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Agenda
Free Public Presentation – Thursday Evening, November 16, 2023 at 6:00 PM
(No CME Credit Offered for this Presentation)
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New Hope for Treatment of Depression: Finding Novel Therapies that Work
Michael E. Thase, M.D.
Learning Objective: Identify newer treatments for depression and examine their potential for improving outcomes.
 
UofL ShelbyHurst Conference Center, Founders Union Building
Registration from 5:30-6:00 PM ET
Public Presentation from 6:00-6:45 PM ET
Questions and Answers from 6:45-7:00 PM ET

Professional Conference – Friday, November 17, 2023 (CME and Continuing Education Credits Offered)
Morning Session:
7:45-8:20 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:20-8:30 AM
Welcome, Rif El-Mallakh, M.D.    

8:30-9:20 AM
New Therapies for Depression: Is Help Really on the Way
Michael E. Thase, M.D.

9:20-9:45 AM
---Break---

9:45-10:35 AM
Interpersonal Psychotherapy: It’s Global Reach
Myrna Weissman, Ph.D.

10:35-11:25 AM    
Menarche, Menopause, and Mood: An Exploration of Mood Disorders in Women During the Teenage and Perimenopausal Years
Jennifer van Lunteren Wood, M.D.

11:25 AM–12:00 Noon
Panel Discussion
Drs. Thase, Weissman, Wood, and El-Mallakh

Noon-1:00 PM
---Lunch---

Afternoon Session:
1:00 -2:30 PM
Workshop I (See Schedule below; Participants choose one workshop for each time slot [1-2:30 PM and 2:50-4:20 PM])
    
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression, Distress, and Loneliness
Jennifer Mootz, Ph.D., New York Psychiatric Institute (with Myrna Weissman, Ph.D.)

Putting the Best Together: A Comprehensive Method of Care for Difficult-to-Treat Depression
Michael E. Thase, M.D.

Understanding the Role of Childhood and Adult Trauma in the Development and Treatment of Depression
Becky Antle, Ph.D.

2:30-2:50 PM
---Break---

2:50-4:20 PM
Workshop II

Strategies for Reducing Suicide Risk Across the Lifetime
Stephen O’Connor, Ph.D.

Depression and Cognition: A Two-way Street
Ben Schoenbachler, M.D.

Living Well with Life-altering Illnesses
Kate Adelstein, Ph.D., ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC

4:20-4:30 PM
Course evaluation

4:30 PM
Conference adjourns

Course Director
Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Kolb Endowed Chair for Outpatient Psychiatry
Director
University of Louisville Depression Center
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Course Planning Committee
David A. Casey, MD
Professor and Chair, John J. and Ruby B. Schwab
Endowed Chair in Social, Community, and Family Psychiatry
University of Louisville Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Rif El-Mallakh, MD
Professor and Interim Director
University of Louisville Depression Center
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Laura Burchfield
Administrative Associate
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Carol Wahl
Administrative Associate
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Faculty
Katharine Adelstein, Ph.D., ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
University of Louisville School of Nursing
Director
Nurse Practitioner Training Program in Psychiatry
University of Louisville

Becky Antle, Ph.D.
Professor
Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work and Family Science
University of Louisville

Jennifer Mootz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry)
Columbia University
Research Scientist
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene/New York State Psychiatric Institute

Stephen O’Connor, Ph.D.
Chief of the Suicide Prevention Research Program
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Division of Services and Intervention Research
National Institutes of Mental Health

Ben Schoenbachler, M.D.    
Associate Professor
Director, Outpatient Clinic
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Michael E. Thase, M.D.    
Professor and Director of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer van Lunteren Wood, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Myrna Weissman, Ph.D.    
Diane Goldman Kemper Family Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Mailman School of Public Health
Co Chief, Division of Translational Epidemiology and Mental Health Equity
New York State Psychiatric Institute

Learning Objectives
1. Identify proposed mechanisms of action and potentials of newer treatments for depression.
2. Describe a comprehensive method for evaluating and managing difficult-to-treat depression.
3. Recognize the core principals of interpersonal psychotherapy, identify the evidence for its effectiveness, and give examples of the diverse and wide-spread applications of this treatment method.
4. Identify major biological, neuroendocrine, and psychosocial influences on mood disorders in women during the teenage and perimenopausal years and recognize how these influences can impact treatment outcome.
5. Describe key findings from recent research on suicide risk and how these findings can be used to enhance evaluation and treatment of patients with risk for suicide.
6. Identify core methods for assessing and treating cognitive impairment in mood disorders and mood disturbances in dementia.
7. Detail evidence-based treatment strategies for depression related to trauma.
8. Describe mood symptoms and evidenced-based interventions for improving coping and promoting well-being in patients with life-limiting illnesses.
9. Detail evidence-based treatment strategies for depression related to trauma.

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education office designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 7.5 continuing education credits through University of Louisville Hospital, provider number 4-0068-12-24-1346. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Completion criteria to obtain CE's: Attend entire session and complete the evaluation.

Psychology - Credit has been applied for with the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology. Determination of credit is pending.

Social Work - This course has been approved for 6.25 Kentucky Board of Social Work credits - Approval Number: KBSW 2023107.

Marriage and Family Therapists - Credit has been applied for with the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT). Determination of credit is pending.

Licensed Professional Counselors - Credit has been applied for. Determination of credit is pending.

Accreditation
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


Special Services
All individuals are encouraged to participate. To request disability arrangements, please contact Laura Burchfield at least 14 days prior to the date of this program. Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.

Brochure
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Registration

Public Presentation - Thursday Evening, November 16, 2023 (No CME Credit Offered for this Presentation) 5:30-7:00 PM
Registration for this event is free.

Registration for this event is now closed. You may still attend by registering at the program welcome desk.

Professional Conference – Friday, November 17, 2023 (CME and Continuing Education Credits Offered)
Registration Options and Fees
1. UofL Physician, Nurse, Resident, Fellow  0
2. UofL Resident, Fellow, Student     0
3. All Others   $135

Registration for this event is now closed. You may still attend by registering at the program welcome desk.

Note: 10 scholarships have been made available for each co-sponsor. Please contact Laura Burchfield to determine your eligibility.

Refund Policy
Requests for cancellation must be submitted to cmepd@louisville.edu on or before Friday, November 3, 2023. Requests received on or before Friday, November 3, 2023 will receive a full refund less a $25 processing fee. No refund will be given for requests received after Friday, November 3, 2023.

Disclosure
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the Office of CME&PD, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its accredited educational activities. All Planners, faculty, reviewers, and other persons that affected the content of this CME activity were required to submit a financial disclosure form from which relevant conflicts of interest were determined. If any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies were disclosed, the materials each of them prepared for this program (or influenced) were peer-reviewed and determined to be without ineligible company bias, were considered fair and balanced in terms of therapeutic options, and presented evidence-based content. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated prior to this activity.

Learner Consent Statement
Names or contact information of learners will not be shared with any ineligible company or its agents without the explicit consent of the individual learner.

Acknowledgment
We thank our supporting companies for their participation in the the Depression Center Conference 2023: Advances in Biological and Psychosocial Treatments for Mood Disorders conference. A final listing of supporters and exhibitors will be available at the meeting.