Live OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series: Sessions V & VI - December 2, 2022

December 2, 2022

This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE on December 2, 2022, from 1:00 pm - 4:15 PM ET. While this activity is broadcast LIVE, the evaluation will be online until December 30, 2022 The link to attend the broadcast and download the slides will be emailed to registrants.

The views and opinions expressed by this presenter in this lecture are their own, and do not represent the views of Sheppard Pratt.

SESSION V: Destigmatizing and Treating Health Anxiety in OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by unwanted intrusive thoughts and all-consuming repetitive behaviors that lead to extreme suffering. While the content or theme of one’s OCD can vary widely, one of the most misunderstood presentations of the disorder is health anxiety. The confusion stems from the fundamental misunderstanding that health anxiety OCD refers to one who is chronically anxious about their health not about whether they are actually sick or not. Underlying many health-related obsessions is an overinflated sense of responsibility to monitor and maintain one's health which leads to time-consuming rituals. When treating health-themed obsessions and compulsions it is imperative to identify the core fears and faulty beliefs that drive compulsive behaviors so they can be effectively targeted in treatment. This lecture will feature the various ways health-themed obsessions present and how to tailor effective treatment plans using evidence-based treatment for OCD.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After this lecture, registrants will be able to:

  1. Recognize forms of health anxiety in OCD.
  2. Identify compulsions in health anxiety OCD.
  3. Explain guidelines for constructing ERP interventions for health anxiety in OCD.

SESSION VI: Managing Peripartum OCD

Perinatal OCD affects 1 in every 50 during pregnancy and every 3 in 100 women in the year after giving birth. When women are at the perinatal period, they are at an increased risk for onset or exacerbation of OCD. Their obsessions and/or compulsions may be perinatal-specific, This workshop will discuss this very important time and ways clinicians can support women.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After this lecture, registrants will be able to:

  1. Recognize common OCD symptom presentations during pregnancy/postpartum
  2. Outline factors to be considered in treating individuals with peripartum OCD
  3. Discuss the risks and benefits of pharmacological treatment options for peripartum OCD

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 3.00 Psychologists
  • 3.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 3.00 Participation
Course opens: 
08/11/2022
Course expires: 
12/30/2022
Event starts: 
12/02/2022 - 1:00pm EST
Event ends: 
12/02/2022 - 4:15pm EST
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SHEPPARD PRATT OCD & ANXIETY LECTURE SERIES

This series offers 9.0 contact hours.

This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE on December 2, 2022, from 1:00 pm - 4:15 PM ET. While this activity is broadcast LIVE, the evaluation will be online until December 30, 2022 The link to attend the broadcast and download the slides will be emailed to registrants.

 

Sessions I & II, Friday, September 23, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Session I - Social Anxiety Disorder: Basics and beyond - Shmuel Fischler, LCSW-C

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: EASE for Misophonia:  A New Psychological Model and Therapy- Ezra Cowan, PsyD.

 

Sessions III & IV, Friday, October 7, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Session III - Fear of Vomiting: Triple Exposure for Emetophobia- Allen H. Weg, Ed.D.

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: Session IV - Body Dysmorphic Disorder: What Clinicians Need to Know. - Katharine Phillips, MD

 

Sessions V & VI, Friday, December 2, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Session V - Destigmatizing and Treating Health Anxiety in OCD - Molly B. Schiffer, LCPC

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: Session VI - Managing Peripartum OCD-Peggy M.A. Richter, MD, FRCP(C )

In the event an announced speaker is unable to present, Sheppard Pratt reserves the right to present an alternative speaker on a comparable subject.

There is no commercial support for this activity.

About these speakers

Molly Schiffer, LCPC, is the Associate Director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety, Sheppard Pratt’s private pay, outpatient treatment center for individuals experiencing obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders. Prior to joining The Center for OCD and Anxiety, Molly specialized in the treatment of OCD and related disorders at the OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore. She earned a Master of Science in Applied Psychology with a concentration in Counseling Psychology from the University of Baltimore. Molly is an active member of the International OCD Foundation and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and has presented at national conferences on OCD-related topics. She is licensed to practice in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and is a board-approved supervisor of LGPCs in Maryland.

Dr. Peggy Richter is the inaugural head and co-lead of the Frederick W. Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and heads the sole residential treatment program for severe OCD in Canada.  She is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.  Dr. Richter is internationally known for her work in OCD, focusing on exploration of the genetic and biological basis of this illness, novel treatments and improving outcome.  She is the author of numerous publications and sits on the boards of multiple advocacy groups, including the International OCD Foundation. She was co-chair in development of Ontario Quality Standards for management of OCD and Anxiety Disorders. She is an internationally acclaimed speaker on anxiety, presenting extensively to both health care professionals and lay audiences.

Disclosure Statements

Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she has with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.

Molly B. Schiffer, LCPC, reports that she has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months. She will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation.

Peggy M.A. Richter, MD, FRCPC reports that she is a researcher and receives grants for Innovation Fund and Academic Health Sciences Centre of Ontario. She will discuss the off-label use of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapies in this presentation.

Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Jon Hershfield, MFT, Todd Peters, MD, Deepak Prabhakar, MD, Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc., Louis Marino, MD, Ehsan Syed, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PhD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Laura Webb, RN-BC, MSN,  Stacey Garnett, RN, MSN, Octavia Coit, MN, Heather Billings, RN, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.

This series offers 9.0 contact hours for attending all three dates.

Physician Statement: Sheppard Pratt is accredited by The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.  Sheppard Pratt designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Statement: Sheppard Pratt is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This activity provides 3.0 contact hours for nurses.

Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity.  Sheppard Pratt designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 contact hours for Psychologists.

Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers.  Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity. This activity is approved for 3.0 contact hours in Category I credits for Social Workers.

Counselor Statement:  Sheppard Pratt has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5098.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Sheppard Pratt is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.  This activity is available for 3.0 NBCC clock hours.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 3.00 Psychologists
  • 3.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 3.00 Participation
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This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE on December 2, 2022, from 1:00 pm - 4:15 PM ET. While this activity is broadcast LIVE, the evaluation will be online until December 30, 2022 The link to attend the broadcast and download the slides will be emailed to registrants.

 

Sessions I & II, Friday, September 23, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Session I - Social Anxiety Disorder: Basics and beyond - Shmuel Fischler, LCSW-C

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: EASE for Misophonia:  A New Psychological Model and Therapy- Ezra Cowan, PsyD

 

Sessions III & IV, Friday, October 7, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Session III - Fear of Vomiting: Triple Exposure for Emetophobia- Allen H. Weg, Ed.D.

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: Session IV - Body Dysmorphic Disorder: What Clinicians Need to Know. - Katharine Phillips, MD

 

Sessions V & VI, Friday, December 2, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Session V - Destigmatizing and Treating Health Anxiety in OCD - Molly B. Schiffer, LCPC

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: Session VI - Managing Peripartum OCD-Peggy M.A. Richter, MD, FRCP(C )

In the event an announced speaker is unable to present, Sheppard Pratt reserves the right to present an alternative speaker on a comparable subject.

 

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WITHDRAWAL DEADLINES & REFUND POLICY

September 23rd: Friday, September 9, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the September 23, 2022, event.

October 7th:  Friday, September 23, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the October 7, 2022, event.

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