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Fact or Fiction? Test Your Knowledge on Residual and Treatment-Emergent Symptoms in Major Depressive Disorder
Although major depressive disorder (MDD) has a profound impact on individuals, families, and society, it remains undertreated. There are currently more than 4 million US adults who are inadequately treated for MDD. Numerous studies show that antidepressant therapies are superior to placebo, but most adults with MDD do not achieve an adequate response with first-line pharmacotherapy. Inadequate response to antidepressant therapy is associated with greater medical morbidity, more hospitalization... |
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Psychiatry for Primary Care
There is evidence our population is suffering from diagnostic inflation and an excessive use of pills to treat the problems of everyday living. Psychiatric diagnosis can be challenging — with changing boundaries separating normality from a mental disorder. An accurate diagnosis can save a life; an inaccurate one can destroy a life.
Dr. Allen Frances, Chair of Task Force for DSM IV and vocal critic of DSM 5, will spend the morning exploring the nitty-gritty of common psychiatric disorders... |
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Therapy Tidbits – July/August 2019
Therapy Tidbits – July/August 2019 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the July/August 2019 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent bi-monthly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
TPE Audits Target High Volume Providers – Provides an overview of the Target, Probe and Educate (TPE) audit process and highlights the ways in which this process ma... |
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Writing, Publishing, and Social Media for Healthcare Professionals
A special program for healthcare professionals who want to advance their communication skills or get published
This unique 3-day course, among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, empowers physicians, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals to expand their visibility and influence in healthcare through traditional and new media. As an attendee, you will learn how to make the most of print, live, and online communication channels, and sharpen your ability to market y... |
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Mind Summer Institute on Neurodevelopment Disorders
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This activity is designed for health care professionals, educators, therapists, self-advocates and families/caregivers, including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, behavior therapists, licensed clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, special educators, general educators, and school administrators.
At the end of the activity, participants should be able t... |
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NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA DISCOVERY: CUSTOM LAND PROGRAM DOWN UNDER | Healthcare Perspectives from Down Under
Healthcare Perspectives from Down Under
CME/CE Lecture Seminars for Medical, Dental, Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals
This Seminar is planned for 15 Continuing Education Credit Hours
Seminar Overview/Statement of Purpose:
PES is fortunate to have dental and medical practitioners representing a variety of specialties participating in the CME/CE sessions. PES understands the importance of offering inter-professional healthcare education, allowing colleagues to gain cross-special... |
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WEST COAST CULINARY THEMED CRUISE: Medical/Dental Health and Well-Being Updates
West Coast Culinary Themed Cruise on Windstar: Medical/Dental Health and Well–Being Updates
San Diego to Vancouver on Windstar Star Breeze
May 5 – 15, 2020
Medical/Dental Health and Well–Being Updates
CME/CE Lecture Seminars for Medical, Dental, Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals
This Seminar is planned for 14 Continuing Education Credit Hours.
Seminar Overview/Statement of Purpose:
Healthcare practitioners in the United States are currently faced with the challenges ... |
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Therapy Tidbits – May/June 2019
Therapy Tidbits – May/June 2019 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the May/June 2019 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent bi-monthly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
Psychologists Face Denials, Delays in Testing Payments - Discusses the difficulties of receiving reimbursement following the update of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) ... |
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Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that reviews the current literature on the medical, legal, educational, occupational, and ethical aspects of marijuana.
In spite of the fact that more than half of the states in this country have enacted legislation legalizing marijuana in some fashion, the reality is that neither the intended “medical” benefits of marijuana nor its known (and as yet unknown) adverse effects have been adequately examined using con... |
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Counseling the Criminal Mind
Counseling the Criminal Mind is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE) course that examines the effects of mass incarceration and provides strategies for reducing criminal behavior.
When events such as mass shootings, acts of terrorism, and familicide occur, one question we might ask ourselves is: What goes through the mind of the perpetrator? In attempting to answer this question, this course will explore the many factors that lead to criminal behavior, including traumatic brain injury,... |
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The Herbert Benson, MD Course in Mind Body Medicine
COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF CARE
Mind body approaches such as meditation, yoga, tai chi, cognitive skills, lifestyle interventions and positive psychology now boast an impressive evidence base to support their ability to improve—and in some cases, prevent—stress-related illnesses, ranging from asthma to hypertension, functional bowel diseases and pain syndromes.
