Presented by Claudia Mosier, PsyD, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The LGBTQ+ Communities in the United States are varied and diverse. Psychopharmacology has been used in the past in unethical, unconscionable ways to attempt to change LGBTQ+ people to fit a cisgender heterosexual presentation. This history, and other factors create…
Presented by Robert M Foltz, PsyD and Kenneth Fogel, PsyD, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Psychotropic medications are commonly used across psychological disorders and across the lifespan. Indeed, more people are on more psychotropics today than ever before. To further complicate this issue, many individuals are taking multiple medications to…
Presented by Lynette Pujol, PhD, MSCP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In prescribing to patients as a rule of thumb, it is often useful to remember the “Rule of Thirds.” Specifically, 1/3 of patients treated will have a complete remission of symptoms; 1/3 of patients will have a partial remission; and…
Presented by George Kapalka, PhD, MS, ABPP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page While prescribing medications to children and adolescents is sometimes necessary and beneficial, prescribers often encounter pediatric patients who have been placed on multiple medications, sometimes in excessive doses. The widespread use of medication as the first choice for a…
Presented by Anthony Ragusea, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This presentation will focus on the history and current status of the prescriptive authority legislative movement in Pennsylvania. 2022 was the first year Pennsylvania introduced a prescriptive authority bill, but the history of this effort goes back decades. I…
Presented by Muneer Ali, D.O. Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In this presentation Dr. Muneer Ali will provide an overview of pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in Psychiatry and its potential benefits. He will cover the history and progression of PGx, and explore studies demonstrating improved medication selection and efficacy, as well as…
Presented by Anthony Tranchita, Ph.D., MSCP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The focus of this presentation the role Prescribing Psychologists can serve a role in addressing underserved areas, specifically rural Native American communities. We will explore how Prescribing Psychologists can help mitigate health disparities by addressing limited access to routine mental…
Presented by Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page A skill of particular importance for prescribers of psychotropic medications is to prevent, identify, and effectively manage patient side effects. Psychotropic medications have the potential to produce myriad side effects that can adversely impact patient compliance and treatment…
Presented by Amy Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv, MSCP, ABPP, FACHP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Substance use disorders are growing at an alarming rate in the United States. Psychopharmacologically treating addiction is already difficult in mono-diagnosis SUD patients. However, many patients with substance abuse disorders have poly-substance use disorders or have accompanying…
Presented by David Shearer, PhD, MSCP and Bret Moore, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In the United States and internationally, major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the top 10 most debilitating illnesses. Moreover, a sizeable portion of patients either do not respond to commonly used psychotropic medications…
Presented by Braden Berkey, PsyD, CSE Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Healthcare providers, including those focused on metal health, receive little if any training on human sexuality. Sex is addressed it is in terms of dysfunction and diagnosis, and only when clients present specific concerns and symptoms. Clinicians are not prepared…
Presented by Dr. Stephanie JW. Ford & Kayla N. Wass, BA This program was recorded on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The prevalence of neurocognitive disorders in America continues to grow. In the United States of America 6.5 million individuals will be diagnosed with a major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s Disease (Alzheimer’s Association,…