The goal of this activity is to provide mental health professionals with strategies to assess nonadherence, develop treatment regimens, and increase monitoring to improve adherence and outcomes in patients with schizophrenia.

No one embarks on a health care career intending to harm patients. But much too often, patients die or suffer injuries from the care they receive. In this course, you’ll learn why becoming a student of patient safety is critical for everyone involved in health care today. First, you’ll learn about the human and financial toll of medical error around the world. Next, you’ll learn the basics of the psychology of error and try your hand at identifying unsafe acts in real health care cases. ...

This activity will provide participants with an understanding of the metabolic risks associated with antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs and how to monitor and protect patients from them.

Needs Assessment This year’s conference on psychotic disorders has been designed to respond to areas of need as identified through past conference evaluations and annual needs assessment surveys of participants. The program is knowledge and experience-based and designed to update participants on important new approaches to the treatment of psychotic disorders and clinical high-risk states. Program content will address educational or practice gaps in the areas of: • Pharmacologic trea...

Clinicians consulting with teachers and families are increasingly challenged by students with complex behavioral issues. As a result, therapists desire discriminating skills and tools to identify the basis of these complexities. Is the behavior a result of neuropsychological limitations in sensory processing or a manifestation of social and emotional experiences? Traditionally, models of intervention have isolated these two features, as separate contributions of functional performance, whic...

This symposium will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to strengthen healthcare competencies associated with a wide spectrum of common and important medical conditions encountered in the primary care setting. Expert faculty will explain recent advances, discuss emerging treatments and address compelling issues.