The Scientific Program Committee of APA's Institute on Psychiatric Services is introducing a new format this year—full- and half-day Immersion Courses. According to Scientific Program Chair Stephen Goldfinger, M.D., these courses are being added in response to requests from attendees for more intensive learning opportunities in areas relevant to improving their patient-care knowledge and skills.
Each course provides a rare opportunity to spend an extended period with nationally recognized experts and become immersed in new and practical areas of cutting-edge clinical approaches to patient care. Attendees may earn certificates of participation/certification for most of these courses. When offered at other conferences, many of these courses have fees equivalent to those for the entire institute.
The Immersion Courses will be taking place throughout the meeting. Seating capacity is limited to the size of the room, and availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. Preregistration is required for course 4, and only course 7 has a registration fee because it includes meals. Further details about these courses are posted at<www.psych.org/IPS> under “Scientific Program.”
Thursday, October 8
9 am-4 p.m.
Course 1: Basic Concepts in Administrative Psychiatry
American Association of Psychiatric Administrators
Co-Directors: Barry K. Herman, M.D., M.M.M., Douglas M. Brandt, M.D., M.M.M. Faculty: Arthur Lazarus, M.D., M.B.A., Shivkumar Hatti, M.D., M.B.A., David Nace, M.D., Alan Axelson, M.D., Robert Atkins, M.D., M.P.H.
Friday, October 9
8 a.m.-Noon
Course 2: Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry
Director: Carl I. Cohen, M.D. Faculty: Barry Reisberg, M.D., Gary Kennedy, M.D., Barry Gurland, M.D., Kimberly Williams, M.S.W.
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Course 3: Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Psychosis: Translating Techniques Into Service
Director: Michael Garrett, M.D. Faculty: Page Burkholder, M.D., Peter Weiden, M.D., Yulia Landa, M.D., David Kimhy, Ph.D.
Saturday, October 10
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Course 4: Buprenorphine and Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Co-Directors: John A. Renner Jr., M.D., Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A. Faculty: Ricardo Restrepo, M.D., Edwin Salsitz, M.D., Eric Strain, M.D.
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Course 5: Advances in Psychopharmacology
Director: Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D. Faculty: Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D., Terence Ketter, M.D., Charles DeBattista, M.D., D.M.H., Jeremy Coplan, M.D.
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Course 6: “Instant Psychopharmacology”: An Overview for the Nonmedical Mental Health Clinician
Director: Ronald Diamond, M.D.
Sunday, October 11
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Course 7: Clinical Approaches to Working With People Who Are Homeless and Have Mental Illnesses: Challenges and Rewards
Co-Directors: Stephen M. Goldfinger, M.D., Hunter L. McQuistion, M.D. Faculty: Carol Caton Ph.D., Ellen Berkowitz, M.D., Deborah Dennis, M.A., Kenneth Duckworth, M.D., Dillon Euler, M.D., Josephine Mokonogho, M.D., Richa Pathak, M.D., Yvonne Perret, M.A., M.S.W., Ezra Susser, M.D., Suzanne Wagner, M.S., L.M.S.W., Andrea White, M.S.W., Van Yu, M.D. ▪
