Program Chair: Randall S. Riggs, M.D.
Program Co-Chair: Stephen H. Heidel, M.D., M.B.A.

This conference qualifies for up to 17.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education Credit.

AOOP's 10th Annual Conference offers cutting-edge information for clinicians with experience as well as a basic skills workshop for those who wish to explore occupational and organizational psychiatry.

At this conference you will learn to:

• Enhance your skills and develop new areas of practice
• Make initial contacts with businesses
• Understand the latest use of computer information technology in medicine
• Work with businesses to provide improved mental health and safety in the workplace
• Identify the unique dynamics and challenges of family-owned businesses
• Guide employers and other physicians in optimally managing disability
• Use the latest information about ADA and FMLA laws in your consulting practice
• Apply psychoanalytic thinking to organizational problems
• Apply your clinical skills in the organizational setting
• Utilize cutting-edge information to prevent violence and discrimination in the workplace

CME

ACOEM designates the Basic Skills Workshop for 4.5 Category 1 hours, the Psychoanalytic Workshop for 2.5 Category 1 hours, and the Conference Saturday and Sunday for 10 Category 1 hours toward the Physician's Recognition Award of the AMA.

Workshop Friday, Jan. 15, 1-5:30 p.m.  (separate registration fee required)
Basic Skills in Occupational Psychiatry for Enhancing Mental Health in the Workplace

Learn from the successful members of AOOP!  Here is your opportunity to network and learn from the experience of others. You will gain valuable knowledge as well as an "essential" reading list to help you succeed. Ample time will be available for questions and answers.

You will learn:

• Elements for success in organizational & occupational psychiatry
• How to add organizational and occupational psychiatry to your current practice
• How to enhance your skills and develop new areas of practice

Topics covered in this workshop include:

• Mental Health for Executives
• Mental Health Consulting to Government Agencies
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Performing Independent Medical and Disability Examinations
• Essentials of ADA and FMLA Laws for Occupational Psychiatrists
• Promoting Mental Health for a Population vs. for an Individual

Special Interest Group, Friday, Jan. 15, 7:00-9:30 p.m. (separate fee required)
Psychoanalytic Case Presentation

Psychoanalytic Organizational Consultation Case Presentation and discussion over dinner led by Laura Huggler, M.A. and Jay Abel-Horowitz, M.D. (sign-up limited to 20 people).

Main Conference, Sat., Jan. 16, 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m. & Sun., Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The general meeting offers a variety of topics to enhance your ability to provide mental health services to businesses and organizations. Some of the exciting topics include:

• Improving Access to Mental Health Services in the Workplace
• Maintaining Quality and Physician Identity in a Large HMO
• Enhancing Access to Mental Health via the Human Resources Department
• Physician Behaviors and Their Impact on Disability Management
• How Healthy Families Produce Healthy Family Businesses
• Cybermedicine: Powerful New Tools for Psychiatry
• How Business Perceives Psychiatry: Survey Results
• What Mental Health Consultants Should Know About Recent Developments in ADA, FMLA, and Sexual Harassment Laws
• FBI Supervisory Special Agents: Negotiation & Profiling for Dangerousness

Faculty Members

Randall S. Riggs, M.D.—Program Chair, AOOP
President, WorkMind®, Inc.; Psychoanalyst; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington

H. Jay Abel-Horowitz, M.D.—Psychoanalytic Consulting
Psychoanalyst, Assoc  Faculty, Mich Psychoanalytic Institute &
Clinical Assistant Professor, Wayne State Univ., Medical School

Boris M. Astrachan, M.D.—Consulting to Family Business
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago

Joseph H. Astrachan, Ph.D.—Consulting to Family Business
Wachovia Chair of Family Business, Kennesaw State University, Georgia

Julia E. Gabis, J.D.—Sexual Harassment, ADA and FMLA Laws
Julia E. Gabis & Associates

Brian L. Grant, M.D.—Partnering with Business
President, Medical Consultants Network, Inc. & Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington

Mark J. Hauser, M.D.—Consulting to Government Agencies
Clinical Instructor, Dept. of Psych., Harvard Medical School & Pres, On-Site Psychiatric Services, Inc.

