Week 3A: Psychiatry for Family Physicians

Confirmed date and Location: July 27-31, 2009, Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville

Our 9:00 to 12:15 seminar is sold out, but we are now offering an afternoon session running from 1:00 to 4:15 p.m.

Overview:

This seminar is designed to help family physicians develop the skills necessary to deal with common psychiatric problems. The focus will be on issues applicable to the primary care setting. Two topics per session will be presented, focusing on clinically relevant material and pragmatic approaches to these problems. The sessions will involve problem-based learning, and group participation and interaction will be actively encouraged.

Topics:

Approach to Psychotherapy; Strategies for Dealing with the Difficult Patient; Approach to Depression; Approach to Bipolar Disorder; Somatizing: What Every Family Doctor Needs to Know; Depression in the Medically Ill; Approach to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Approach to Panic Disorder; Approach to Eating Disorders; Approach to the Suicidal Patient; Use of the DSM Multi-Axial System in Filling out Insurance Forms.

Faculty:

Jon Davine, MD, CCFP, FRCP(C) is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, with a cross appointment in the Department of Family Medicine. He has taught courses in behavioural sciences to family medicine residents as well as family physicians in the community. He is the CME Director for the Department of Psychiatry at McMaster University.

Accreditation:

This course meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for 15 MAINPRO-C credits. This educational program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada, and has been accredited for 15 MAINPRO-M1 credits. This educational program is approved as an Accredited Group Learning Activity under Section 1 of the Framework of CPD options for the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, for a maximum of 15 hours. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. This educational program is designated for a maximum of 15 hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.