Continuing Medical Education (CME)

15OCT24

Why Psychiatry Needs Psychiatrists:

The Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists is pleased to offer this virtual event. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1) Understand the differences in training and education between a psychiatrist and a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP).
2) Review the scientific literature and evidence base regarding unsupervised practice by psychiatric nurse practitioners.

3) Examine the changing demographics of psychiatric care in the United States and the impact on patients with mental illness.

Speakers: 

Rebekah Bernard, MD

20AUG24

VA/DoD Biploar Clincial Practice Guidelines:
What are they,  how are they used and what do they mean?

The Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists is pleased to offer this virtual event. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1) Identify the VA/DoD process for developing Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)
2) Restate major clinical topics within the VA/DoD CPG for the treatment of bipolar disorder
3) Explain where to find VA/DoD CPG resources

Speakers: 

Paulette Cazares, MD
Savannah Woodward, MD

19MAR24

ADHD in the Military: A Debate on the Pros and Cons of the Diagnosis for Military Service

The Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists is pleased to offer this virtual event. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1) Recognize the differences between clinical standards and military standards
2) Explain the decision to access members with ADHD
3) Describe the decision to deny accession of members with ADHD
4) Discuss the differences between standards related to diagnosis and treatment

Speakers: 

Lt Col Eric Meyer, MD, PhD 
Michael Segal, MD, PhD

14NOV23

From Dispensers to Collaborators: Building Relationships and Promoting Self-Efficacy in Psychiatric Medication Prescribing

The Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists is pleased to offer this virtual event. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1) List three dimensions of Edward Bordin’s concept of the working alliance, and describe how these three dimensions relate to psychiatric medication prescribing.
2) Describe and evaluate ten distinctions between a “dispenser model” and a “collaborator model” of psychiatric prescribing.
3) List three ways that prescribing clinicians in an active duty military environment can foster agency and self-efficacy among service members.

Speakers: 

Warren Kinghorn, MD, Th.D
Alli Webb, M.D.
Colin Smith, MD

12SEP23

Moral Injury: Reframing and Repair with Wendy Dean, MD

The Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists is pleased to offer “Moral Injury: Reframing and Repair".

Speakers: 

Wendy Dean, MD
Alli Webb, M.D.
Colin Smith, MD

11APR23

Continuing Certification: An Update from the ABPN President, Dr. Jeffrey Lyness

The Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists is pleased to offer “Continuing Certification: An Update from the ABPN. The session will begin with an overview of the rationale for continuing certification standards set by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and for the ABPN’s program, which meets those standards. The ABPN’s program will then be described in more detail, including the new Article-Based Continuing Certification (ABCC) Pathway; the ABCC has received a remarkably positive reception and helps physicians and physician practice groups enhance their own lifelong learning. The session will conclude with a preview of the ABMS’ upcoming revised standards, which take effect in 2024, featuring comments about how the ABPN will ensure that its programs meet those standards. There will be time for questions and discussion with the participants.

Speakers: 

Dr. Jeffrey M. Lyness, M.D., ABPN President and CEO
Alli Webb, M.D.

14FEB23

Bridging Military and Civilian Psychiatry: Differences in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Adjustment Disorders

Clinicians and researchers have long recognized the need to characterize transient psychiatric distress that may be temporarily impairing. From 2016-2020, 30.8% of all behavioral health diagnoses in the military were adjustment disorders. Through a panel conversation, we will present data on the utilization of this diagnosis throughout the military, and the structural/administrative factors that overtly and covertly incentivize clinicians to make the diagnosis. We will explore the use of adjustment disorders in the civilian world, characterizing the differences on inpatient services and consultation liaison services, calling into question the policies that prevent hospital systems from billing for treatment related to the diagnosis of adjustment disorder.

Speakers: 

David A. Nissan, M.D.
Benjamin Taylor, M.D.
Daniel Knoepflmacher, M.D.
Eric Meyer, M.D.
Alli Webb, M.D.

08NOV22

DoD/VA Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of MDD: An Update

The 2022 revision of the 2016 MDD CPG includes recommendations related to short term psychodynamic psychotherapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, use of second generation antipsychotics, and use of ketamine/esketamine. This review will also describe the research body as it relates to telemedicine, which has become very popular since the start of the pandemic.

Speakers: 

LTC Vincent Capaldi, MD
COL Scott Williams, MD

27SEP22

Preparing Team Members in High-Risk Occupations to Manage Acute Stress Reactions

A discussion reviewing Acute Stress Reactions, the implementation of iCOVER research, and the operational applicability.

Speaker: 

Dr. Amy Adler, PhD
Clinical Research Psychologist & Senior Scientist
Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

01FEB22

Stellate Ganglion Block for PTSD

The Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists is pleased to offer “Stellate Ganglion Block for PTSD". Learners will be able to describe the neurobiological bases of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Discussion will also include clinical applications, considerations for system-wide implementation, and referral options.

Speakers: 

Dr. Sean Mulvaney

Dr. James Lynch

07DEC21

Sleep, Neurodegeneration, and the Glymphatic System

A Discussion reviewing the current understanding of glymphatic function, covering some of the evidence linking it to sleep, waste clearance, and possibly to neurodegeneration.

Speaker: J. Kent Werner, Jr., MD

07SEP21

Esketamine and Ketamine for the Treatment of Mood Disorders

A Discussion of the relevant neurobiology and clinical trial data related to ketamine and esketamine in the treatment of mood disorders.

Speaker: Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine

23MAR21

MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD

Who: Dr. Rick Doblin, Dr. Rachel Yehuda, CAPT(ret) Bob Koffman, Lt Col(ret) Mark Bates, CPT Aaron Wolfgang

Why: Results of this treatment for PTSD have been promising, and with potential FDA-approval estimated for 2023, it will be important for military psychiatrists to weigh in

Who: Dr. Rachel Yehuda & CPT Aaron Wolfgang

15DEC20

Cultural Psychiatry & the Military Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)

On Dec 15, 2020, SUSP and USU hosted an asynchronous lecture series on the Cultural Formulation Interview followed by a live Q&A session on zoom with guest speakers Drs. Francis Lu, Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, and Eric Meyer.