2007
UPDATE IN PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
COURSE
November 14, 2007
Amelia Island Plantation • Amelia Island, Florida
The 2007 Update in Psychosomatic Medicine course enabled attendees to accelerate their learning in several key areas of contemporary C-L psychiatry. Care was taken to select excellent educators who are also experts in their fields. The 8-hour course was given on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, just prior to the Academy’s Annual Meeting in Amelia Island, Florida. Course sessions and speakers are listed below.
The PowerPoint presentations from the course are available for purchase on a CD bundled with the two CDs from the 2004 Board Review Course and the CD from the 2005 Update in Psychosomatic Medicine course. The price for APM members is $250; for non-members, the price is $500.
 Order Form: 4-CD Set: 2004, 2005, 2007
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The CD of 2007 presentations contain native PowerPoint (.ppt) files. If your computer—PC or Mac—can view PowerPoint files, you will be able to view the 2007 presentations. If you do not have the PowerPoint applicaton, a free PowerPoint Viewer is available from Microsoft's Download page (search on "PowerPoint Viewer" and select the version most appropriate for your computer).
If you are using Windows Vista or Internet Explorer 7, please see "More for Vista or IE7 Users..." under System Requirements for the 2004 CDs.
If you are using a Macintosh computer, please see "Information for Macintosh Users..." under System Requirements for the 2005 CD.
2007 UPDATE in PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE COURSE SCHEDULE:
| 9:00–9:05am |
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Introduction to the Update Course
Joseph S. Weiner, MD, PhD, FAPM
Chief of C-L Psychiatry, North Shore University Hospital/Manhasset and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| 9:05–10:15am |
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Psychiatric Issues in Transplantation
Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Thomas Starzl Transplant Institute |
| 10:15–11:25am |
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Psycho-oncology
William Breitbart, MD, FAPM
Chief of the Psychiatry Service and Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 11:40am–12:40pm |
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Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Critical Updates
Linda Worley, MD, FAPM
Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine |
| 1:40–2:40pm |
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Psychiatric Issues in Multiple Sclerosis
Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine |
| 2:40–3:50pm |
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Psychiatric Sequelae of Childhood Onset Disorders
Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM
Deputy Director, Office of the Clinical Director, Intramural Research Program, NIMH, and Director, NIMH Clinical Fellowship Training |
| 4:05–5:00pm |
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Legal Concerns in Psychosomatic Medicine
Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD
Psychiatrist at the Massachusetts General Hospital's Law & Psychiatry Service and Consultation Psychiatry Service |
| 5:00–6:00pm |
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Anxiety in the General Medical Setting
Wayne Katon, MD, FAPM
Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Division of Health Services & Epidemiology, and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington Medical School |
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