Course Director

An Award Winning Course Director

John Koutras, MD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Pediatrics
University of Vermont
Medical School
Burlington, VT

John Koutras, MD, is noted for helping residents prepare for both the General Adult Psychiatry Part I and Part II exams, with pass rates that easily exceed the average reported by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Among Dr. Koutras’ other distinguished accomplishments:

• Harvard-educated and Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  
• Director of Medical Student Education in Child Psychiatry at University of Vermont
  
• Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Course for the General Adult Psychiatry Residency, University of Vermont
  
• Recipient of the University of Vermont Adult Psychiatry Residents’ Clinical Teaching Award

Course Faculty

Navjot Bedi, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
School of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Smitha Bhandari, MD
Forensic Fellow
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
School of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

James Boyd, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
College of Medicine
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Charles Gillespie, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
School of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Donald C. Goff, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Valerie Harder, PhD
College of Medicine
The University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Suzanne Kennedy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
College of Medicine
The University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Maria La Via, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

J. David Moore, MD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Residency Director
School of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

John C. Morgan, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia

Andrew R. Newberg, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
School of Medicine
The University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Katherine B. Peters, MD, PhD
Neuro-oncology Fellow
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Clifford Singer, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
College of Medicine
The University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Rajesh R. Tampi, MD, MS
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
School of Medicine
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

James S. Walker, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Kirsten M. Wilkins, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
College of Medicine
University of Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Faculty listing is subject to change.

Sample Video from the 2009 Course

Course Description

Course Director, Dr. John Koutras, worked with The Oakstone Institute to create an in-depth review which is designed to provide psychiatrists and psychiatrists-in-training with current, relevant, and condensed information needed to pass certification (written and oral exams), recertification, and maintenance of certification exams.

This course is also valuable if you are simply looking for a great way to keep up with key developments in psychiatry. A concise format means it will focus only on what is necessary to pass the exam and stay current. Faculty selected for their outstanding teaching methods and expertise in target ‘must-know’ areas will deliver more than 35 leading edge presentations.

As a full-time academic psychiatrist, Dr. Koutras has played a significant role in helping residents pass the board exam, with pass rates that easily exceed the average reported by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. As the course director, he will pass his expertise in this critical area to you, the attendee.

Dr. Koutras and the faculty will offer useful exam-taking techniques, as well as emphasize what to study (and what not to study), how to study, how to maximize time, and how to gain confidence. You will also receive an intense review of the requisite neurology topics, an area in which many psychiatrists are less current. Unlike other courses, Dr. Koutras and his team will use a digital audience response system that enables the participants to respond to questions most likely to appear on an actual exam, receive immediate feedback, and gauge their level of knowledge against others.

This comprehensive and concise 4-½ day course emphasizes the topics most challenging to master. A complete syllabus consisting of all speaker handouts and other important clinical material is provided. Additionally, a mock oral examination with a standardized patient will be conducted daily, for observation and discussion.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be better able to:

• Discuss relevant scientific and clinical information stressing the main areas of psychiatry and neurology: basic science, diagnosis and phenomenology, and evidence-based treatments
  
• Apply strategies for studying for the ABPN examinations and frequently encountered questions
  
• Build competence in the oral examination by observing mock oral examinations

Who Should Attend

Psychiatrists or psychiatrists-in-training.

Accreditation

Oakstone Medical Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Oakstone Medical Publishing designates this educational activity for 37 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the Psychiatry Board Review Course Live and has approved this program as part of a comprehensive lifelong learning (CME) program, which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of maintenance of certification. The approval period is 9/1/2009 to 9/1/2012.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

• 1:00 p.m. Registration & Break
  
• 2:45 p.m. Development Through the Life Cycle - John Koutras, MD
  
• 4:00 p.m. Mental Status Examination, Rating Scales, and Lab Testing - John Koutras, MD
  
• 5:00 p.m. Somatoform and Pain Disorders - Smitha Bhandari, MD
  
• 6:00 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday, March 25, 2010

• 7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
  
• 7:30 a.m. Tips for Passing Part I, Part II, Maintenance of Certification - John Koutras, MD
  
• 8:00 a.m. PTSD and Psychological Trauma - Charles Gillespie, MD, PhD
  
• 9:15 a.m. Neural Development & Basic Neurosciences - John C. Morgan, MD, PhD
  Breakout Session: Practice Parameters
  
• 10:15 a.m. Psychological Testing & Spiritual/Cultural Issues - James S. Walker, PhD
  
• 11:15 a.m. Psychopharmacology I: Pharmacokinetics
  and Antidepressants - John Koutras, MD
  
• 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
  
• 1:15 p.m. Neuropathies and Myopathies - John C. Morgan, MD, PhD
  Breakout Session: Vignettes
  
