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17th annual

Psychiatric-Mental Health Update 2008

Evidence-Based Practice in Psychiatric/Mental Health Caregiving

What last year's participants said

Very informative for people that work with mental health clients.
The conference met my expectations and has gone far beyond.
Tmely topics pertinent to practice in community and inpatient settings.
Powerful speakers, presenter’s very knowledgeable.
The speakers did a great job with timing.
Both theoretical and practical information.
Good variety of topics.
Loved having panelists with dual diagnosis and see their success.
As usual, this was a well-organized and informative program. I always look forward to coming to Columbia for this conference.

Nov. 7

Peachtree Banquet Center
Columbia
Directions and map

Conference cost

Full day registration

$119 pre-registration
$139 on-site registration
$89 student rate

Afternoon only, autism spectrum disorders

$50
Pre-registration
$60
On-site

The purpose of this one-day conference is to provide a forum for mental health professionals to increase their knowledge base and competence in caring for individuals with mental illnesses. The focus of the Annual Psychiatric/Mental Health Update continues to be team-based and multidisciplinary, and it targets providers in both acute and community-based settings. This year’s event focuses on Evidence-Based Practice including treatment programs for PTSD and Autism Spectrum Disorders, the recent implementation of Assertive Community Treatment programs in Missouri, a psychopharmacology update on Clinically Significant Drug Interactions, and an afternoon devoted to Autism Spectrum Disorders.

In order to sufficiently address the assigned topic and enhance audience participation, the planning committee has selected four of the most pressing topics facing mental health providers, and allowed each speaker more time to discuss the topic.

Target audience

Staff nurses
Clinical nurse specialists
Nurse practitioners
Nurse educators
Nurse managers
Social workers
Psychologists
Substance abuse counselors
Certified counselors
Nursing home administrators

Agenda

7:30 a.m.
Check-in

Continental breakfast
Visit Health Sciences Center Bookstore display and exhibits

8:15 a.m.
Welcome and introductions

Shirley Farrah PhD, RN-BC, Assistant Dean, Nursing Outreach, MU Sinclair School of Nursing

8:30 a.m.
Evidence-Based Psychiatric Treatment

Cheryl Hemme, MD, Director, Behavioral Health Service Line, Harry S. Truman Veterans Administration Hospital and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, MU School of Medicine
This session will include the role of evidence-based treatment in psych/mental health practice, and what it means to you and your patients. Evidence-based treatment of PTSD will be used as a specific exemplar.
Objectives
- Explore the pitfalls of evidence-based practice in psych/mental health.
- Determine how our practice compares to recommended best practices.
- Evaluate treatment options when no evidence-based treatment options exist.
- Discuss the evidence behind the recommended treatment of PTSD.

9:45 a.m.
Beverage break

Visit exhibits

10 a.m.
Recognizing and Managing Clinically Significant Drug Interactions in Psychiatry

Beth M. Hall, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Manager, Department of Pharmacy, Fulton State Hospital, Fulton
This presentation will provide the participant with information related to the identification and management of psychiatric drug interactions. The various types of drug interactions will be explained. Practical strategies to manage drug interactions will be discussed. Emphasis will placed on medications used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety disorders.
Objectives
- Identify clinically relevant psychiatric drug interactions, including drug-drug interactions and drug-disease interactions.
- Manage psychiatric drug interactions safely and effectively.
- Identify which interactions are contraindicated and should be avoided.

11:30 a.m.
Stretch break

11:35 a.m.
Implementing Assertive Community Treatment in Missouri

Virginia Selleck, PhD, Clinical Director, Department of Mental Health, Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, Jefferson City and a Registered Nurse TBD
This session will provide an overview of the essential ingredients of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and will report on the implementation of this Evidence-Based Practice in Missouri’s 6 teams. The multidisciplinary team approach is critical to ACT’s success. A practicing ACT nurse will describe the role of the nurse on the team, and will discuss the opportunities the practice provides for reaching clients who are often underserved in typical practice settings.
Objectives
- Describe the essential features of ACT and how it differs from practice as usual.
- Outline the specific role of nursing on the team, including opportunities and challenges involved in this community practice.
- Identify where ACT is provided in Missouri, and how to get access to these services.

12:30 p.m.
Hosted luncheon

1:30 p.m.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs): Diagnosis, Intervention, and Support

Janine Stichter, PhD, Professor, Department of Special Education and Associate Director, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri, Columbia
Micah Mazurek, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology and Assistant Director of Clinical Services, MU Assessment and Consultation Clinic, University of Missouri, Columbia
This session will begin with a discussion of ASD diagnoses, including common characteristics and symptoms. The remainder of the session will focus on evidence-based interventions and support strategies for working with individuals with ASDs.
Objectives
- Discuss the diagnostic criteria for ASDs.
- Describe current evidence-based instructional and behavioral interventions for individuals with ASDs.