Stephen H. Heidel, M.D., M.B.A.—How Business Perceives Psychiatry, EAP's
CEO, Integrated Insights & Associate Clinical Professor, UCSD School of Medicine

Laura A. Huggler, M.A.—Speaking "HR" with Business
Psychologist & Principal, Syneotics Group Organizational Consultants, LLC

Jeffrey P. Kahn, M.D.—Executive Mental Health
President, WorkPsych® Associates, Inc & Clinical Asstistant Professor, Cornell University School of Medicine

Steven E. Locke, M.D.—Medical Informatics (Computers in Medicine)
Associate Professor of Pyschiatry, Harvard Medical School &
Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Elmore F. Rigamer, M.D., M.P.H.—How Can Physicians Work with Business?
Regional Medical Director-Louisiana, Sisters of Charity Health Care System &
Clinical Assistant Professor, George Washington University School of Medicine

Marie-Claude Rigaud, M.D., M.P.H.—Optimizing Disability Management
President, Rigaud & Associates & Clinical Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical School

Stephen J. Romano, M.S.—Crisis Negotiation
Supervisory Special Agent, Crisis Negotiation Unit, FBI

Eugene A. Rugala, B.S.—Profiling: Assessing Dangerousness
Supervisory Special Agent, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, FBI

Ronald Schouten, M.D., J.D.—ADA and FMLA Laws
Director, Law & Psychiatry Service/Charlesbank Corp. Health, Massachusetts General Hospital & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Thomas H. Valk, M.D., M.P.H.—Basic Skills in Occupational Psychiatry
President, AOOP & President and CEO, VEI, Inc.

C. Donald Williams, M.D., C.G.P.—The Psychiatric Disability Examination
Vice President, AOOP

Checks for the meeting registration should be in US funds payable to AOOP. Credit cards are not accepted. To transfer money electronically contact the AOOP office at 703 556-9222.

All registrations must be accompanied by payment.

Member rates for registration are offered only to current members of AOOP.

If you would like a confirmation of your registration, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard or envelope with your registration. Receipts will be available at the meeting registration desk.

Registrations postmarked after Dec. 15, 1998 are not eligible for the reduced registration fee and will be invoiced for the additional amount, payable upon receipt at the registration desk.

Please attach a note to your registration form if you require special accommodations or have special dietary needs.

Refund and Cancellation Policies

All cancellations must be made in writing.

Written cancellations before Dec. 30, 1998 are subject to a $50 processing fee.

Refunds are not possible after Dec. 30, 1998 except for emergencies.

All refunds will be processed after the meeting.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the Joint Sponsorship of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and the Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry (AOOP). ACOEM is accredited by the ACCME to provide CME for physicians. ACOEM designates the Basic Skills Workshop for 4.5 Category 1 hours, the Psychoanalytic Case Discussion for 2.5 Category 1 hours, and the Main Conference for 10 Category 1 hours toward the Physician's Recognition Award of the AMA. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

About AOOP

The Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry (AOOP) was founded in 1990 to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between psychiatry and business. AOOP's mission is to enhance the knowledge and skills of its members, and to encourage and support the practice of organizational and occupational psychiatry. For more information please visit our website at http://www.mcn.com/aoop or call our National office at 703 556-9222.

Hotel Information

The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel is conveniently located near Washington, D.C.'s museums, monuments, and government offices.  For the AOOP meeting, we have a special group rate of $135 for a single or a double room. To reserve your room call:  1 800-HOTELS-1 and identify yourself as attending the AOOP conference.
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave
Washington, DC 20036
Ph: 202 347-3000
Fax: 202 466-9082
TDD: 202 833-4363

Travel Information

For the AOOP meeting we have arranged discounted fares on US Airways and United Airlines through Diplomat Travel, 800 826-0888. Washington DC is serviced by 3 airports: Ronald Reagan National Airport, Dulles Airport and Baltimore Washington Airport. For ground transportation, Super Shuttles run between these 3 airports and downtown DC; 202 562-1234. Alternatively, a taxi to the hotel costs approximately $40 from BWI or Dulles and $15 from National. If you fly into National, you can also use the high quality Metrorail system. For Metro, take either the Blue or the Yellow Line and switch to the Red Line (at Metro Center Station if using the Blue Line, or at the Gallery Place Station if using the Yellow Line). Get off the Red Line at the Farragut North Metro stop, and use the L Street exit. The hotel will be directly to your right.

About Washington, D.C.

 
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