The Art and Science of Psychopharmacology
October 16, 2020 @ 5:00 am - 8:00 am
The Art and Science of Psychopharmacology
Friday, October 16, 2020
Registration 8:30am Program 9am to 12pm
Presented By: Inna Z. Conboy, MD and Jeffrey Wexler, Psy.D, JD
Location: Online Program
3.0 CE Credits
This session will begin with a discussion about individuals who might benefit from Psychotropic medication. Psychodynamic issues for clinicians to consider before prescribing medication will be highlighted. Various mood issues and diagnoses that will be covered as part of this discussion will include: Anxiety, depression, bipolar D/O and ADHD. Additionally, the different classes of psycho trophic medications will be identified and discussed, and individual medications will be reviewed. Finally, red flags such as medication noncompliance and negative side effects will be examined.
Objectives:
- Identify good candidates for psychotropic mediations to treat various psychiatric issues.
- Describe groups of medications used to treat various psychiatric issues.
- Identify two of the new medications being prescribed.
- Recognize red flags with non-compliance and/or with side effects.
- Apply the knowledge from the session to daily practice.
Inna Conboy, M.D. is a Board Certified Psychiatrist who specializes in psychoanalytic psychotherapy (also known as psychodynamic psychotherapy, and insight oriented psychotherapy) and medication management since 2010. She graduated from New Jersey Medical School, NJ and completed psychiatry residency at Temple University, PA. In addition, she was trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. Dr. Conboy was a recipient of various teaching awards and certificates, and has been teaching psychiatry to La Salle University and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant students. She has given lectures to psychiatry and psychology professionals in various topics, including psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and the use of mindfulness meditation in psychiatry.
Dr. Conboy’s treatment philosophy centers around an empathic view of the person as a whole, and explores the patient’s past and present in order to understand his/her current thoughts and feelings. As a person attains a deeper understanding of self, this awareness may help with his/her life struggles. While psychotherapy is Dr. Conboy’s primary form of treatment, she also prescribes medications, and offers counseling in other evidence based treatments such as cardiovascular exercise, meditation, and yoga.
At this time, Dr. Conboy works as a psychiatrist for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and has a small psychotherapy practice in Montgomery County.
Jeffrey Wexler, Psy.D., J.D., is a practicing psychologist and attorney. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984, J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1987, and Psy.D. from Immaculata University in 2009. His training included extensive experience as an individual and group therapist in community mental health settings and psychological testing in the context of child custody litigation. During his post-doctoral internship, he served as Mental Health Director of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington, Delaware. In his psychology practice, he provides psychotherapy to adolescents, adults, and couples, and performs forensic psychological evaluations, usually involving issues of capacity arising in the context of civil litigation. He currently resides in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, with his wife and daughter.
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