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Course Description

This is the 14th annual meeting of this highly acclaimed conference, which previous attendees have praised for its quality and usefulness. The 2020 conference will feature lectures on a broad variety of topics from a clinical and public health perspective. Faculty includes recognized experts in their fields, both from the University of Vermont and local community. The atmosphere will be friendly and informal and there will be ample time for questions and discussion with faculty and colleagues.

Topics Include:
  • Assessing Risks After School Violence Threats
  • Applying Motivational Interviewing Techniques
  • Integrated Care Forum
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
Audience

This program is applicable to Pediatricians, Family Medicine Physicians, Nurses, Mental Health Professionals, Educators, Social Workers, and others interested in child psychiatry.

Objectives

Attendees at the end of the conference should be able to:

  • Diagnose and design a preliminary treatment plan for youth with social anxiety disorder.
  • Provide evidence-based guidance to parents about the different types of praise and their impact on motivation and self-esteem.
  • Utilize evidence-based treatment strategies for pediatric patients in mental health crisis.
Accreditation

Jointly Accredited Provider TMIn support of improving patient care, the Robert Larner MD College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

The University of Vermont designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.5 Nursing Contact Hours.

This live activity, 14th Annual Child Psychiatry in Primary Care Conference, with a beginning date of 09/25/2020, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.50 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Vermont Office of Professional Regulation has approved this course for 6.5 hours of continuing education for Allied Mental Health Practitioners.

The Vermont Office of Professional Regulation has approved this course for 6.5 hours of continuing education for Psychological Examiners.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine at the University of Vermont maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 6.5 general continuing education credits.

Credit for other providers is pending.

Registration Fee Summary

$295 Physicians and Advanced Practice Professionals 
$195 Other Health Professionals

Enrollment is limited; please register by August 21, 2020. An additional $75 will be added after that date.

Walk-in registrations will incur an additional $50 fee.

Tuition fee includes course materials, continental breakfast, and coffee breaks. Refunds, minus an administrative fee of $75, will be made only if notice of cancellation is received in writing by August 21, 2020. Refunds are not possible after that date. Substitutions are possible. If interested, please contact the CMIE office. Note, refunds due to the COVID-19 pandemic and conference postponement will be refunded in full, as requested. Please call or email CMIE at UVMCMIE@med.uvm.edu as soon as possible with any questions.

Venue Information

The Dudley H. Davis Center at the University of Vermont was the first student center in the United States to receive a U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification. 

Conference Syllabus (ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD)

The conference syllabus will only be available as an electronic download with presentations as PDF files. Please plan to bring your laptop or electronic device with you to the conference to view both the conference materials as well as to complete the online conference evaluations via the UVM CMIE credit system. You will receive an email notification (via the email you used to register for this conference) about a week prior to the conference start date that presentations will be available for downloading.

Please note: Printed syllabus, paper copies of evaluations and paper CMIE certificates will not be provided.