Frank J. MacDonell Lectureship & Addiction Psychiatry Update
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Rachel Upjohn Building
Depression Center and Ambulatory Psychiatry
Auditorium and Conference Room (Garden Level)
Program of Events
Thursday, October 18, 2007
7:45 – 8:15 a.m. | Registration and Coffee |
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. | Opening Welcome Robert A. Zucker, Ph.D. Gregory W. Dalack, M.D. Phil O'Dwyer, Ed.D. |
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Evaluation and Treatment of Alcohol Dependent Patients with Sleep Disturbances Deirdre A. Conroy, Ph.D. |
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Suicidality, impulsivity, serotonin-related genes and treatment of outcomes in alcohol dependencies Marcin Wojnar, M.D., Ph.D. |
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
10:45 – noon | Medications to Reduce Drinking: What’s New?
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noon – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Workshop #1 (Track A) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Substance Use Disorders (Track B) Integrating Treatment Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders |
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break |
2:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Workshop #2 Attendance at alternate workshop (Track A) Integrating Treatment for Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders (Track B) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Substance Use Disorders |
4:00 p.m. | Meeting ends |
RSVP to Carol Skala carolska@umich.edu by October 8th. Please indicate:
- Name
- Organization
- If you are requesting CME, CAC or Social Work credits
- Which workshop(s) you are attending
Cost: None
Directions:
Depression Center and Ambulatory Psychiatry
Rachel Upjohn Building
Audience:
Meeting suitable for: Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, and Substance Abuse Treatment Providers
Learning Objectives:
- Become familiar with FDA-approved medications to treat alcohol dependence
- Learn about new pharmacologic strategies and new medications to reduce drinking behavior
- Learn about empirically-based behavioral treatments for substance abuse
- Learn about new brief intervention technologies
Continuing Education Credits:
5.75 CME Credits - University of Michigan Medical School:
The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
5.75 CAC Credits - Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
3.0 Social Work CE Credits – Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative
Disclosures:
This event is funded in whole by the Frank J. MacDonell Endowment to the University of Michigan and includes no commercial support from outside sources.
Dr. Kirk J. Brower discloses a consultant relationship with Pfizer, specifically Chantix and will control educational content about the products of the commercial interest.

