.arizona.edu or (520) 626-1392. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Accommodations
This year’s symposium will be held at the Inn at Loretto (211 Old Santa Fe Tr, Santa Fe, NM, 87501), located in the heart of Santa Fe. The Inn is only a short stroll to the city’s famed galleries, museums, and the plaza. Guestrooms feature charming, Southwestern motif with Native American art adorning the walls. All rooms have dataports, coffee maker, CD player, pillow-top mattresses and goose-down pillows. Most rooms have balconies.
The special group rate ($219 per night single or double occupancy, plus tax), will be honored when you mention that you are attending the CME activity, “Annual Santa Fe Psychiatric Symposium.” The room block will be held until May 25, 2008. After this date, reservation requests will be accepted on a space-available basis. Reservations are to be made directly with the hotel by calling 800-727-5531. More information: www.innatloretto.com.

 

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