Date: 12/2/2009 - 12/4/2009
Course #: 02914250
Who should attend: psychiatry-neurology (PTM), psychiatry-adolescent (PTM), psychotherapy (PTM), child psychiatry, psychiatry-geriatric (PTM)
Tuition:

	3-Day Physician Fee	$1,245.00
	2-Day Physician Fee	$995.00
	3-Day Non-Physician Fee	$630.00
	3-Day Residents/Fellows Fee	$630.00
	2-Day Non-Physician Fee	$495.00
	2-Day Residents/Fellows Fee	$495.00
	Optional Day Physician Fee	$250.00
	Optional Day Resident/Fellow Fee	$135.00
	Optional Day Non-Physician Fee	$135.00

Location: Courtyard by Marriott Brookline, 40 Webster Street, Brookline, MA 02446
Director(s): Andrew Aldridge, MD|Robert M. Goisman, MD|Thomas Gutheil, MD|Lawrence E. Lifson, MD|Matthew Robinson, MD|Carl Salzman, MD|Russell G. Vasile, MD|Suzanna Zimmet, MD
Offered by: Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry



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Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education is presenting 3 days of diagnostic interview training. This course has been developed for psychiatrists preparing to take their oral board exam. The course is also relevant for other clinicians wishing to improve interviewing and problem solving skills.

In order to provide greater flexibility for attendees the 3 days of training are offered as two closely linked sub‑courses, which we advocate taking together. The schedule is as follows. On Wednesday, participants attend a series of lectures outlining skills and strategies fundamental to exam success. On the following Thursday and Friday, participants have the opportunity to practice mock exams in small groups and receive individual feedback from course faculty. Also, this course will prepare candidates for the newly introduced ABPN case vignette section, including information and sample written and video vignettes. Participation in this course is strongly encouraged for candidates preparing for Part II of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification Exam in Psychiatry.

OBJECTIVE

Wednesday Course Objectives:

• Outline efficient and effective preparation for the oral board exam.
• Teach candidates for Part II of the ABPN a biopsychosocial approach to comprehensive treatments, with special emphasis on psychopharmacology and medical conditions manifesting as psychiatric disorders.
• Address both the conceptual framework of DSM‑IV‑TR nosology and also specific diagnostic criteria for major categories of psychiatric illness.
• Provide exam candidates with useful methods for mastering their own test‑related anxiety.
• Demonstrations of Cultural Competence in the Board Exam. Thursday and Friday Course Objectives:
• Upgrade interview skills.
• Improve techniques for concise summary, presentation, and discussion of clinical data.
• Master newly introduced case vignette section of the ABPN.

Teaching methods include participation in, and observation of diagnostic interviews, live patient and videotaped examinations, and formal presentation of clinical data. Diagnostic interviewing skills are emphasized. Course conditions will simulate the setting of certification examinations in Psychiatry. Each participant will have the opportunity to do at least one case presentation based on a live patient interview and to undergo an intensive examination by one of our faculty. In most instances, it will be possible for a participant to be examined on additional private live patient interviews at an added fee (paid onsite) of $250 per interview. Thursday is a dress rehearsal for the Boards. Participants should wear professionally appropriate clothing.

In the unfortunate event you do not pass Part II of the ABPN after taking this course, you may take any of our future Part II ABPN courses presented by Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education at a 50% fee reduction.

These programs are supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant from OmegaBrite

Attendance Limited

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INTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEWING ‑ Board Review Course for Part II of the ABPN
The Courtyard by Marriott

