2011 Annual Meeting Brochure
2012 Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL, April 29-May 2
Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: Constructing a Comprehensive and Competent Criminal Justice/Mental Health Treatment System
The deinstitutionalization of psychiatric facilities has been a major factor that has led to the current crisis of the criminalization of the mentally ill. Judge Steven Leifman, a Miami-Dade County Judge who has also served as Special Advisor on Criminal Justice and Mental Health for the Supreme Court of Florida, is responsible for chairing the Court’s Mental Health Subcommittee. He and his group authored a ground-breaking report entitled, Transforming Florida’s Mental Health System.
During his presentation, Judge Leifman will discuss new and effective strategies that are being developed and employed to transform the mental health system. He will address ways that providers can assist those with mental health disorders to maneuver the criminal justice system to minimize burden. Additionally, he will discuss how pharmacists and other health care professionals can get involved in a legislative manner to help transform the mental health system.
Recertification for the BCPP at 2011 Annual Meeting
Evidence-Based Practice Sessions
Sunday, May 1-Monday, May 2
Eligible for Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) Recertification Credit, these sessions provide therapeutic, evidence-based content offering practical application for those in all settings. Integrated throughout the meeting, these five hours of recertification programming cover:
- The Role of Antidepressants in Bipolar Disorder: Myth Versus Reality
- Fibromyalgia: Pain and the Brain
- Putting the Action in Long-Acting Antipsychotic Injectables
- Antipsychotics and Beyond: Behavioral Disturbances in the Elderly (2 hours)
These sessions are open to all registered Annual Meeting attendees. Those desiring Recertification credit must also purchase the BCPP Live Recertification option to gain access to the Recertification testing center.