Whether you are a physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker or therapist, mi... |
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Bipolar Depression Across the Life Span: Enhancing Diagnosis and Management From Youth to Older Age
Bipolar disorder affects individuals of various ages, but the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes are not the same in all patient populations. Although bipolar disorder is most commonly diagnosed in early adulthood, about half of adults with the disorder experienced onset in childhood or adolescence.1 Up to 2 million US children and adolescents suffer from bipolar spectrum disorders.2 Childhood-onset bipolar disorder is associated with delayed diagnosis and a more severe course of illness. Bipo... |
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Updates in Neurology & Infectious Diseases 11-Night Japanese Explorer CME Cruise
Join us on a Japanese Explorer CME Cruise. Ports include: Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan ● Mt Fuji (Shimizu), Japan ● Osaka, Japan ● Kobe, Japan ● Kochi, Japan ● Fukuoka, Japan ● Busan, South Korea ● Aomori, Japan. |
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Updates in Ophthalmology & Cardiology 13-Night New Zealand CME Cruise
Sail through New Zealand roundtrip from Sydney, Australia, Ports include: Sydney, Australia ● Doubtful Sound (Scenic Cruising) ● Milford Sound (Scenic Cruising) ● Dusky Sound (Scenic Cruising) ● Dunedin, Port Chalmers, New Zealand ● Akaroa, New Zealand ● Wellington, New Zealand ● Tauranga, New Zealand ● Auckland, New Zealand ● Bay of Islands, New Zealand. |
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Clinical Pearls in Family Medicine & Practice Management 7-Night Eastern Caribbean CME Cruise
Sail roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale. Ports include: San Juan, Puerto Rico ● Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas ● Punta Cana, Dominican Republic ● Nassau, Bahamas. |
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Rheumatology & Pain Management 12-Night Royal Touch of Morocco CME Land Tour
Morocco, known as the land of the distant sunset, is bound to charm the most demanding of travellers. From storytellers to snake charmers, from Berber artists to contemporary fashion designers, the Kingdom of Morocco opens its heart to anyone who will listen. Join us in Morocco for a land tour and rheumatology & pain management CME conference. |
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Emergency Medicine & Managing Chronic Disease 10-Night South Africa CME Adventure
Join us on a bucket list trip to South Africa and enjoy CME focused on emergency medicine and chronic disease at the same time! |
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ENT and Dental Approaches to Head and Neck Conditions 10-Night Galapagos Islands CME Cruise
Join us in Quito & the Galapagos Islands for an "ENT and Dental Approaches to Head and Neck Conditions" CME conference. |
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Updates in Endocrinology & Gastroenterology 7-Night Qatar, Bahrain & The UAE CME Cruise
Sail roundrtrip from Dubai and sail through Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE. |
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Update in Women’s Health & Imaging 14-Night Antarctica CME Cruise
No other destination can elicit the sense of excitement and adventure as Antarctica. The most unspoilt and remote place left on Earth, this is the ultimate journey of a lifetime. Join us for an "Update in Women’s Health & Imaging" onboard the Celebrity Eclipse. |
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Pearls in Family Medicine & Practice Management 10-Night Southern Caribbean CME Cruise
Sail from Fort Lauderdale roundtrip and enjoy CME focused on family medicine and practice management. Ports include: Half Moon Cay, Bahamas ● Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos ● Amber Cove, Dominican Republic ● Kralendijk, Bonaire ● Willemstad, Curacao ● Oranjestad, Aruba. |
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Rheumatology, Osteoporosis & Medical Cannabis 7-Night Southern Caribbean CME Cruise
Sail roundtrip from San Juan, Puerto Rico and enjoy CME focused on rheumatology, osteoporosis & medical cannabis. |
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Clinical Pearls in Family Medicine & Pain Management 9-Night Tropical Costa Rica CME Adventure
Only four places in the world boast an ecosystem so unique that it produces a cloud forest, and Costa Rica is one of them. Join us for a 9-night CME adventure through Costa Rica. |
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It Starts with a Signal: Understanding Pain, Addiction, and Treatment
The number of opioid related deaths in the US is on the rise and health care providers often struggle finding a balance between prescribing guidelines and the individual needs of patients with acute and/or chronic pain. It's imperative that clinicians seeing patients with pain are knowledgeable about acute and chronic pain pathways and underlying mechanisms so that they may appropriately assess and manage pain.
However, it can be difficult and daunting to evaluate patients with chronic pai... |
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Opioid Use Disorder in Special Populations: Making Recovery a Goal
The opioid epidemic is ravaging many parts of the United States, resulting in drug overdose deaths emerging as the leading cause of injury death. The 2015 statistics from Health and Human Services on human and economic costs were staggering, reporting that 12.5 million people misused prescription opioids that year, resulting in $78.5 billion in economic costs. Yet the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA)'s National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol Abuse and Related Condit... |
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Fatal Attraction: Why are Opioids so Addicting?
Early in the opioid crisis, physicians were the principle source of opioid use and abuse due to overprescribing, often leading to patients storing leftover prescriptions at home and friends or family members finding and using these leftovers. Unfortunately, simply restricting opioid prescriptions is not an effective strategy in a culture that has wildly available and accessible drugs of abuse available.
