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jBaby – An Educational Program Series from The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County

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Introducing jBaby, an educational program series from The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. This six part program series for parents focuses on important pre-natal topics presented by local topic experts. See below for the full schedule and be sure to RSVP to this program series here.

6-part program series for parents (pre-natal) – $118

For more information, please call Liana Konhauzer at 561.852.5015 or email lianak@bocafed.org.

October 9, 2018 – What to expect when you are expecting…a Jewish baby!

Moderated panel including the PJ Library Chair, J-screen representative, etc.

October, 30, 2018 – Raising a Jewish baby

What does having a baby mean for your Jewish life? What does your first Shabbat look like? Open discussion.

Presentation by Dr. Leon Weissberg

November 8, 2018 – Health & Wellness Seminar

Presentation by the New Leaf Life

November 28, 2018 – Preparing for Parenthood

Emotional aspects of becoming a family. What does fatherhood and motherhood mean? Navigating the relationship with your grandparents, Intentional parenting, etc.

Presentation by KC Charette, Psy.D

December 12, 2018 – Planning for the future

Planning for your child’s future, wills, trusts, insurance, etc.

December 18, 2018 – Welcome to the community

What does it mean to be a part of the South Palm Beach County Jewish community? Open Q&A.

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Treatment Resistant Panic Disorder: A Multidisciplinary Multimodality Approach

Treatment Resistant Panic Disorder: A Multidisciplinary Multimodality Approach

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Panic Disorder is one of the most common anxiety disorders. Its impact on quality of life can be significant and incapacitating. One third to one half of panic patients demonstrate incomplete or absent remission after treatment. This Roundtable addressed the importance of the bio-psycho-social components of the evaluation and treatment of the resistant panic disorder patient.
The clinical team is challenged with determining what rendered the individual patient treatment resistant. Examples of complicating variables in such patients include medical mimics of panic disorder, occult substance use disorders, co-morbid psychiatric disorders like trauma syndromes, obsessive compulsive and pediatric spectrum disorders.
Treatment often entails a multi-modality approach that identifies the critical variables discovered during the evaluation phase. At our center the presence of multi-disciplinary clinicians in one location allows for ongoing case discussion and most importantly reassures the patient that they are being supported by an interactive treatment team.
This Roundtable reviewed the appropriate psychopharmacological interventions during the course of treatment that can provide a synergistic addition to the cognitive behavioral treatment plan. The CBT plan must be individually tailored to the patient since not all panic disorders are alike. When possible, we have found that a manualized workbook approach can be invaluable and supports greater patient adherence.
Recent technological advances have allowed for the development of state of the art clinical tools that incorporate specific biofeedback and virtual reality protocols. We will present examples of both and discuss the importance of a multi-pronged approach to the difficult to treat patient. Prevention is the core goal of mental healthcare and early childhood detection of panic disorder has become a major goal. This Roundtable will review early warnings of future panic disorder and importance of interventions that foster resilience and stress control capabilities in children.

Learning Objectives

1. Recognize the seriousness and frequency of treatment resistant panic disorder.
2. Apply the contents of this Roundtable to develop a multimodality treatment plan.
3. Demonstrate an effective systems approach to the evaluation of the treatment resistant panic disorder patient .

Chair(s)

David Gross, MD, Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Dr. Andrew Rosen, PHD, Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Discussant(s)

David Gross, MD, Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Dr. Andrew Rosen, PHD, Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Presenter(s)

Dr. Christiane Blanco-Oilar, PhD, Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Joseph Brand, PhD, Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorder
Ryan Seidman, PsyD, Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Dr. Andrew Rosen, PHD, Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders

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