2022/2023 Conference Schedule
Education and Consultative Services of UPMC Western Psychiatric Services
“Psychiatric Ethics in the Outpatient World: Nuances and Resolutions”
January 20, 2023
Free for UPMC Western Behavioral Health staff;
$15 for UPMC staff; $30 for all others.
Brochure
Please click on the flier or the event title for additional information
and to register.
Satisfies ethics requirements for licensure renewal
(three continuing education credits)!
Virtual
Free for UPMC Western Behavioral Health staff; $15 for all others.
Satisfies suicide training requirement for license renewal (one continuing education credit)
The 2022 PRIDE Month Video Series are available at this link.
Mark your calendars!
Details and additional conferences will follow!
March 3, 2023
Virtual and in-person attendance options.
Individuals working in primary care will be given priority for both
in-person and virtual attendance. Recommended for Pediatric Primary Care Physicians, Family Practice Physicians, and
Advanced Practice Providers (PA, DNP, CRNP)
who practice in the northwestern, and southwestern PA counties.
Star-Center Conference
May 5, 2023
Day of Self-Discovery
Only open to system users in Allegheny County
June 8, 2023
Other Events!
https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96584542736
Occurs the first Wednesday of every 1 month(s) from
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Please e-mail Payel Roy at roypj@upmc.edu with any questions.
Didactic lectures will be held on the third Wednesday every other month from 12 – 1 PM.
A case conference will alternate with the lecture series.
Please e-mail Julie Kmiec at kmiecj@upmc.edu with any questions.
Addiction Medicine & Addiction Psychiatry Case Conference
Case Conferences will be held on the third Wednesday every other month from 12 – 1 PM.
The case conference will alternate with a lecture series.
Please e-mail Julie Kmiec at kmiecj@upmc.edu with any questions.
Additional Continuing Education Credit Opportunities
Important Information for License Renewal
LSW/LCSW/LPC/LMFT licenses:
The deadline for your LSW/LCSW/LPC/LMFT license renewal is
February 28, 2023. It has been confirmed that all 30 continuing education credits can all be earned virtually/online. This is a permanent decision that was made by the Board of Examiners on Nov. 19. 2019. The online presentations can be live or recorded.
All 30 hours required for the psychology license can be completed online/virtually, however, 15 of these hours must be done via a live webinar in real-time, where there is the ability to interact with the presenter. Please remember… You need to have at least three (3) contact hours in ethics, one (1) contact hour in suicide prevention, and two (2) hours in child abuse recognition and reporting.
| Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Center | 3 | Yes | Mandated and Permissive Reporters | Online www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu Opens In A New Window |
| PA Psychological Association | 2 and 3 | Yes | Licensed Psychologists, Nurses, Physicians and Mental Health Professionals |
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