2:45 p.m.
Refreshment break

3 p.m.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (continued)

4:15 p.m.
Adjourn

Registration

Online
Registering online is now available.
Mail
Nursing Outreach
S266 School of Nursing Building
Columbia, MO 65211-4120
Fax
573-884-4544

Lodging

A block of rooms at the special rate of $89 has been reserved until Oct, 19, 2008 at the Courtyard by Marriott Columbia, 3301 Lemone Industrial Boulevard, Columbia, MO 65201. After this date, rooms will be on a space available basis only. To make reservations, please call 573-443-8008. Be sure to ask for the MU NURSING CONFERENCE room block. Participants are responsible for making their own reservations and guaranteeing reservations with a credit card

CE credit

Nurses
University of Missouri-Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Up to 6.2 contact hours will be awarded to all individuals who attend the offering, complete the evaluation form and are paid in full. Provider Number 710-IV.
Social work
0.567 CEUs (5.67 contact hours) have been approved from the University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Social Work.
Psychologists
6.2 contact hours have been approved from the Missouri Psychological Association. The program is co-sponsored by the Missouri Psychological Association (MOPA) and the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. MOPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. MOPA maintains responsibility for the program (for psychologists). Non-MOPA members must submit an additional $35 fee directly to MOPA for their CE. This is not an MU Sinclair School of Nursing policy. It is a MOPA policy. This money goes directly to MOPA.
Substance abuse counselors
Missouri Institute of Mental Health is a cosponsor of this program. 6.2 contact hours have been approved by the Missouri Substance Abuse Professional Credentialing Board (MSACCB), Inc. for this training.
Certified counselors
6.2 contact hours have been approved from the MU Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology which is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines. NBCC: #4296..
Nursing home administrators
6.5 PC hours have been approved for nursing home administrators through the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators. TA#073-909.

ADA

The University of Missouri complies withe the guidelines set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have special needs as addressed by the ADA and need special assistance with this or any portion of the learning process, please notify us as soon as possible. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your needs.

Taping

Taping by attendees is not allowed at any educational activities sponsored by Nursing Outreach .

Registration cancellation and substitution

We understand that circumstances may arise that require you to cancel or send a substitute. If you cancel your attendance five or more working days before the conference, your registration fee will be refunded, less a $25 processing fee. You may send a substitute at any time. Please notify the Nursing Outreach office of any registration changes prior to the conference to ease the check-in process.

Program changes and cancellations

Nursing Outreach reserves the right to make changes in content and speakers, or to cancel programs if enrollment criteria are not met or when conditions beyond our control prevail. Every effort will be made to contact each enrollee if a program is cancelled. In the event of cancellation, registration fees are automatically refunded in full. The University of Missouri will not be responsible for any losses incurred by registrants including, but not limited to, airline cancellation charges or hotel deposits.

Certificates

A certificate of completion will be provided to all conference participants who attend the offering, complete the evaluation form and are paid in full. If you are not paid in full, your CE credit will be officially recorded upon receipt of payment. Lost certificates may be replaced through a written request to the Nursing Outreach office for a fee of $10 per certificate. We will need your name, last four digits of your social security number (or customer ID from the mailing label of your conference brochure) and the title of the conference you attended.

Tax deduction

Your expenditure for this activity may qualify you for a Lifetime Learning federal tax credit. Tax deduction information regarding continuing education expenses is available from the IRS or tax advisors (Treasury Regulation 1.162.5).

Updated 6/17/09

On this page

Target audience
Agenda
Registration
Lodging
CE credit
ADA
Taping
Registration cancellation and substitution
Program changes and cancellations
Certificates
Tax deduction

Planning committee

Jo Anne Benne BSN, RN, BS Ed, Nurse Manager, Columbia Regional Hospital, Columbia
Rebecca S. Carson, MSN, RN, Psychiatric Facilities Operations Coordinator, Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, Department of Mental Health, Jefferson City
Shirley J. Farrah PhD, RN-BC, Assistant Dean, Nursing Outreach, and Associate Teaching Professor, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
Sherry Lee, MSN, RN, Chief Nurse Executive, Fulton State Hospital, Fulton
Margy Mangini, MSN, RN, Quality Assurance Director, Division of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities, Department of Mental Health, Jefferson City
Annette H. McDonald, MS(N), APRN-CS, Adult Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse, and Assistant Director of Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, MU School of Medicine
Karen Y. Phillips, BSN, RN, Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT), Red Rock Behavioral Health Services PACT-RN, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Veneta Raboin, MS(N), RN, PMHCNS, Behavior Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, Columbia
Ellie Saitta, LCSW, ACSW, CEAP, Manager of Employee Assistance Program, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia
Alice Wondra, MS(N), APRN-BC, Adult Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse, Burrell Behavioral Health Central Region, Columbia