Continuing Medical Education

CME Credits
The Massachusetts Psychiatric Society is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Our program brochures indicate the credits allocated to our programs.

MPS CME Committee

Chairs: Dr. Daniel Carlat and Dr. Larry Lifson

CME Programs Feedback and Planning

We value your feedback concerning our educational programs. If you have suggestions for future programs or comments on current programs, we would be pleased to hear from you.  All feedback/proposals/suggestions for CME programs should be forwarded to the Chairs of the CME Committee.

For new CME program proposals, use the the following MPS documents:
MPS Planning Document
MPS Faculty Disclosure Form

Proposals can be made by individual members/member teams or can be submitted by the Chairs of MPS Interest Groups and Committees.

Please complete this document as far as you can with the information you have already available.  For sections where information is pending, please note this on the form with any comments on the availability of the information - timing/source.

The planning proposal document should be emailed to the Chairs of the CME Committee with a copy to jkealey@psychiatry-mps.org.  Or, it can be faxed to the MPS office for the attention of the CME Chairs 781-237-7625.

For additional information on CME programs or dates of forthcoming CME Committee Meetings, please contact the MPS CME Coordinator, Julie Kealey, at jkealey@psychiatry-mps.org or 781-237-8100, x212.

19th Annual Psychopharmacology Update - November 15, 2008
View Dr. Carl Salzman's presentation
View Dr. David Morin's presentation
View Dr. Donald Goff's presentation
View Dr. David Osser's presentation
View Dr. Anthony Jackson's presentation
View Dr. David Harnett's presentation
Q&A with the speakers

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Workshop with Dr. Robert Goisman - December 1, 2008
CBT Bibliography
Recommended textbooks
Cognitive Therapy of Depression by Aaron Beck
Cognitive Therapy of the Emotional Disorders by Aaron Beck
Websites
Academy of Cognitive Therapy www.academyofct.org
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies www.abct.org  
These websites offer many resources including "Find-a-therapist" listings by city and state, which can be useful in trying to locate a CBT-trained practitioner in a given community.

American Psychiatric Association (APA) and Online Resources

• APA practice guidelines
• APA practice of psychiatry
• APA schedule of events

Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)CME Including Online Resources