Advancements in Neuroscience Conceptualizations of Stress, Anxiety and Depression (2022)

February 4, 2022

Please note the date of this program has changed to Friday, February 4th, 2022 at 2pm ET (originally scheduled for November 4th, 2021)

Neuroscientific research has led to new understandings about the neurophysiological basis of stress-related conditions such as anxiety and depression. This presentation will review key findings concerning the impacts of chronic and traumatic stress on neural functioning and networks linked to anxiety and depression, and provide mental health clinicians with psychotherapy and medication treatment options and approaches to address anxiety and depression that accompany chronic and traumatic stress.

This program will take place virtually on Zoom.  Please register here and connection information will be sent 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Target Audience

Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Primary Care Physicians, Counselors, Nurses and Allied Mental Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the end of this program the learner will be able to:…..

  • Identify the role of an overactive adrenaline and cortisol secretion linked to anxiety and depression, such neural and synaptic decline and asymmetrical stress response

  • Discuss effective and ineffective treatment options that could address neurophysiological changes linked to anxiety and depression

  • Demonstrate neuroscience-responsive case conceptualization and treatment planning through responses to a simulated clinical case study

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 2.25 ANCC
  • 2.00 Social Work (ACE)
  • 2.00 Participation
Course opens: 
08/27/2021
Course expires: 
11/04/2022
Event starts: 
02/04/2022 - 2:00pm EST
Event ends: 
02/04/2022 - 4:00pm EST
Cost:
$75.00
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This program will cover:

  • Introduction: Limitations of the monoamine hypothesis of affective disorders and the movement toward understanding the role of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in affective disorders such as glutamate and GABA
  • Introduction: Understanding neural plasticity and changes that occur in anxiety and depression through the lens of the stress response system and its impacts
  • The stress response system, including the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and sympathetic adrenal medullary (SAM) axis, and accompanying activation of the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)
  • The role of adrenaline in memory formation
  • Parasympathetic recovery
  • Epigenetic changes (especially methylation) and relationship with glucocorticoid receptors
  • Role of oxytocin in assuaging fear and enhancing parasympathetic recovery
  • Chronic cortisol secretion and its impact on the sympathetic branch of the ANS, including cellular (neuronal) damage
  • Hypercortisolism, long-term depression, immunosuppression, and weakened parasympathetic recovery
  • Studies into the role of chronic stress in anxiety and depression, including the role of long-term depression and volumetric decline
  • New understandings of antidepressant medication such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors and NMDA receptor antagonists (e.g., esketamine) in light of neurotropic factors and synaptogenesis to repair volumetric decline
  • Relationship with sleep and physical exercise (especially irisin) on neurotropic factors and synaptogenesis to repair volumetric decline
  • The role of stress reduction strategies in psychotherapy for anxiety and depression, with strategies appropriate across the developmental spectrum (i.e., for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults)

Thomas A. Field, PhD

Dr. Thom Field is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Counseling program in the College of Education at Oregon State University. Since 2006, Dr. Field has worked with over 1,000 patients in a variety of settings, including schools, inpatient psychiatric units, and outpatient private practice. His primary area of research is the integration of neuroscience into clinical practice. He has published more than 20 peer reviewed articles and two professional books on the topic, and has also led national taskforces and interest networks pertaining to the integration of neuroscience into clinical practice.

Speaker has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Speaker does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.

Planning Committee:

Stephen Brady, PhD | CME Course Director
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine

Janice Furlong, MSW | Social Work Advisor
Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University School of Social Work

Robert C. Guerette, MD | Planning Committee
President, New England Educational Institute

Carmela A. Townsend, DNP, MS/MBA, RN | Accredited Provider Activity Director
Continuing Medical Education Office, Boston University School of Medicine

Debra M. Winters, APRN-BC, AACRN | CNE Nurse Advisor
Community Research Initiative (CRI)

CME Program Manager:  Claire P. Grimble, CMP

Psychologists 

This program is sponsored by the the Massachusetts Psychological Association.  Massachusetts Psychological Associationis approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists. MPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

These sessions are suitable for beginner and intermediate levels for psychologists

Physicians
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Workers 

This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886791045-3731) for 2 continuing education contact hours.

Social Workers – New York State

Boston University School of Medicine, Barry M. Manual Continuing Medical Education Office is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0589.

All Social Workers must attend all sessions for credit, partial credit is not allowed.

Nurses
Boston University School of Medicine Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Contact Hours: 2.25 of which 0 is eligible for pharmacology credit.


 
 

Available Credit

  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 2.25 ANCC
  • 2.00 Social Work (ACE)
  • 2.00 Participation

Price

Cost:
$75.00
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Registration Fees;

Regular Rate:     $75
Student Rate:    $25
BUSM/BMC/BU Alumni:  $60

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Cancellation Policy

Substitutions may be made at any time without an additional charge. Refunds, less an $25 administrative fee, will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks prior to the start of the meeting. Should cancellation occur within the two-week window, a credit will be issued, not a refund. Credits will be honored for up to two years. “No shows” are subject to the full course fee. Cancellations/substitution(s) must be made in writing. Refunds or credits will not be issued once the conference has started. This course is subject to change or cancellation.

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