COURSE OUTLINE

Friday, October 24, 2008

8:00 Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits
8:30 Welcome
- Andrew F. Leuchter, M.D.
8:45 Bipolar Disorder vs. ADHD in Children: A Diagnostic Challenge
- Mark DeAntonio, M.D.
9:30 Current and Potential Future Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
- John M. Ringman, M.D.
10:15 Break and Exhibits
10:45 Impulse Control Disorders
- Timothy Fong, M.D.
11:30 Frequently Overlooked Treatments for Mental Illness in Women
- Victoria Hendrick, M.D.
Luncheon Plenary Session- Presented by the Friends of the Semel Institute
12:15 Couples Therapy in Different Stages of Life
- Walter Brackelmanns, M.D.
1:30 Small Group Sessions
- 1. Drug-Drug Interactions
- - Charles Reynolds, Pharm.D., B.C.P.P.
- 2. Management of Sleep Disorders Across the Lifecycle
- - Frisca Yan-Go, M.D.
- 3. Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy
- - Victoria Hendrick, M.D.
- 4. Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
- - Robert Suddath, M.D.
- 5. Treatment of Depression in Adolescents
- - James McCracken, M.D.
2:30 Break and Exhibits
3:00 Small Group Sessions
- 6. The Nature of ADHD in Adults: Symptoms and Impairments
- - Alan Green, M.D.
- 7. Integrating Technology into Psychiatric Practice
- - John Luo, M.D.
- 8. Medicine and Medical Strategies for First Episode Schizophrenia
- - Stephen Marder, M.D.
- 9. New Developments in Management of Fibromyalgia
- - Andrew F. Leuchter, M.D.
- 10. Body Dysmorhpic Disorder
- - Jamie Feusner, M.D.
4:00 Adjournment

Saturday, October 25, 2005

8:00 Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits
8:30
- Psychopharmacology Update
- 11. Psychopharmacology of Substance Abuse
- - Karen Miotto, M.D.
- Small Group Sessions
- 12. Psychological Approaches to the Treatment of Chronic Pain
- - Jennifer Pike, Ph.D.
- 13. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment of Insomnia
- - Sarosh Motivala, Ph.D.
9:30
- Psychopharmacology Update
- 14. Can Pharmacogenomics Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders?
- - Mark Frye, M.D.
- Small Group Sessions
- 15. Clinical Consultation on Psychopharmacology of Substance Abuse
- - Karen Miotto, M.D.
- 16. Treatment of OCD and Tourette's Syndrome in Adults and Children
- - Adam Lewin, Ph.D.
10:30 Break and Exhibits
11:00
- Psychopharmacology Update
- 17. The Difficult Lives of Bipolar Patients
- - Michael Gitlin, M.D.
- Small Group Sessions
- 18. Clinical Consultation on Pharmacogenomics in Mood Disorders
- - Mark Frye, M.D.
- 19. Asperger's Syndrome in Children – New Findings
- - Jeffrey J. Wood, Ed.D.
Luncheon Plenary Session
12:00 Positive Life Changes After Stress
- Julie Bower, Ph.D.
1:15
- Psychopharmacology Update
- 20. New Findings in Treatment of Schizophrenia
- - Alex Kopelowicz, M.D.
- Small Group Sessions
- 21. Clinical Consultation on Psychotropic Medications in Pain Control
- - Thomas B. Strouse, M.D.
- 22. When Does an Aging Parent Become Incompetent?
- - Aaron Kaufman, M.D.
2:15
- Psychopharmacology Update
- 23. SAM-E: Update on the Role of Methylation in Depression
- - Bruce Kagan, M.D., Ph.D.
- Small Group Sessions
- 24. Clinical Consultation on Treatment of Schizophrenia
- - Alex Kopelowicz, M.D.
- 25. Self Defeating Behavior
- - Mark Goulston, M.D.
3:15 Break and Exhibits
3:30
- Psychopharmacology Update
- 26. Psychotropic Medications in Pain Control
- - Thomas B. Strouse, M.D.
- Small Group Sessions
- 27. Clinical Consultation on SAM-E for Depression
- - Bruce Kagan, M.D., Ph.D.
- 28. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
- - Gerald Tarlow, Ph.D.
4:30 Adjournment