WEDNESDAY
7:30 ‑ 8:15	Registration, Refreshments, and Welcome
8:15 ‑ 9:15	Preparing for Part II of the ABPN Exam Andrew Aldridge, MD
9:15 ‑ 10:45	Approaches to Comprehensive Treatments: Essentials of Psychopharmacology Carl Salzman, MD,David Creasey, MD, or Andrew Aldridge, MD Conceptual framework for demonstrating competence and safety in prescribing psychotropic drugs Work‑up of the patient before treatment Strategies for presentation of psychopharmacology information How to formulate a psychopharmacologic approach to the patient with: Schizophrenia, affective disorders, anxiety‑related disorders Selection of appropriate drugs, dose range, side effects, treatment augmentation, drug interactions
10:45 ‑ 11:00	Break
11:00 ‑ 12:15	Anxiety Management Skills Rosaura Cruz, PhD, Frank Dattilio, PhD or Robert M.Goisman, MD Role of Sympathetic Stimulation,Discovery of the Relaxation Response Lifestyle and Habit Factors: Caffeine and nicotine, alcohol, anti‑anxiety medication, role of cognitions Experiential Relaxation Exercise
12:15 ‑ 1:30	Break for Lunch
1:30 ‑ 2:30	DSM‑IV‑TR Russell G.Vasile, MD Overview Schizophrenic Disorders: Concept, specific criteria, type and course Mood Disorders: General classification system, specific criteria Personality Disorders:Definitions, comments, cluster A, B, and C Anxiety Disorders:Medical differential diagnosis, relationship of panic disorder and agoraphobia, specific criteria
2:30 ‑ 2:45	Break
2:45 ‑ 4:15	The Medical Aspects of the Board Exam in Psychiatry Raul Condemarin, MD Medical Conditions Presenting as Psychiatric Disorders Medical Complications of Psychiatric Illness The Mental Status Exam and Formulation Medical and Psychiatric Complications of Abuse of Substances
4:15 ‑ 5:15	Demonstration of Cultural Competence in the Board Exam David E. Creasey, MD Ethnopsychiatry Overview Conceptual Framework for Achieving and Demonstrating Multicultural Competence in Clinical Practice Issues in Multicultural Diagnostic Assessment Issues in Ethnopharmacology
5:15	Adjourn
THURSDAY
7:30 ‑ 8:00	Registration and Refreshments
8:00 ‑ 8:45	Strategies for Passing Part II of the ABPN Examination Thomas G. Gutheil, MD
8:45 ‑ 10:00	Demonstration Video Vignettes for New Audio‑Visual Portion of the Exam Suzanna Zimmet, MD
10:00 ‑ 10:15	Break
10:15 ‑ 11:30	Demonstration Live Patient Interview Examination Suzanna Zimmet, MD
11:30 ‑ 12:30	Break for Lunch
12:30 ‑ 1:45	Live Patient Interview and Exam (I)
1:45 ‑ 3:00	Live Patient Interview and Exam (II)
3:00 ‑ 3:15	Break
3:15 ‑ 4:30	Live Patient Interview and Exam (III)
4:30 ‑ 5:45	Live Patient Interview and Exam (IV)
5:45	Adjourn
FRIDAY
7:45 ‑ 8:00	Refreshments
8:00 ‑ 9:15	Organizing the Clinical Interview Andrew Aldridge, MD Candidate introduction Eliciting narrative from the patient Moving to directive questioning The mental status exam
9:15 ‑ 10:45	Demonstration Written Vignettes Suzanna Zimmet, MD
10:45 ‑ 11:15	Break
11:15 ‑ 12:30	Live Patient Interview and Exam (V)
12:30 ‑ 1:30	Break for Lunch
1:30 ‑ 2:45	Live Patient Interview and Exam (VI)
2:45 ‑ 3:00	Break
3:00 ‑ 4:15	Live Patient Interview and Exam (VII)
4:15 ‑ 5:30	Live Patient Interview and Exam (VIII)
5:30	Adjourn

ACCREDITATION

Physicians: Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of: Complete Course ‑ 23.25; 2‑Day Course ‑ 16; 1‑Day Course ‑ 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists: The Massachusetts Mental Health Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Massachusetts Mental Health Center maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

Nurses: Massachusetts Mental Health Center is approved by the Arizona State Nurses Association to offer continuing education credits to participants. The Two‑Day Course meets the criteria for 16 contact hours, the Optional Day Course meets the criteria for 7 contact hours, and the Complete Three‑Day Course meets the criteria for 23 contact hours.

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