Opioids are the most addicting drugs of abuse; they interact with the brain's pleasure ... |
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The Role that Gender Plays in Pain Perception, Treatment, and Addiction
Studies have shown that gender plays an important role in pain, pain perception, and opioid use. Women are more likely to gain access to opioids through their medical treatment. Not only are women prescribed opioids more often than men (53% vs. 46%), but this number increases with age. Often there is a lack of attention to underlying causes of opioid use disorder (OUD), particularly past sexual or emotional trauma, which can put women at a significantly higher risk for addiction and relapse. G... |
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Providing the Right Expectations: Understanding the Pathophysiology of Pain
It can be difficult and daunting to evaluate patients with chronic pain, as the nervous system is complex and knowing which type of pain the patient is experiencing – neuropathic, nociceptive, or nociplastic – is the best guide for where clinicians should focus their treatment choices; the fact that there is no clinical way to diagnose sensitization only adds to the difficulty. It’s important for clinicians to think of what the actual mechanisms of a medication are and how to use them in... |
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Understanding the Big Picture of Pain and Pain Assessment
Statement of Need
The number of opioid related deaths in the US is on the rise and health care providers (HCPs) often struggle finding a balance between prescribing guidelines and the individual needs of patients with acute and/or chronic pain. It’s imperative that clinicians seeing patients with pain are knowledgeable about acute and chronic pain pathways and underlying mechanisms so that they may appropriately assess and manage pain.
Biopsychosocial assessment tools such as PEG (Pai... |
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Emotional Regulation: Teaching Children Calm
Emotional Regulation: Teaching Children Calm is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that provides strategies and techniques for helping children navigate their emotions.
Emotional regulation is the ability to manage one’s emotions in order to respond appropriately to life’s inevitable ups and downs. It assists with competent decision-making, augments memory for critical events, and enables productive interpersonal relations. Inappropriate emotional responses are implica... |
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Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that reviews evidenced-based research for identification, management and prevention of cyberbullying in children, adolescents, and adults.
Bullies have moved from the playground and workplace to the online world, where anonymity can facilitate bullying behavior. Cyberbullying is intentional, repeated harm to another person using communication technology. It is not accidental or random. It is targeted to a person with less... |
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Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare
Strategies and Skills Development for Career Advancement and Leadership
This Harvard Medical School professional development program, which has sold out for the past 2 years, delivers evidence-based strategies, skills development and education that help women at various stages of their healthcare careers step into and succeed in leadership positions. Among HMS’s highest-rated CME courses, it also helps women—and men—effectively cultivate female managerial talent in healthcare settings b... |
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Effects of Digital Media on Adolescents
Effects of Digital Media on Adolescents is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that explores how the digital world is affecting teens of successive generations.
It is becoming clear that the effects of the digital world are affecting each successive generation of teenagers in ways that are only now beginning to come into view. iGen’ers’ communication and behaviors differ from those that characterized the Baby Boomers, Millennials, and the XGen’ers. We now know that th... |
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Internal Medicine and Nutrition Western Mediterranean Cruise
1. Heart Disease in Women: A Call to Action
2. Hypertension in African Americans
3. Hypertension Update 2019
4. Health Literacy
5. Hypertension Emergencies
6. Assessing Cardiac Risk Before Surgery
7. What PCPs Need to Know About Rheumatoid Arthritis
8. Implicit Bias in Health Care
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Topics in Emergency Medicine and Infectious Diseases Key West & Havana Overnight Cuba Cruise
1. A new approach to the Red Eye
2. Diagnosis at a glance-visual pearls in trauma patients
3. Emergency Medicine Neurology Updates
4. Decision making tools-expedite care in the injured patient
5. Emergency Medicine Procedures-from the routine to the extreme
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Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine Mexican Riviera Cruise
1. ETHICS & BIOETHICS 1 Hour
2. REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE - Overview of Federal and State Laws 1 Hour
3. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) versus ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR) 1 Hour
4. END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS - Ethical and Legal Issues 1 Hour
5. FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATION OF PAIN MANAGEMENT 2 Hours |
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Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine Western Caribbean Cruise May 2020
1. ETHICS & BIOETHICS 1 Hour
2. REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE - Overview of Federal and State Laws 1 Hour
3. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) versus ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR) 1 Hour
4. END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS - Ethical and Legal Issues 1 Hour
5. FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATION OF PAIN MANAGEMENT 2 Hours |
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Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine Alaska Cruise
1. ETHICS & BIOETHICS 1 Hour
2. REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE - Overview of Federal and State Laws 1 Hour
3. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) versus ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR) 1 Hour
4. END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS - Ethical and Legal Issues 1 Hour
5. FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATION OF PAIN MANAGEMENT 2 Hours
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Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine Western Mediterranean Cruise
1. ETHICS & BIOETHICS 1 Hour
2. REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE - Overview of Federal and State Laws 1 Hour
3. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) versus ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR) 1 Hour
4. END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS - Ethical and Legal Issues 1 Hour
5. FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATION OF PAIN MANAGEMENT 2 Hours
6. MEDICAL AND FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESS AND TESTIMONY 1 Hour |
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Therapy Tidbits – March/April 2019
Therapy Tidbits – March/April 2019 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the March/April 2019 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent bi-monthly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
Major Push Seeks to Expand RxP Jurisdictions – Discusses the efforts of the RxP movement, including challenges along the path to prescription authority for psycholo... |
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SPLENDORS OF EGYPT & THE NILE ON UNIWORLD: Sleep Medicine, Dentistry & Effective Planning for Healthy Aging
4-Nights Cairo & 7-Night Nile River Cruise
Uncover Egypt’s ancient secrets with PES on this bucket list adventure! Visit iconic landmarks, temples, and monuments and cruise the Nile in a manner once reserved for pharaohs on the brand new S.S. Sphinx.
