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National Educational Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder McLean Hospital Borderline Personality Disorder: Historical and Future Perspectives

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October 15-16, 2005
The Boston Burlington Marriott
Burlington, MA

 

Course Description

Borderline Personality Disorder: Historical and Future Perspectives is specifically designed to offer those persons whose lives are impacted by the disorder - professionals, relatives, and consumers - a forum to better understand the complexities and issues of the disorder from various perspectives.

Internationally-recognized faculty will be joined by family members, consumers, and advocates to present up-to-date information pertaining to many aspects of the disorder. Day 1 will focus on topics such as criteria, diagnostic issues, inherent risks, medical issues, lifestyle issues, and medication, while Day 2 will offer information on the latest research findings and directions, family and consumer perspectives, and treatments.

Objectives

Global:
The objectives of this program are to improve patient care and to advance the understanding of professionals, families, and consumers about the complexities of the disorder.

Specific:
At the conclusion of the conference, attendees will be able to better identify, specify, and describe:

• diagnostic criteria and issues
• risk factors for self-injury and suicide
• medical and lifestyle issues
• medication options
• family and consumer perspectives and the role of family relationships
• research-based family education and support
• past, current, and future research findings and direction
• treatment issues and options

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Saturday, October 15, 2005
8:00 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks	Christopher M. Palmer, M.D.
9:15 a.m.	Criteria and Diagnosis	John G. Gunderson, M.D.
10:00 a.m.	Managing Suicidality in BPD	Joel Paris, M.D
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	BPD: Medical Illness, Life-Style Choices, and Health Care Utilization	Frances R.Frankenburg
11:45 a.m.	Adolescents and BPD	Alec L.Miller, Psy.D.
12:30 a.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:45 p.m.	Trauma and the Development of Borderline Personality Disorder	Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.
2:30 p.m.	Family Research and A Family Program	Perry D. Hoffman, Ph.D., Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D., Ellie Buteau, Ph.D., and Dixianne Penney, Dr. P.H.
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Young Investigator Award	To Be Announced
4:00 p.m.	Research in the Private Sector	Sara A. Corya, M.D.
4:30 p.m.	What Are We Medicating?	S. Charles Schulz, M.D.
5:15 p.m.	Question and Answers and Discussion	Christopher M. Palmer, M.D.
5:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks	Christopher M. Palmer, M.D.
5:45 p.m.	Program Ends
Sunday, October 16, 2005
8:00 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks	Christopher M. Palmer, M.D.
9:15 a.m.	10-year Course of Borderline Personality Disorder	Mary C.Zanarini, Ed.D.
10:00 a.m.	Family and Consumer Perspectives	Dixianne Penney, Dr.P.H. Kiera Van Gelder, M.A., Debra Coates, Hillary Eaton, M.A. and Kim Kay Hutchinson
11:00 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m.	NIMH and Research Directions	Wayne S. Fenton, M.D.
12:00 a.m.	The History of What Lead to Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)	Otto F. Kernberg, M.D. F.A.P.A.
12:30 a.m.	Lunch (on your own)
2:00 p.m.	Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Recent Research and Developments	Thomas Lynch, M.D.
2:45 p.m.	Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS™) Approach to Treatment of BPD	Nancee Blum, M.S.W., L.I.S.W.
3:30 p.m.	Break
3:45 p.m.	How to Help Borderline Patients Recognize Feelings in Themselves and Others	Anthony W. Bateman, M.D., FRCPsych
4:30 p.m.	Interactive Treatment Panel	Moderator: John G. Gunderson, M.D
5:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks	Patricia Woodward, M.A.T.
	Program Ends

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTORS
NEA -BPD Perry D. Hoffman, Ph.D. Dixianne Penney, Dr.P.H. Patricia Woodward, M.A.T.	McLean Hospital John G. Gunderson, M.D. Mary C. Zanarini, Ed.D. Christopher M. Palmer, M.D.

Conference Location

This course will be held at
The Boston Burlington Marriott
Rt.128 & 3A (One Mall Road)
Burlington, Massachusetts

Accommodations

The Burlington Marriott has a limited block of sleeping rooms available at a discounted price of $95 per night for single/double occupancy. These will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, so please make your reservations early and mention that you are enrolled in this course in order to receive the discount. Please go online to www.stayatmarriott.com/BorderlinePersonalityDisorders or call 1-800-228-9290 for reservations.

McLean Hospital Contact Information

Telephone: (617) 855-3152
E-mail: education@mcleanpo.mclean.org
Online Information and Registration: www.mclean.harvard.edu/ce

Accreditation

Physicians: This program is jointly sponsored by McLean Hospital and National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder.McLean Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. McLean Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Psychologists: This program is co-sponsored byMcLean Hospital and the National Educational Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder. McLean Hospital is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for Psychologists. McLean Hospital maintains responsibility for the program. Psychologists meeting the requirements will receive 13 C.E. credits.

Nurses : This program is jointly sponsored by McLean Hospital and National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder.This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 15.6 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. RN, CS's please note: As of April 17, 2001, educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) will also count toward the nursing requirement of 50% of contact hours from an ANCC accredited or approved provider.

Social Workers: McLean Hospital and National Education Alliance jointly sponsor this program for Borderline Personality Disorder.Borderline Personality Disorder: Historical and Future Perspectives has been approved in accordance with the Regulations of the Board of Registration of Social Workers, 258 CMR 31.00. NASW Authorization number is D 36716 for 13 credits.

Licensed Mental Health Counselors: This program is jointly sponsored by McLean Hospital and National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder.McLean Hospital is accredited by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC). The hospital's provider number is 6085. This program meets criteria for 13 hours of continuing education credit.

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NEA for BPD and McLean Hospital

Borderline Personality Disorder

Tuition fees:

$ 325-Doctoral Level Professionals

$225-Allied mental health professionals

$150-(2 days)Consumers & families (no continuing education credits available for the consumer and families registration fee)

$ 80-(1 day) Consumers & families (no continuing education credits avaiable for the consumer and families registration fee)

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