LOCATION
UMDNJ-Liberty Plaza
335 George Street, 3rd Floor
Training Room
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
SPONSOR
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School – Department of Psychiatry, Division of Addiction Psychiatry and UMDNJ Center for Continuing and Outreach Education
OVERVIEW
A two-day training conference for Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Advance Practice Nurses & other Mental Health Professionals.
To view the full conference agenda, click here to download the brochure (pdf format.)
OBJECTIVES
By participating in the symposium, participants will complete the following learning objectives:
- Define the knowledge and skills necessary for
assessment and treatment of smokers with mental
illness
- Identify the behavioral and pharmacologic treatments
for smokers with mental illness, including medication
interactions associated with smoking
- Discuss motivational techniques for working with lower
motivated smokers
- Recognize broader clinical and systems issues for
addressing tobacco dependence in mental health
settings
FACULTY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Jill M. Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry
Director, Mental Health Tobacco Services
UMDNJ-RWJMS
FACULTY
Marc L. Steinberg, PhD
Co-Activity Director
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Mercer County Tobacco Dependence Program
Kunal K. Gandhi, MBBS, MPH
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry
Patricia Dooley, MA, LPC, CTTS
Tobacco Treatment Specialist
Martha Dwyer, MA, LCADC, CTTS
Tobacco Treatment Specialist
Mia Zimmermann, MPH, CTTS
Tobacco Treatment Specialist
CME CREDIT
NOTE: Participants may not be eligible for continuing education credits if they are not on time and present for the entire session. Participants must sign-in and sign-out. Partial credits will not be issued to participants arriving late or leaving early.
PHYSICIANS
UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACNP and AAPA accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
CERTIFIED COUNSELORS
University Behavioral HealthCare (UBHC) is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and a co-sponsor of this event/program. UBHC may award NBCC approved clock hours for events or programs that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP maintains responsibility for the content of this event. (11 Clock Hours)
NURSES
University Behavioral HealthCare is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider Number P204-7/06-09. (11 contact hours)
PSYCHOLOGISTS
University Behavioral HealthCare is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. University Behavioral HealthCare maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Instructional level: Intermediate. (11 CE Credits)
SOCIAL WORKERS
University Behavioral HealthCare of The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, provider # 1173, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. University Behavioral HealthCare of The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers participating in this course will receive 11 continuing education clock hours Social Work Practice Level: Intermediate.
LODGING
Discount rates are available at the Heldrich Hotel, 10 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Group ID #40754 Telephone: 866-609-4700 / 732-729- 4670 or on-line at www.TheHeldrich. com
| REGISTRATION |
| $300 |
The registration fee includes tuition, daily parking, record retention fee for continuing education credits, breakfast, lunch and handout materials.
| ONLINE: |
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| TELEPHONE: |
Call 973-972-4267 or 800-227-4852
and select option #1.
Available Monday- Friday, 8:30AM
to 5:00PM (EST) |
| FAX: |
Complete a registration
form and fax it to 973-972-7128.
Available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week |
| MAIL: |
Send a completed registration
form to:
UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach
Education
PO Box 1709
Newark, New Jersey 07101-1709 |
QUESTIONS
Course Information: Contact Nancy Szkodny at 732-235-4053 or szkodnna@umdnj.edu
Registration: Call 973-972-4267or 800-227-4852 (outside of New Jersey).
UMDNJ reserves the right to modify
the program contents, faculty, and
program activities, and reserves
the right to cancel the program if
necessary.
CONFIRMATION
A confirmation receipt will be mailed to the participants whose registrations are received at least ten days in advance. All other follow up and conference information will be emailed. Please be sure to provide a valid email address when registering.
CANCELLATION
A full refund less a $50.00 cancellation fee will be charged if notice is received up to the date of the program. Refunds cannot be given for “no shows” or cancellations received once the meeting has started.
PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
If you are physically challenged and wish to discuss provisions, please contact Nancy Szkodny at 732-235- 4053.
BAD WEATHER HOTLINE: 973-972-7434
During inclement weather, please call this number for the status of a continuing education program or activity. Information will be available two hours prior to registration time.
Directions
Program Brochure (.pdf format)
Printable
Registration Form (.pdf format)
General
Information for Medical Programs
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