Throughout the year Promises participates in conferences and develops continuing education* workshops to benefit the professional community. We also offer recovery retreats.
Upcoming Events
July 23, 2010 – Bethesda, Maryland
"An Inside Look, Working With The Resistant Eating Disorder Patient and The Pharmacological Treatments for Addictive Disorders" with Dr. David Sack and Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt.
at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda MD 20852
"An Inside Look, Working With The Resistant Eating Disorder Patient" and "The Pharmacological Treatments for Addictive Disorders" with Dr. David Sack and Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt.
Eating disorders and addictive disorders often go hand in hand.
This workshop will provide information and guidance on state of the art treatments, as well as information on the identiļ¬cation of co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Topics include treatment resistance, FDA approved treatments for drug and alcohol dependency, and a review of novel treatments currently in development. This workshop will equip professionals with the most current approaches on treatment of these disorders, from a medical, psychological, and pharmacological perspective.
Learning Objectives
1. To identify three psychiatric illnesses frequently overlooked and/or undertreated in patients with eating disorders; and to gain knowledge of useful screening tools which assist in the comprehensive assessment of patients with eating disorders.
2. To gain insight into a self-psychology based, psychodynamic approach for the treatment resistant eating disordered patient.
3.To describe three functions of exposure therapy in the treatment of individuals with eating disorders.
4. To understand the use of FDA approved treatments for alcohol dependency, opiate dependency, and nicotine dependency.
5. To review novel treatments in development for cocaine and psychostimulant dependency.
6. To present the value of current treatments in the context of other non-pharmacology treatments for substance abuse and dependency.
"Improving outcomes and reducing suicide risk in patients with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders" and "Biological strategies for treating Cocaine dependency." The Houston Council on Alcohol and Drugs.
Objectives
1. To understand the epidemiology of co-occurring disorders
2. To identify specific risk factors in relapse in patients with co-occurring disorders
3. To learn specific strategies that improve clinical outcomes in patients with co-occurring disorders
4. Identify specific risk factors for suicide in patients with substance use disorders
5. Learn strategies for managing suicidal risk in patients with substance use disorders
Synopsis
More than 30% of patients with substance use disorders experience co-occurring disorders. Patients with co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses have between 3 to 12 times the risk of relapse compared with patients with substance abuse disorders alone. Patients with alcohol and drug dependency exhibit suicide rates comparable to major psychiatric disorders such as Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. The relationship of suicidal behavior to the temporal course of substance dependency has received increased attention and specific strategies for evaluating and managing this risk will be discussed.
"An Inside Look, Working With The Resistant Eating Disorder Patient" and "The Pharmacological Treatments for Addictive Disorders" with Co-Host and Co-Presenter Wendy Oliver Pyatt, MD.
Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD
The goal of this course is to provide a meaningful foundation for understanding treatment resistant eating disorders. Practical methodologies for applying the foundation to treatment resistant eating disorders will be provided, with case examples given. Participants will exit the course with a broader fund of knowledge as to the underlying issues which oftentimes exacerbate an eating disorder, with tools to apply which can lead to more positive outcomes.
1. Participants will identify 3 psychiatric illnesses frequently overlooked and/or under- treated in patients with eating disorders; and will gain knowledge of useful screening tools which assist in the comprehensive assessment of patients with eating disorders.
2. Participants will gain insight into a self-psychology based, psychodynamic approach of the treatment resistance eating disordered patient.
3. Participants will be able to describe 3 functions of exposure therapy in the treatment of individuals with eating disorders.
David Sack, MD
To understand the use of FDA approved treatments for alcohol dependency, opiate dependency and nicotine dependency To review novel treatments in development for cocaine and psychostimulant dependency. To present the value of current treatments in the context of other non-pharmacology treatments for substance abuse and dependency.
1. Participants will understand the use of FDA approved treatments for alcohol, opiate, and nicotine dependency.
2. We will review novel treatments in development for cocaine and psychostimulant dependency.
3. We will present the value of current treatments in the context of other non-pharmacology treatments for substance abuse and dependency.
CE Broker Tracking #20-238332 CEUs: 4 Continuing Education Units
Disciplines Eligible: Psychologists, School Psychologists, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, Nurses, Midwives, Dietitians
Council of Licensed Midwifery, Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition, Florida Board of Psychology, Florida Office of School Psychology, Florida Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Dr. Carol L. Clark is an approved provider of continuing education for the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider #50-550, expires 10/09; and for the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, Provider #50-550, expires 3/11. This course has also been approved by the Florida Board of Psychology, the Florida Office of School Psychology, the Florida Council of Licensed Midwifery, and the Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition.
