1 Paseo del PradoEdinburg, TX 78539

For more information on this conference, or any of our upcoming conferences, please call the DHR Office of Continuing Medical Education at (956) 362-3240 or email to mari.torres@dhr-rgv.com or v.moncada@dhr-rgv.com.

November 3-4, 2017 Edinburg Conference Center at RenaissanceEdinburg, TX

November 3-4, 2017Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance / Edinburg, TX

Behavioral MedicineConference

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINECONFERENCE

9th Annual International

9th Annual International

- AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM

- CE UNITS for Social Workers & Professional Counselors- TCOLE Training Hours for Law Enforcement- NURSING Contact Hours- Includes One Ethics Credit

Earn Up To:

VENUEEdinburg Conference Center at Renaissance118 Paseo Del Prado, Edinburg, TX 78539

Doctors Hospital at Renaissance proudly meets the federal definition of a “physician-owned hospital” (42 CFR § 489.3). As required by law, a list of the hospital’s physician owners and investors is available at www.dhr-rgv.com.

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The 9th Annual International Behavioral Medicine Conference is designed to help realize Doctors Hospital at Renaissance’s vision of addressing our community’s health needs while eliminating the need to seek health care services outside of our region. The content covers the difficult issues of behavioral health management in clinical practice, and the frequent and perplexing disorders where psychiatric illness presents as physical disease.

The program is designed for Primary Care Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Advance Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Allied health professionals, Nurses, and Law Enforcement Officials who have direct patient care.

Global Learning Objectives:- Recognize current trends in the use of synthetic drugs - Identify treatment approaches for a range of issues in mental health, behavioral health, addictions and co-occurring disorders- Recognize current advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Accreditation Statement: Doctors Hospital at Renaissance is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Doctors Hospital at Renaissance designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation of the activity.

Ethics Statement: Legal Issues in Psychiatry has been designated for 1 credit of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Texas Nursing Association Accreditation: Doctors Hospital At Renaissance Health System is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association – Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Robert S. Bob Bennett, BA. MA.JD.: Robert S. Bennett is a former federal prosecutor and a leading member of the defense bar. Bob is renowned in his field as an exceptional trial lawyer who has handled numerous highest profile cases and has represented corporations and individuals, including corporate directors, in criminal, civil, SEC enforcement, and congressional matters. He was President Clinton’s personal lawyer in the Paula Jones case, and he represented New York Times reporter Judith Miller in the CIA leak investigation.

Matthew Brams, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Division of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. He also serves as Founder and Principle Invetigator at Bayou City Research, Inc in Houston, Texas.

Erwin Chiquete, M.D., PhD: Department of Neurology Internal Medicine Moleculr Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas Y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran. (The Salvador Zubiran National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition)

Pratap R. Chokka, M.D., PhD: Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Grey Nuns Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founder and CEO, Chokka Center for Integrative Health, Clinical Professor, Psychiatry University of Alberta, Alberta Canada

Leslie Citrome, M.D.: Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences New York Medical College Valhalla, New York.

Jon Grant, M.D.: Professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago.

Rakesh Jain, M.D.: Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Midland, Texas.

Saundra Jain, MA, Psy D, LPC: Adjunct Clinical Affiliate University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Austin, Texas, Executive Director, Mental Health Aerobics Project, Austin, Texas

Dilip Jeste, M.D.: Director, Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care, Director, UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging Estelle and Edgar Levi Chair in Aging, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry & Neurosciences

Richard Kogan, M.D.: Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical Center, Co-Director of the Medical Center’s Human Sexuality Program; and Artistic Director of the Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program.

Roger McIntyre, M.D.: Professor Division One: Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems, University of Toronto, Head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.

Charles Nemeroff, M.D.: Chairman of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Director of Center on gaining, Chief of Psychiatry at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Chief of Psychiatry of University of Miami Hospital, Associated Director-MD/PhD Program, Leonard M. Miller Professor at Miami, Florida, Texas.

Robert Post, M.D.: Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington School of Medicine, Washington D.C. Head, Bipolar Collaborative Network, and former Chief of the biological psychiatry branch of NIMH, in Bethesda, MD.

Charles Raison, M.D.: Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families; Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.

Steven Saklad, PharmD, BCCP: Clinical Professor of Pharmacotherapy, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.

Manuel Sanchez De Carmona, M.D.: President of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. Mexico

William Sauve, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Medical Director, Greenbrook TMS NeuroHealth Centers Charlottesville, Virginia

Rajesh Tampi, M.D.: Professor of Psychiatry at case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale University. Vice Chairman for Education and Faculty Development, Residency Program Director and the Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at Metro Health, Cleveland, Ohio

Sumer Verma, M.D.: Clinical Associate Professor, Department of psychiatry, Boston University. Director Geriatric Psychiatry Education and Fellowship Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA

Thomas Weiss, M.D.: Researcher and Principle Investigator in Psychiatry on more than 200 clinical trials in the geriatric and adult populations at Radiant Research, San Antonio, Texas

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY

AGENDA

12:15 PM Lunch

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

7:30 PM

Friday, November 3, 2017

Registration and Exhibits

Management of Treatment-Refractory Depression: The Art and The Science

Inflammation and Mood Disorders: Implications for Disease Modeling, Disease Modifications and Treatments in Psychiatry

Break and Exhibits

The Mircobiota Meets the Mind: Mental Health in the Age of Bugs

Cannabanoids Natural vs. Synthetic and Medicinal vs. Drug Abuse

Break and Exhibits

Music and Mental Health: Gershwin George

Day 1 Close

Charles Nemeroff, M.D.

Roger McIntyre, M.D.

Charles Raison, M.D.

William Sauve, M.D.

Richard Kogan, M.D.

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

7:45 AM - 8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Registration and Exhibits

OPENING REMARKS

Numbers Needed to Treat and Numbers Needed to Harm

End Of Depression: Let’s Talk about Prevention

BREAK

Jose Igoa, M.D., & Noel Oliveira, M.D.

Leslie Citrome, M.D.

Pratap R. Chokka, M.D., PhD

10:15 AM

11:15 AM

Time Dementia Track Wellness Track Bipolar Track

BREAKOUT SESSION 1

Managing Dementias: Current ApproachesSumer Verma, M.D.

DEMENTIA UpdateRajesh Tampi, M.D.

Walk the Walk: Practical Wellness Tips for Busy CliniciansSaundra Jain, MA, Psy D, LPC

Secrets of Successful Living: Resilience, Wisdom & LifestyleDilip Jeste, M.D.

Patients with Bipolar Disorder from the U.S. are more ill from Europeans: What we can do about itRobert Post, M.D.

Bipolar UpdateManuel Sanchez De Carmona, M.D.

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Time Neuro Track Meds Track Behavioral Track

BREAKOUT SESSION 2

Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Diagnosis and ManagementErwin Chiquete, M.D., PhD

AUTISM UpdateMatthew Brams, M.D.

Pharmacologic Meds for Psychiatric Care Steven Saklad, PharmD, BCCP

Benzodiazepines-Honestly Examining The Good And The Bad From These MedicationsRakesh Jain, M.D.

Abuse And ViolenceThomas Weiss, M.D.*

ObsessiveCompulsive DisorderJon Grant, M.D.

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Break and Exhibits

Depression, Anxiety and Heart Disease

Legal issues in Psychiatry

CLOSING REMARKS

Aldo Suarzez, M.D.

Robert S. Bennett, BA. MA.JD.NOEL OLIVEIRA MD

Speaker and topics subject to change.