2004 Annual Conference of the
Academy of Organizational & Occupational Psychiatry

January 16 - 18, 2004
Wyndham San Diego at Emerald Plaza
San Diego, CA

"Consultations in Occupational Psychiatry: Theoretical Basis and Clinical Applications."

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Pre-Conference Schedule
(additional fee required for Pre-Conference Workshops, see registration form)

Friday, January 16, 2004

7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens

8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop I: Psychiatric Disability Examinations, Fitness for Duty, and Violence Risk Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention

Workers' compensation, disability insurance carriers, and employers are seeking psychiatrists who have experience performing independent medical evaluations (IME) and Fitness for Duty (FFD) with attention to special circumstances such as disruptive employees and threats of violence. To perform these evaluations, psychiatrists need training that generally was not offered as part of residency training. The presentations will provide examples for discussion. Time for questions and discussion is set aside at the end of the morning session, and will also be provided during the presentations.

8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m.
Introduction and Welcome
C. Donald Williams, MD, CGP

8:05 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.
The Social Security Disability Evaluation
C. Donald Williams, MD, CGP

An outline for the conduct of a SSDI evaluation with a template will be provided. The course will include several examples of evaluations, and a discussion of how cases are evaluated with regard to federal law governing the determination of disability in SSDI applicants.

8:55 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.
Fitness for Duty in Executives and Professionals
Ronald Schouten, MD, JD

Disruptive or impaired physicians and executives present opportunities and challenges for psychiatrists performing FFD evaluations. These high profile professionals can have a major destructive impact on individuals and organizations because of their power and influence, but can often also be assisted in a return to effective functioning with significant social benefit. Strategies for assessment and intervention will be presented, and the importance of the separation of roles between evaluator and treater will be explained.

9:55 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Break

10:05 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
IMEs in Worker's Compensation and Personal Injury
C. Donald Williams, MD, CGP

Guidelines for the acceptance and conduct of IMEs will be presented. This section will include outlines with templates for more efficient report production. Excerpts from both types of evaluations will be presented, with emphasis on Workers Compensation. An excerpt from a judge's Final Decision and Order will illustrate the importance of consistency and foundation in the preparation of reports, and provide exposure to legal reasoning.

11:05 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Assessment of Violence Potential in the Workplace
Ronald Schouten, MD, JD

Dr. Schouten has extensive experience providing both emergency intervention and assessment as well as developing prevention strategies with major businesses and professional corporations. He will describe how he responds to emergency requests for assistance, as well approaches to proactive planning aimed at preventing such situations.

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Discussion and questions

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop II: Introduction to Consulting in Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry

In today's environment, businesses must deal with rapid economic, technologic, and cultural change. Many organizational consultants who help with the change process lack an in-depth understanding of people. It is difficult for them to respond to the full range of corporate needs. Clinicians who understand organizations have the opportunity to complement these traditional consultants. This workshop will provide clinicians with an overview of the consultation process.

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
What is Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry (OOP)?
Stephen Heidel, MD, MBA

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Theory Behind Organizational Diagnosis
Jay Lasser, MD

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Basics of Organizational Consulting
Stephen Heidel, MD, MBA

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Implementing Change: Case Examples
Jay Lasser, MD

4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Question and Answer Session

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception (cash bar)

7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop III: Psychoanalytic Dinner: The Disruptive Physician: Intrapsychic, Interpersonal and Systemic Perspectives
Julia M. Reade, MD
Sandra Kopit Cohen, MD, moderator

Medical organizations and the "impossible" physician: Exploring the dynamic tensions in evaluating and treating peers.

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