Total Credits: 2 including 2 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
Amphetamines The Next Epidemic: What History Has Not Taught Us (OPIOID)
The prescription drug industry is using the exact same practices to boost Amphetamine sales as were used in the Opiate Epidemic. This presentation examines the evidence and proposes changes in practice to offset this trend before it is named an Epidemic.
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Diagnosis and Management of Bipolar Disease in the Primary Care Setting
This session aims to increase primary care physicians' comfort with identifying bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder and its variants. Additionally, high-yield management guidelines for these conditions will be reviewed.
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Statement of Accreditation
The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. TOMA designates is program for a maximum of 2 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Grievance Policy
All grievances may be directed to TOMA's Executive Director at toma@txosteo.org. All grievances will receive an initial response within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
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Helene Alphonso, DO, is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and board certified by the American Board Neurology and Psychiatry and the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Addiction. She graduated with honors in Neuroscience as an undergraduate at UT Dallas and attended Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Alphonso practices as an Attending Psychiatrist at John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) in Fort Worth Texas for their Psychiatric Residency program and as a consultant to the Neuroscience Institute at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She is an Assistant Professor for the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Texas Christian University Medical School.
She has previously served as the Director of Medical Education for Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Residencies, Director of Osteopathic Medical Education at JPS, and Osteopathic Program Director of Psychiatry at JPS.
Dr. Alphonso discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
Rohini Mehta, MD is a board-certified Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Clinical and Applied Science Education department at the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine in San Antonio, TX. She is originally from Northern Virginia and received her B.Sc. in Pharmacology from McGill University and her medical degree from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Dr. Mehta went on to complete her residency training in psychiatry from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital where she served as Chief Resident in her final year. Dr. Mehta has a passion for medical education and has additionally served as a clinician educator for the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Her clinical interests include managing mood and anxiety disorders, especially in patients with comorbid chronic pain, and Dr. Mehta emphasizes the mind-body-spirit connection with her patients.
Dr. Mehta discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.