CCE: Urban Mental Health: The Technological Addictions 11.1.2019

Friday, November 1, 2019, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Rutgers NJMS, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB B-552

The surge in the accessibility, affordability, and convenience of computers and mobile phones over the past 20 years has altered the way in which we communicate with each other. Chats, tweets, texts, and e-mails have become part of life on an international scale. Electronic communication has connected families, strengthened friendships, and sparked marriages. Yet for some, the reliance on electronic devices may have unintended consequences.

Some have theorized that problematic use of technology may stem from not just a desire for increased control over asynchronous interactions, but for an escape from one’s reality to live in an artificial, transiently safe environment. In each case, an understanding of the social and cultural context in which problematic use occurs remains key to effective identification and treatment.

We are very excited to announce "Urban Mental Health 2019: The Technological Addictions,” the Seventh Annual Conference of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Psychiatry. This year we are turning the focus on the problematic use of technology, which is emerging as a major problem affecting the mental health of our urban communities. A panel of experts will present updates on a wide range of technological addictions, from Internet gaming to cybersex to online shopping and “e-baying.”

1. List five forms of Technological Addictions as they appear in the scientific literature of 2019.
2. Describe the psychology and culture surrounding non-pathological use of technology.
3. Distinguish between normal use and addiction.
4. Discuss adverse consequences of the Technological Addictions on the mental health of vulnerable populations in urban communities.
5. Treat Technological Addictions with evidence-based pharmacological and psychosocial interventions.

Pre-registration is now closed. On site registration will be available.

General Fee:  $95

Student/Trainee Fee:  $50 - *student must e-mail [email protected] requesting promotion/discount code prior to registering*

Registration includes breakfast, snacks, lunch, the presentation, as well as a CME/CE or General Attendance Certificate for each participant.

In support of improving patient care, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

 

Nurses:  This activity is awarded 4.5 contact hours (60 min CH). 

Physicians:  Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

  

Certified Counselors:  Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6198. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. (4.5 Clock Hours).

Social Workers (The New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners):  This program is approved for social work continuing education hours by Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care in accordance with New Jersey administrative code 13:44G-6.4 and recognized by The New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners.  This program is approved for  4.5 general continuing education hours.

Psychologists: Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care maintains responsibility for the program and its content.  Instructional Level:  Introductory.  (4.5 CE Credits).  

Certified Counselors:  This course will count for 4.5 re-certification credits for Certified Counselors as approved by The Certification Board of NJ, Inc., Approval number for this course is # 200110119REC4.6

Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors: This course will count for 4.5 re-certification credits for Addiction Professionals as approved by The Certification Board of NJ, Inc., Approval number for this course is # 200110119REC4.6

Marriage and Family Therapists:  This course will count for 4.5 re-certification credits for Marriage and Family Therapists as approved by The Certification Board of NJ, Inc., Approval number for this course is #200110119REC4.6

 

Disclosure Declarations

CE Reviewer:

In order to help ensure content objectivity, independence and fair balance, and to ensure that the content is aligned with the interest of the public , UBHC Center for Continuing Education has resolved all potential real conflicts of interest through content review by a non-conflicted, qualified reviewer.  This activity was peer-reviewed for relevance, accuracy of content, and balance of presentation by:

Stephanie Marcello, PhD

Director, Behavioral Research and Training Institute, and Chief Psychologist, Rutgers Health UBHC, Piscataway, New Jersey 

In accordance with the disclosure policies of Rutgers and to conform with discipline professional contact hour and FDA guidelines individuals in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose this activity participants:  1) the existence of any relevant financial relationship with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, with the exception of non-profit or government organizations and non-health care related companies, within the past 12 months; and 2) the identification of a commercial product/device that is unlabeled for use of an investigational use of a product/device not yet approved.

Faculty

The following faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:

Dr. Petros Levounis

Dr. James Sherer

Dr. Lancer Naghdechi

Dr. Rafael Coira

Dr. Diego Garces Grosse

Dr. Robert Rymowicz

Dr. Heather Wurtz

Dr. Lukmanafis Babajide

Dr. Donya Nazery

Dr. Parham Khalili

Dr. Faisal Kagadkar

Dr. Muhammad Aadil

Content Reviewers

The following content reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: 

Zariya Buress, RN

Stephanie Marcello, PhD

Ravi Maharajh, EdS, LPC

Laura Burns, LCSW 


Off-Label Investigational Use: None to be discussed

 

 

Pre-registration is now closed. On site registration will be available.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.50 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (4.50 hours), CADC Recertification Credits (4.50 hours), CRSP Recertification Credits (4.50 hours), General Attendance (4.50 hours), LPC/LAC: NBCC CE Clock Hours (4.50 hours), LPC/LAC: Recertification Credits (4.50 hours), NJDCA-MFT Recertification Credits (4.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (4.50 hours), Psychologist: APA CE Credits (4.50 hours), Social Worker: NJBSWE CE Credits (4.50 hours), Teacher/Paraprofessional Professional Development Hours (4.50 hours)

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Rutgers Health UBHC has received no commercial support for this activity.