10:00 AM

10:15 AM 

Registration & CME Activity (Room A)
Brunch Buffet & Exhibits (Room B)

Brunch Buffet (Service will be closed at 11:30AM)

Welcome and Introduction (Room A)

1:00 PM

"Mental Health, Substance Use and Drug Addiction" (CLICK here to view Purpose/Objectives)
John Tsuang, MD
Director of Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 

"The Epidemic of Opiates Use and Misuse"  (CLICK here to view Purpose/Objectives)
Weiguo Zhu, MD
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA 

"Mental Health Care for College Students" (CLICK here to view Purpose/Objectives)
Huzaifa Ashraf, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Southern Califonia Los Angeles 

4:15 PM

In reference to the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) recent report/(NAMI.org), there are approximately one in five adults experiences some type of mental illness each year, which translated to 43.8 million people or 18.5 percent of the population. One in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have a diagnosable mental illness. More than 25 percent of college students have been diagnosed or treated by a professional for a mental health condition within the past year. Mental health represents an important source of suffering for patients and their families, and an unmet health care need in the Chinese American community. Gaps in utilization of mental health services are well documented for Asian Americans. At the same time, there is increasing awareness of how culture plays a role in shaping the presentation and diagnosis of mental illness in Asian patients, and new information on how to assess and treat Asian patients with these disorders. However, the recognition of mental health problems and their management in the American Chinese community is hindered by stigmatization, language and cultural barriers. These developments highlight important knowledge, competence and practice gaps that should be addressed in an educational activity for health care professionals. Moreover, the responsibility for providing mental health care is falling increasingly to primary care providers. This may reflect both the treatment preferences of many patients and the availability and affordability of health care services CAMASC has conducted an educational needs survey among its physician members and through gap analysis research, identified the following five (5) topics to be addressed:

1. "Stigma: A major Barrier to Health Care"
2. "Mental Health, Substance Use and Drug Addiction"
3. "The Epidemic of Opiate Use and Misuse"
4. "Mental Health Care for College Students"
5. "Prevention and Management of Physician Burnout"

Educational Purpose

The purpose of this activity is to narrow the existing practice gaps in treating patient with mental disorder, by addressing culture, ethnic, stigma and new scientific knowledge to improve patient care.  A variety of teaching and evaluation methods have been developed to facilitate learning and professional development.  At the end of the seminar, participants will be able to discuss differential diagnoses, describe possible complications and list preventive measures, implement educational, preventive, and therapeutic interventions, and improve cultural and linguistic competence in communication in their treatment for patient with mental disorder. This activity is expected to result in increased knowledge/competence and better performance in making an appropriate diagnosis, providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care, with the overall goal of improving patient care for the mentally ill patients.    

This CME activity is designed for family physicians, internists, physician assistants and other clinical providers of adult care, who are also provide health care to or are interested in the health care of the Chinese/Asian American community. 

The Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California (CAMASC) is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

This CME activity will consist of five (5) lectures, presented by distinguished faculty to facilitate the different educational needs of a diverse audience. This CME activity will employ a combination of educational methods, including live didactic lecture, case studies, review of literatures, group discussions and interactive techniques such as a question/answer session, pre/post educational assessment, and a 30-day follow-up post activity survey.  CAMASC has implemented an Audience Response System (ARS) as one of the tools to enhance the learning experience and conduct outcome measurement for this activity.