Sunday, June 10, 8:30am – 4:20pm
Monday, June 11, 8:30am – 2:15pm
Hotel Henry
444 Forest Avenue, corner of Rockwell Road and Cleveland Circle
Buffalo, NY 14213
Event Overview
The importance of early identification and intervention is vital to helping children have the best possible mental health outcomes. This free, in-depth training makes your practice better equipped to manage mild-to-moderate mental health concerns in children and youth.
Ideal for physicians, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians who work in pediatric and primary care settings
The agenda addresses topics such as ADHD, substance use, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and more
Ask questions, discuss concerns, and find answers that are important to your individual practice
Access ongoing guidance through a 12-week, hands-on, follow-up program that offers additional content and Q&A
Event Agenda
Hotel Henry, 444 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213 Sunday, June 10, 8:30am-4:20pmMonday, June 11, 8:30am-2:15pm
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
- Recognize the presentation, diagnosis, comorbidity, neurobiology, and current treatment options available for individuals with ADHD.
- Review risk factors, assessment, and treatment of Substance Use Disorders in childhood and adolescence including tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, opiates, and other drugs.
- Compare depression in youth and evaluate the treatment options for children and adolescents, including an assessment of the black box warning for SSRIs.
- Differentiate common anxiety disorders and describe their assessment and treatment.
- Define pediatric bipolar disorder and provide examples of effective evidence-based therapies.
Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in practices that provide primary care services to children and adolescents, including pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, and general medicine.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
McLean Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education. This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 11.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
