Enhancing Cognitive Health and Adaptive Functioning Across the Lifespan

This course will review the current thinking and clinical practice around evidence-based techniques for cognitive optimization and adaptive functioning in the setting of various physical, mental health and developmental disorders across the lifespan. Faculty will provide overviews of several specific interventions and also offer skill-based sessions to learn and practice basic techniques. Participants will gain knowledge, skills and confidence to assess patient needs, identify relevant interventions that would benefit them, and refer patients to applicable cognitive training programs as well as be able to provide brief cognitive interventions themselves. All health specialists and primary care practitioners are welcome!

Cognitive health drives the ability to think clearly and flexibly and promotes adaptive functioning. Patients who struggle with mental health, physical health, or developmental disorders often experience limitations in cognitive health, including impaired attention, memory, executive function, and cognitive flexibility, as well as other limitations in daily functions such as sleep and adherence to medication regimens.

Emerging evidence-based interventions for cognitive and adaptive functioning can improve cognitive health, holding promise as therapeutic treatments for many patients. Training programs that address cognition, social pragmatics, and sleep often have important benefits on a patient's quality of life and even care utilization downstream. All clinicians need to be aware of these treatments and how they can benefit their patients.

This course will review the current thinking and clinical practice around evidence-based techniques for cognitive optimization and adaptive functioning in the setting of various physical, mental health and developmental disorders across the lifespan. Faculty will provide overviews of several specific interventions and also offer skill-based sessions to learn and practice basic techniques. Participants will gain knowledge, skills and confidence to assess patient needs, identify relevant interventions that would benefit them, and refer patients to applicable cognitive training programs as well as be able to provide brief cognitive interventions themselves. All health specialists and primary care practitioners are welcome!

Who Should Attend

• Specialty Physicians
• Primary Care Physicians
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Counselors
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Outline the current thinking on the various cognitive and functional effects of physical, mental health, and developmental disorders.
• Summarize several interventions that have been developed for cognitive optimization and adaptive functioning in patients with mental health disorders such as anxiety, ADHD, autism, and dementia.
• Review the latest research and evidence of these interventions.
• Discuss how to identify patients who would benefit from cognitive and adaptive training, and the methods that may be most beneficial to them.
• Identify resources and refer patients to appropriate training programs in their area.
• Practice basic skills of patient evaluation and delivery of select training methodologies.
• Effectively deliver feedback to patients and their families regarding their diagnoses and potential cognitive or functional training treatments.

For a list of session-specific learning objectives, please email cme@challiance.org.

ABMS/ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) / Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

• Patient Care and Procedural Skills
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Medical Knowledge

IOM Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following Institute of Medicine Core Competencies:

• Provide Patient-Centered Care
• Employ Evidence-Based Practice

Friday, December 1, 2023

Faculty

Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.

Michelle Braun, PhD,

Clinical Neuropsychologist in Private Practice
Past Board Member, Americal Association of Clinical Neuropsychology
Author

Kelly Jones, PhD

Clinical Neuropsychologist in Private Practice

Matcheri Keshavan, MD

Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Vice Chair of Public Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts Mental Health Center

Scott McGinnis, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Staff Neurologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Alice Medalia, PhD

Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Medical Center
Clinical Director, New York State Office of Mental Health Cognitive Health Services
Director, Lieber Recovery Clinic
New York-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Maureen O'Connor, PsyD, ABPP-CN

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Director of Neuropsychology, Bedford VA Medical Center

Judith Owens, MD, MPH

Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Director of Sleep Medicine, Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston

Luis Sandoval, PhD

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Staff Psychologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Sarah Ward, MS, CCC-SLP

Co-Director, Cognitive Connections Executive Function Practice
Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions

Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Social Thinking

Course Directors

Margaret Lanca, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Wellness, and Director of Population Behavioral Health Innovation, Cambridge Health Alliance
President, Society of Clinical Neuropsychology, Division 40, American Psychological Association

Kira Armstrong, PhD, ABPP-CN

Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Board Certified Subspecialist in Pediatric Neuropsychology in Private Practice
Past Board Member, American Association of Clinical Neuropsychology
Past Secretary, Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society
Author

Karen Kuc, MPH

Director, Continuing Education in Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance​​​
Associate in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this In Person for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses

For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

Physician Assistants

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

Psychologists

The Cambridge Health Alliance, Psychiatry Continuing Education Division, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Cambridge Health Alliance, Psychiatry Continuing Education Division, maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course offers 14.0 continuing education credits.

Social Workers

This program has been approved for a total of 14 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approval Program Authorization Number D 92074-1. NY Social Workers: The Division of Continuing Education in Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an Approved Provider #0038 of continuing education for licensed social workers. This course has been approved for 14.0 contact hours.

Counselors

The Cambridge Health Alliance, Psychiatry Continuing Education Division, has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5444. This program meets the requirements for 14.0 continuing education hours. CHA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This offering is also applicable for Commonwealth of Massachusetts Counseling/Allied Mental Health accreditation for 14.0 credits.

Canadian Accreditation

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

European Accreditation

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found here.

Disclosure Policy

In accord with the disclosure policy of the Medical School as well as standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), course planners, speakers, and content reviewers have been asked to disclose any relationships they have to companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. In addition, faculty have been asked to list any off-label uses of pharmaceuticals and/or devices for investigational or non-FDA approved purposes that they plan to discuss.

Disclaimer

CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgement before making clinical decisions of any kind.

Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.

Tuition for Enhancing Cognitive Health and Adaptive Functioning Across the Lifespan is listed below. You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment.

Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus, and refreshment breaks.

At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration. Refunds, less an administrative fee of $75, will be issued for all cancellations received at least two weeks prior to the start of the course. Refund requests must be made in our secure online system or by email. “No shows” are subject to the full course fee.

Please note, we are currently accepting onsite registrations by credit card only.

Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance reserve the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary. In the event of cancellation, course fees will be refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties. All registered meeting participants, staff, vendors, and guests must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and must also comply with all applicable regulations imposed by federal, state, and/or local health authorities and government mandates as well as abide by all safety precautions established by meeting and hotel venues.

Course Tuition

Physician (MD/DO)
$540 / ($495 if registered by November 2, 2023)

Nurse (RN/APRN)
$420 / ($385 if registered by November 2, 2023)

Resident/Fellow
$420 / ($385 if registered by November 2, 2023)

Allied Health Professional / Other
$420 / ($385 if registered by November 2, 2023)

Tuition includes electronic syllabus.

Location

Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston
138 Saint James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116

Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms for the nights of November 30, December 1 and December 2 has been reserved at the hotel for this event, under the group name Cambridge Health Alliance.

All reservations must be made, modified, or canceled individually through the hotel's Reservation Department or by calling 1-800-441-1414 and referring to Group Name. Reservations for rooms accessible to guests with disabilities may be made in the same manner. Reservations must be made on or before November 6, 2023 to guarantee the CHA group rate.

Hotel confirms the following guest room rates per night:

• $199 Moderate Room
• $225 Fairmont Room (Single or double)
• $255 Deluxe Room

Guest room rates are exclusive of applicable taxes and service fees.