• 2:15 p.m. Forensics/Ethics - James S. Walker, PhD
  
• 3:30 p.m. Eating Disorders - Maria La Via, MD
  
• 4:30 p.m. Mock Orals - “The Mood Disorder Patient” - John Koutras, MD
  
• 6:00 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, March 26, 2010

• 7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
  
• 7:30 a.m. Child Psychiatry I - John Koutras, MD
  
• 8:30 a.m. Cerebrovascular Disorders - James Boyd, MD
  Breakout Session: Dual Diagnosis
  
• 9:45 a.m. Substance Abuse - Navjot Bedi, MD
  
• 10:45 a.m. C/L and Delirium - Kirsten M. Wilkins, MD
  
• 11:45 a.m. Anxiety - J. David Moore, MD
  
• 12:45 p.m. Lunch
  
• 1:45 p.m. CNS Infections and Headache - James Boyd, MD
  Breakout Session: High-Yield Review
  
• 2:45 p.m. Geriatric Psychiatry and Dementia - Rajesh R. Tampi, MD, MS
  
• 4:00 p.m. Psychopharmacology II: Mood Stabilizers and Natural Medications - John Koutras, MD
  
• 5:00 p.m. Mock Orals - “The Anxious Patient” - John Koutras, MD
  
• 6:30 p.m. Meet the Faculty Reception

Saturday, March 27, 2010

• 7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
  
• 7:30 a.m. Sleep Disorders - Clifford Singer, MD
  
• 8:30 a.m. Psychopharmacology III: Cognitive Enhancers/Geriatrics - Clifford Singer, MD
  
• 9:45 a.m. Emergency Psychiatry - Suzanne Kennedy, MD
  
• 10:45 a.m. Psychotic Disorders - Donald C. Goff, MD
  
• 11:45 a.m. Movement Disorders & Demyelinating Disorders - James Boyd, MD
  
• 12:45 p.m. Lunch
  
• 1:45 p.m. Psychopharmacology IV: Antipsychotics and Other Somatic Tx - Donald C. Goff, MD
  
• 2:45 p.m. Psychotherapy Review - John Koutras, MD
  
• 4:00 p.m. Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Evidence Based Medicine - Valerie Harder, PhD
• 5:00 p.m. Mock Orals - “The Psychotic Patient” - John Koutras, MD
  
• 6:30 p.m. Adjourn

Sunday, March 28, 2010

• 7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
  
• 7:30 a.m. Mood Disorders - Andrew R. Newberg, MD
  
• 8:30 a.m. Brain Tumors and Neurological Trauma - Katherine B. Peters, MD, PhD
  
• 9:45 a.m. Child Psychiatry II/Adult ADHD - John Koutras, MD
  
• 10:45 a.m. Seizure Disorders - Katherine B. Peters, MD, PhD
  
• 11:45 a.m. Personality Disorders - J. David Moore, MD
  
• 12:45 p.m. Lunch
  
• 1:45 p.m. Psychopharmacology V: Anxiolytics/Stimulants/Hypnotics - John Koutras, MD
  
• 2:45 p.m. Dissociative Disorders, Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders & Impulse Control Disorders - John Koutras, MD
  
• 3:45 p.m. Wrap Up and Adjourn

Course Location and Accommodations

The course will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center, 2000 Century Center Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30345. A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees at a special reduced rate of $129 per night. This rate is available on a first-come, first-served basis through Tuesday, March 3, 2010. After March 3, 2010, rooms may be available at the hotel’s regular rates.

BOOK NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED!
To make reservations by phone, please call 1-404-325-0000 or register online at http://www.marriott.com/atlne (Group code: OAKOAKA).

Attendees are responsible for making their own lodging and transportation arrangements. Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and two refreshment breaks each day, as well as complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access throughout the property, unlimited local and long distance phone calls within the United States in each guest room, and free parking.

Cancellation
Registration may be cancelled up to 14 days before the first day of the conference. An administrative fee of $100 will be charged for all cancellations. No refunds will be made for cancellations after March 10, 2010.

*Conference Lectures

DVDs of conference lectures available 8 weeks after course. MP3 Audio Download of conference lectures available 2 weeks after course.

Early Registration Discount

Early Registration deadline is January 15, 2010. Tuition is payable in advance and includes continental breaskfasts, buffet lunches, and two refreshment breaks per day.

Multi-Attendee Discount

10% discount for two to four attendees; 15% for five or more attendees. Discount is applicable only to tuition fees.

Satisfaction Guarantee

If you fail the written portion of the psychiatry exam within one year of attending the course, we will waive your fee to repeat the conference or offer you a suitable replacement.

Air Travel

Attendees flying to Atlanta to attend this conference should fly into the Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport if possible. The hotel is located approximately 30 miles from the airport. Estimated travel expense: Taxi $55, Airport Shuttle $40, Marta $4. Hotel pickup from Marta station is complimentary.

Special Accommodations

Individuals with special dietary needs or require auxiliary aids and/or services as identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Oakstone Institute at the number below or e-mail: service@oakstonepub.com.

Questions?

Call 1-800-633-4743 to speak with a Customer Service Representative. Hours are 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. Monday – Friday, Central Time