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CME LLC Announces 2005 U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress Program Developers

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 August 2005, 12:01 CDT

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CME LLC announced today the program developers for its 18th annual U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress to be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Monday-Thursday, November 7-10, 2005. Peter F. Buckley, MD, Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD, Ronald Pies, MD, and Phillip J. Resnick, MD are advisers to CME in the design of the program courses, identification of key speakers and in reviewing final course presentations.

"Selected for their expertise and unique perspectives on the field of mental healthcare, these distinguished medical professionals have received widespread acclaim for their contributions to psychiatry," said Marsha Meyer, RPh, senior vice president of clinical information for CME LLC. "These advisers will ensure the thousands of attending clinicians receive the innovative and practical education they have come to expect from the congress."

Dr. Peter F. Buckley, professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Medical College of Georgia, serves on the National Scientific Council of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. He has received numerous accolades including the APA's 2004 Administrative Psychiatry Award. At the Congress on Tuesday, November 8, Dr. Buckley will present an in-depth exploration of the side effects of antipsychotic medications.

Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings, professor and executive vice chair in the Department of Neurology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, founded and directs the UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Center. His contributions to the U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress 2005 include a focus on the relationship between psychiatry and medical illness.

Dr. Ronald Pies is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. His eclectic body of work includes not only textbooks and regular contributions to scholarly publications including Psychiatric Times, but also a book on comparative religious ethics and a book of poetry. Wednesday, November 9th's schedule of courses includes a presentation by Dr. Pies on new screening techniques for bipolar disorder.

Dr. Phillip J. Resnick, professor of psychiatry and director of the Division of Forensic Psychiatry at Case School of Medicine, has served as the president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. He has consulted on many high-profile trials including the Scott Peterson case. Monday, November 7th's sessions include Dr. Resnick's courses on competence, risk assessment for violence and child murder by parents.

With more than 100 sessions and symposia across 12 educational tracks, the U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress offers attendees the opportunity to earn up to 30 CME credits as they learn the latest findings and developments in all areas of mental healthcare. More information on the Congress, its developers and other faculty is available at psychcongress.com.

About CME LLC

CME LLC is a leading provider of fully accredited continuing medical education programs and offers a wide range of informational and educational resources for healthcare professionals. Based in Irvine, Calif., CME produces a variety of conferences, multimedia home-study products and Web sites and is the sponsor of the U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress and the Issues in Aging Medical Congress. For additional information, visit CME online at http://www.cmellc.com/.

CME LLC

CONTACT: Kraig Smith of media imPRessions, +1-312-222-9591,ksmith@media-impressions.com, for CME LLC

Web site: http://www.cmellc.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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