Grand Rounds: Dietary Modulation of Glutamate as a Novel Treatment for Mental Illness
There is excellent emerging data on the contribution of ultra-processed foods to mental health outcomes (and other medical conditions). Ultra-processed food tends to contain a high number of food additives. One class of food additives in particular, flavor enhancing food additives, tend to create an unnatural attraction to these processed foods, while also having the ability to affect nervous system functioning in certain individuals. The main component of these additives is glutamate, an amino acid which has the ability to stimulate neurons in the tongue (making food taste better) while also having the ability to affect nervous system function elsewhere. This presentation will teach clinicians about this dietary exposure and how it has been tied to mental health disorders. Currently, clinicians do not receive training in nutrition, and thus, are unable to offer advice in this area. This talk will educate attendees about the role of glutamatergic neurotransmission in mental health and will also provide easy-to-use tools for helping people change their eating behaviors.
Category
  • Basic Science
  • Grand Rounds
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.00 Psychologists
  • 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.00 Participation
Event date January 15, 2025
Cost $0.00
OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series: Nuances of OCD treatment in Complex Cases
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is rarely a standalone condition. Complex cases often present with comorbidities such as severe anxiety, depression, ADHD, ASD, Tic Disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, and sometimes a combination of these and other conditions. In this presentation, we will explore the nuances of treating OCD in complex cases, highlighting the importance of clinical expertise in recognizing and addressing these comorbidities and adapting treatment. We will discuss tailored interventions that account for the interplay between conditions, ensuring more comprehensive and effective care for individuals facing these challenging symptom presentations and very complex cases.
Category
  • Anxiety/OCD
  • Psychotherapy
  • Workshop
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.00 Psychologists
  • 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.00 Participation
Event date January 17, 2025
Cost $0.00
Grand Rounds: Military Cultural Competence
This lecture is for mental health providers who want to develop a better understanding about how military culture can impact patients’ experience of their symptoms and of mental health treatment. It provides an overview of military culture and cultural competence, with a focus on the short comings of a sociologic approach to cultural competence. The benefits of a patient centered approach utilizing the cultural formation interview (CFI) from the DSM-5-TR is then introduced, along with an overview of efforts to develop a military version of the CFI, to include it’s recent inclusion in the DSM-5-TR. Participants are then challenged with clinical cases involving military patients that benefit from utilization of the military version of the CFI.
Category
  • Community Mental Health
  • Grand Rounds
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.00 Psychologists
  • 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.00 Participation
Event date January 29, 2025
Cost $0.00
Grand Rounds: Control the Controllables: The Psychological Process for Success in Sports and Beyond
For elite athletes, high achieving students and professionals, the pressure of school, sports, work, friends, family, including many other things out of our control can be incredibly overwhelming. Typical emotions include helplessness, hopelessness, discouragement, and demoralization. These experiences can mimic and even precipitate mental illness like Major Depression or Anxiety Disorders. Despite the chaos, we have the power to be happy and successful when we simplify and focus our attention on the things that remain in our control This presentation will discuss modern trends in competitive athletics, identify and address associated mental health vulnerabilities, and teach actionable takeaways focusing on effort, attitude and gratitude to successfully navigate challenges with competitive environments, learn from setbacks, build confidence and maximize enjoyment.
Category
  • Athletes
  • Grand Rounds
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.00 Psychologists
  • 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.00 Participation
Event date February 12, 2025
Cost $0.00
OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series: Invisible Clutter: The Weight of Digital Hoarding
Not all clutter takes up physical space. In our increasingly digital world, many individuals struggle with the accumulation of digital information- over saving photos, files, apps, and emails. Digital hoarding can cause significant stress and impairment, hindering one’s ability to live fully. In this workshop, we’ll explore the various causes and methods of digital hoarding and provide insights into breaking the cycle, helping individuals regain control of their digital lives. We will explore Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and an integrative approach that focuses on motivation and emotional regulation, offering a more personalized and compassionate approach to managing digital overload. Case discussions will be utilized to illustrate different skills and provide valuable insights into recovery. This workshop will offer up to date research addressing the behavior while providing guidance in developing a behavioral plan through actionable strategies to help those impacted by digital hoarding.
Category
  • Anxiety/OCD
  • Psychotherapy
  • Workshop
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.00 Psychologists
  • 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.00 Participation
Event date February 21, 2025
Cost $0.00
Workshop: Treating Chronic Suicidality and Self-Harm in an Outpatient Setting
Chronic high-risk suicidality and self-harming behaviors present a great challenge in clinical practice. Often individuals find themselves frequently cycling through inpatient hospitalization as they are assessed as too high-risk to be treated in an outpatient setting. These hospitalizations can be lifesaving in emergent situations with a focus on means restriction and acute stabilization. At the same time, hospitalization may not be able to address the underlying cycles and longer-term psychological treatment needed to address and change future acts of suicide. Furthermore, hospitalization can inadvertently become a reinforcing factor in difficult to change behavior. In this talk we will use Dialectical Behavioral Therapy theory and strategies to identify how we can effectively treat individuals struggling with high-risk thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in an outpatient setting.
Category
  • Grand Rounds
  • Suicide/Crisis
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.50 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.50 Psychologists
  • 1.50 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.50 Participation
Event date March 7, 2025
Cost $0.00
Grand Rounds: Psychedelics on the Edge: Experiences with Difficult to Treat Depression
Psychedelic therapy is quickly gaining recognition as a possible treatment for psychiatric illness across much of the diagnostic spectrum. This talk will focus on the early evidence for the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapy within patients with particularly difficult to treat presentations of depression including bipolar type II depression, depression with chronic active suicidal ideation and severely treatment resistant depression. Insights will be shared from the experience of a master clinical researcher as he explored the use of psilocybin.
Category
  • Grand Rounds
  • Mood Disorders
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.00 Psychologists
  • 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.00 Participation
Event date March 12, 2025
Cost $0.00
OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series: SCRUPULOSITY: Treating Religious, Moral, and Spiritual Manifestations of OCD
People who suffer with scrupulosity, as a subtype of OCD, can experience a range of challenges getting treatment, such as invalidation of actual spiritual and religious practice (or lack thereof) or becoming overly in obsessional loops and compulsive behaviors. Clinicians often must wade through poorer insight and additional resistance. SCRUPULOSITY: Treating Religious, Moral, and Spiritual Manifestations of OCD invites a brief but comprehensive study into the history of OCD itself—which involves clergy and church history, offering attendees evidence-based tools and resources for best results.
Category
  • Anxiety/OCD
  • Psychotherapy
  • Workshop
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.00 Psychologists
  • 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.00 Participation
Event date March 14, 2025
Cost $0.00
Grand Rounds: Visual Thinking Strategies for Health Professionals
The arts and humanities play a fundamental role in health professions education. Integrating A&H pedagogical methods into health professions education supports clinical skill mastery, perspective taking, personal insight, and social advocacy. This highly interactive talk will focus on Visual Thinking Strategies, an evidence-based arts and humanities method that enhances individual attributes crucial to clinical care, including implicit bias awareness and critical thinking, while contributing to inclusive learning spaces by minimizing pre-existing hierarchies and fostering team cohesion. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a Visual Thinking Strategies discussion and reflect together on how Visual Thinking Strategies supports the development of clinically relevant attributes, as well as facilitative teaching and leadership skills, informed by an understanding of the method’s key elements.
Category
  • Basic Science
  • Conceptual Psych
  • Grand Rounds
Format
  • Synchronous Distance Learning
  • Live Webinar
Credits
  • 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 1.00 Psychologists
  • 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.00 Participation
Event date March 18, 2025
Cost $0.00