Continuing Education for Medical Professionals



The cost of continuing education is included in the professional registration fee. Please register as a Professional and you will be eligible to receive CME credits.
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CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
  
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Accreditation Statement:  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education (UMMS-OCME) and Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). The UMMS-OCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement: The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other: Other professionals will be eligible for 19.5 continuing education hours from the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Certification: All those who sign in on each day attended and complete a course evaluation will receive a certificate of credit.  Each person should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

CME Inquiries: For all CME certificate inquiries, please contact the UMMS-OCME registrar at (508) 856-1671 or 877-234-1673

Intended Audience:  Physicians and Nurses.

Course Objectives: See objectives for each session on the Registration Form
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Sessions Approved for Medical CMEs:
  • Thursday, November 10, 2011

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

  •  TA4: Beyond Medication: Adjunctive Treatments for Adults with ADHD (3 CMEs)
     TA5: Pharmacotherapy of ADHD (3 CMEs)
     TA6: An Update on Neuroscience Research on ADHD: Implications for Diagnosis & Treatment (3 CMEs)

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

  •   TB1: Teaching Emotional Self-Regulation in Teens with ADHD (3 CMEs)
      TB5: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult ADHD in Primary Care Settings: US and Canadian Perspective (3 CMEs)
      TB6: A New Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment to Enhance Executive Function in Adults (3 CMEs)

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.   OPENING KEYNOTE

 TG1
: Understanding and Meeting the Challenges of Transitional Aged Youth (1.5 CMEs)

Friday, November 11, 2011

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.  KEYNOTE

 FG1: I Used To Suffer From ADHD, Now I Just Have It (1.5 CMEs)

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

  FBRI: Research Symposium I: Part 1. Qualitative Interviewing to Characterize Trajectory of Outcomes from Childhood to Adulthood; Qualitative Interviewing and Brain Imaging from Infancy to Adulthood; Part 2. MRI Imaging and Brain Development:  Assessment of Contributing Factors from Infancy to Adulthood (1.5 CMEs)

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  •    FC2: Is the ADHD in Asperger’s Syndrome Different from "Normal" ADHD? (1.5 CMEs)
       FC5: Adult ADHD Toolkit: Making Exam Room Decisions for Diagnosis & Treatment of ADHD (1.5 CMEs)
       FC7: New Medication Strategies (1.5 CEs)

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

   FD3: Complimentary and Alternative Treatments for Pediatric ADHD (1.5 CMEs)
   FD6: Interpretation of Clinical Trials: The Lack of Evidence That Medication is Effective is Not Evidence of a Medication Being Ineffective (1.5 CMEs)
   FD8: Associated Disorders Commonly Seen with ADHD (1.5 CMEs)

Saturday, November 12, 2011    

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Closing Keynote

   SG1: ADHD: Gift or Curse (1.5 CMEs)

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

   SBRII: Research Symposium II: Part 1. The 1000 Connectomes Project; Part 2. Translational Research to Enhance Cognitive Control (1.5 CMEs)

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

   SC1: Assessment & Treatment of Executive Function Deficits in Adults with ADHD (1.5 CMEs)
   SC3: How to Make the Psychological Evaluation Process a Powerful Tool (1.5 CMEs)
   SC5: The Importance of Cognitive Rigidity and Parent-Child Interaction when Diagnosing and Treating Complex Cases of ADHD with Anxiety, Atypicality, and/or Externalizing Behavior Disorders (1.5 CMEs)
  SC9: STRESS! Why The Brains of Students with Learning Disabilities/ADHD are At Risk and What You Can Do About It--NOW! (1.5 CMEs)

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

   SD2: Dietary Sensitivities and ADHD Revisited (1.5 CMEs)
   SD5: Ask the Expert (1.5 CMEs)
   SD8: Sleep Disorders and Eating Disorders:  Why They are Both Commonly Seen with ADHD (1.5 CMEs)

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