Cruise & Tour Itinerary Highlights:
• Gaze upon the mighty ancient Pyramids and the mysterious Sphinx
• Wander amongst the towering ruins of the Temple of Karnak, the world’s largest ancient religious complex, and the Temple of Lux... |
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NORWEGIAN FJORDS & THE MIDNIGHT SUN ON HOLLAND AMERICA: Current Medical/Dental Issues & Scandinavian Healthcare
14–Night Cruise along Norway’s Scenic Coast & Fjords on Holland America’s Newest Ship – Nieuw Statendam
Join PES and cruise majestic fjords, sail across the Arctic Circle to witness the remote beauty of North Cape, and explore small villages surrounded by breathtaking scenery and steeped in Viking history!
Cruise Itinerary Highlights:
-Experience the Midnight Sun during the Summer Solstice
-Visit Norway’s largest national park, waterfalls, and mountain plateaus in panoramic E... |
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3rd Annual Ethics and Opioids Conference 2019
Ethics and Opioids Conference |
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28th University of South Alabama Obstetrics and Gynecology Conference
Ob/Gyn Conference |
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Topics in Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Hawaii Cruise
1. Everything you wanted to ask a developmental pediatrician, almost
2. Autism: A Case Based Presentation (Early Identification)
3. ADHD: Treatment Protocol for Primary Care Providers
4. Preschool ADHD
5. Sleep Problems in Kids
6. Kids who are Mad, Kids who are Sad, Kids who are Bad
7. Pediatric Feeding Disorders: A New Conceptualization |
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Introduction to Sleep Medicine from the perspective of Medical, Dental and Mental Health Mexican Riviera Cruise
Whether you are a novice or well-versed in the management of sleep disorders, you will appreciate this collaborative approach to sleep medicine. Experience the perspectives of a primary care provider, psychologist, dentist, orthodontist, hygienist and a nurse, as they share how collaboration is the key to successfully treating patients and improving compliance through every age and stage of development. |
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36th Annual Cape Cod Summer Symposium
Boston University School of Medicine is delighted to present the 2019 annual Cape Cod Summer Symposium, continuing the series offered for many years by Dr. Rob Guerette.
These lectures will provide psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, and allied mental health professionals with an outstanding opportunity to combine a stimulating symposium with a relaxing, sunny summer vacation. Distinguished faculty, each a leader in their field, will present four di... |
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Therapy Tidbits – January/February 2019
Therapy Tidbits – November/December 2018 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the Nov/Dec 2018 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent bi-monthly newspaper intended to keep mental health professionals informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
2019 Brings Overhaul of Testing Codes and Payment Changes – Discusses the new coding structure for central nervous system (CNS) assessments and conf... |
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Getting to Remission: Differentiating Residual Symptoms from Treatment Side Effects in Major Depressive Disorder
Millions of US adults with MDD are inadequately treated despite the availability of effective therapies. Achieving and maintaining remission continues to be a considerable clinical challenge. In addition, cognitive impairment is a common residual symptom, and many clinicians are failing to assess for and manage this aspect of depression. Some residual symptoms, such as weight gain, sleep disturbances, and sexual dysfunction, may be difficult to distinguish from treatment side effects. Despite ... |
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Introduction to Energy Psychology
Introduction to Energy Psychology is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that describes the history, uses, and benefits of energy psychology treatment models.
This course will focus on the use of energy psychology and how it can help health professionals who are seeking a holistic approach to work with patients. Energy psychology has its origins from acupuncture and can be used to address many emotional and behavioral problems. While it has many modalities, the most well-kn... |
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