Topics in Mental Health for Primary Care Providers 2016

Topics in Mental Health for Primary Care Providers 2016 is a Pacific Coastal Cruise Conference Round-trip Seattle, Washington.

Key Topics

• Consequences and prevention of Substance Abuse and Addiction
• Overview of substance use disorders (addiction) and diversion: epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis and pharmacological and pharmacokinetic properties of commonly used substances
• Pharmacotherapy for Substance use Disorders - Ethanol, Nicotine, and Opioids
• Psychosocial treatment for substance use disorders; Readiness for substance use treatment; Stages of Change Model and Motivational Interviewing
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and the long-term effects of pre-natal alcohol exposure
• Managing patients with dual diagnosis (patients with mental health issues and substance use disorders)
• Clinical presentation, diagnosis, assessment and psychosocial treatment of major depressive disorder
• Clinical presentation, diagnosis, assessment and psychosocial treatment of anxiety disorders
• Pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder
• Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders
• Better strategies for identification and management of Dual diagnosis (patients with mental health issues and SUDs)
• Substance Use Disorder – a review of up-to date, standardized and precise measuring tools for identifying SUD and the patient’s readiness for treatment
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and the long-term effects of pre-natal alcohol exposure

Who should Attend

• Nurses
• Primary Care Physicians
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Psychologists
• Physician Assistants