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Psychopharmacology | Risk Management | Psychotherapy


Psychopharmacology Courses

Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) - The Trip That Never Ends
Speaker: Steven Locke, MD, DLFAPA
CME Credit: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. Steven Locke’s lecture at the MPS 34th Annual Psychopharmacology Update on Saturday, November 4, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Differential Diagnosis and Psychopharmacology Treatment of Mania with Psychosis, Schizoaffective disorder, and Schizophrenia
Speaker: David N. Osser, MD
CME Credit: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. David Osser’s lecture at the MPS 34th Annual Psychopharmacology Update on Saturday, November 4, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Cannabis Use in Adults
Speaker: Kevin P. Hill, MD, MHS
CME Credit: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. Kevin Hill’s lecture at the MPS 34th Annual Psychopharmacology Update on Saturday, November 4, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Treatment of Agitation in Patients with Mania or Schizophrenia
Speaker: Sean Stetson, MD
CME Credit: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. Sean Stetson’s lecture at the MPS 34th Annual Psychopharmacology Update on Saturday, November 4, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Treatment of Substance Use Disorder During Pregnancy and Postpartum Period
Speaker: Edwin Raffi, MD, MPH
CME Credit: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. Steven Raffi’s lecture at the MPS 34th Annual Psychopharmacology Update on Saturday, November 4, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Anxiety and PTSD: Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care
Speaker: David N. Osser, MD
CME Credit: 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. David Osser’s lecture at the MPS Psychiatry for the Primary Care Physician conference on Saturday, April 29, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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36th Annual Psychopharmacology Update - conference in full
The Massachusetts Psychiatric Society is pleased to offer the 36th Annual Psychopharmacology Update online giving you convenient access to the same trusted experts, evidence-based updates, and high-impact sessions you rely on each year.

Each year the psychopharmacology update course chair and co-chair review feedback from the previous year including suggestions for topics of interest.  Also, the organizers have extensive experience consulting with psychiatrists who have psychopharmacology questions and become aware of prescribing issues that are not well understood by practitioners.  From these sources a set of presentations was developed.


The program begins with an appraisal of new and newer drugs in psychopharmacology. A second speaker focuses on schizophrenia, understanding the role of muscarinic cholinergic system in its etiology and treatment.  This is followed by a speaker describing bipolar disorders across pregnancy and the postpartum. The program then continues with a discussion on the treatment of insomnia secondary to major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety in adults. There is also a discussion on integrating focal psychotherapy interventions into routine pharmacotherapy. The final lecture is on the topic of neuromodulation. The program ends with questions and answers on any topic in psychopharmacology with a panel of the day’s speakers. Click here to REGISTER


Risk Management Courses

Substance Use Disorders: Approaches to Managing Alcohol and Opioid Use
Speaker: Grace Chang, MD, MPH
CME Credit: 1.0 (RM) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. Grace Chang’s lecture at the MPS Psychiatry for the Primary Care Physician conference on Saturday, April 29, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Living in a Post-ESP World: What’s new in the State Behavioral Health Roadmap?
Speaker: Curtis Wittman, MD
CME Credit: 1.0 (RM) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. Wittman’s lecture at the MPS Annual Risk Avoidance & Risk Management conference on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Technology in Practice: Update on Risk Management
Speaker: Denise Neal, RN
CME Credit: 1.0 (RM) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Ms. Neal’s lecture at the MPS Annual Risk Avoidance & Risk Management conference on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Provider Wellness, Impairment, & Physician Health Services
Speaker: Mark Albanese, MD
CME Credit: 1.0 (RM) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. Albanese’s lecture at the MPS Annual Risk Avoidance & Risk Management conference on Saturday, March 11, 2023..
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Risk Management & the Board of Registration in Medicine
Speaker: Andrew Hyams, JD
CME Credit: 1.0 (RM) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Mr. Andrew Hyams’ lecture at the MPS Annual Risk Avoidance & Risk Management conference on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Managing Malpractice: A Lifetime of Lessons
Speaker: Thomas Gutheil, MD
CME Credit: 1.0 (RM) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Dr. Gutheil’s lecture at the MPS Annual Risk Avoidance & Risk Management conference on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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Risk Management Considerations for Substance Use Disorders
Speakers: Olivera Bogunovic, MD and Mary Rockas, MD, MBA
CME Credit: 1.0 (RM)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This enduring material is the audio and text from Drs. Bogunovic and Rockas' lecture at the MPS 2023 Risk Avoidance & Risk Management Conference on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
This lecture is intended for psychiatrists who did not participate in the live conference.
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2026 Risk Avoidance & Risk Management conference - in full
The Massachusetts Psychiatric Society is pleased to offer the 2026 Risk Avoidance & Risk Management conference online giving you convenient access to the same trusted experts and high impact sessions you rely on each year!

This year, topics addressed will include: Dr. Thomas Gutheil reviewing major issues relevant to general risk management and fielding participant risk management questions; Dr. Kritika Kulkarni will discuss violence risk assessment and management in the psychiatric patient; Dr. Rohn Friedman will discuss implications of the American Law Institute’s restatement for medical malpractice and general psychiatric practice; President Jhilam Biswas will provide guidance on issues facing our field in 2026 due to regulatory, economic, and political circumstances; Dr. Matthew Lahaie will discuss privacy, privilege and HIPAA as it pertains to psychiatric practice; Dr. Christopher Myers will discuss the forensic and correction mental health system of the state and issues related to working with judicially and correctional system involved patients; Dr. Margarita Abi Zeid Daou will discuss vicarious trauma for clinicians and the importance of self-care; and Dr. Samia Osman will review an approach to collaborative safety planning for the suicidal and self-injurious patient; finally, Dr. Douglas Brennan will discuss practical firearm safety for the mental health professional. Please consider joining us for this tremendous line up of speakers while fulfilling your risk management credit requirement for licensure. Click here to REGISTER

 


Psychotherapy Courses

None available at this time.

 


Online webinar from the Massachusetts Medical Society is available at the MMS website:
Psychological First Aid: Healthy Recovery Now and in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

Click here to check out other online courses offered by the Massachusetts Medical Society

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