Practical Applications in Forensic Psychiatry 2025-2026

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RSSAPACME

Occurs weekly every Tuesday starting on 1/21/2025 at 10:00 AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, online Zoom, Philadelphia, PA

This series, which has been in existence for over 30 years, has been developed to add presentations that are necessary for comprehensive psychiatric and forensic psychiatric education. Anyone in the Department of Psychiatry, and those on the selected list, are sent notices of the presentations given weekly from September - May. At our planning session at the end of the academic year in May, the RSS Committee offers suggestions and recommendations for the next year. These recommendations are based on the presentations given over the last several years which require updating and follow-up. They also include new areas in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry that have been identified by current research and publications. We also link to risk management, which is mandatory in our continuing psychiatric education. We invite members of the general psychiatric faculty to present their research and clinical experiences as well as those focusing on forensic psychiatric issues.

1. Discuss the latest legal decisions in the mental health field.
2. Describe how to implement changes in report writing that need to parallel case law.
3. Discuss how to modify expert testimony to accommodate legal decisions.

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine 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.  

Designation of Credit

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), APA Psychology (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (2.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Penn Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

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12/16/2025 10:00:00 AM	Practical Applications in Forensic Psychiatry 2025-2026 - 12/16/2025; The Trauma Informed Defense Approach and The Forensic Psychiatrist's Role 12/16/2025 10:00:00 AM 12/16/2025 12:00:00 PM 15 False MM/DD/YYYY	Practical Applications in Forensic Psychiatry 2025-2026 - 12/16/2025; The Trauma Informed Defense Approach and The Forensic Psychiatrist's Role This series, which has been in existence for over 30 years, has been developed to add presentations that are necessary for comprehensive psychiatric and forensic psychiatric education. Anyone in the Department of Psychiatry, and those on the selected list, are sent notices of the presentations given weekly from September - May. At our planning session at the end of the academic year in May, the RSS Committee offers suggestions and recommendations for the next year. These recommendations are based on the presentations given over the last several years which require updating and follow-up. They also include new areas in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry that have been identified by current research and publications. We also link to risk management, which is mandatory in our continuing psychiatric education. We invite members of the general psychiatric faculty to present their research and clinical experiences as well as those focusing on forensic psychiatric issues. Objective(s): 1 Describe trauma informed defense work. 1 Discuss the ethical consideratins of the forensic professional when working with the defense in child abuse cases. 2 Explain the process of the assessment of juveniles in abuse cases. Location: Specialties: PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Addiction Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Forensic Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Geriatric Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Pain Medicine Faculty Disclosures: Robin A. Altman, MD (Nothing to disclose - 10/21/2025) Download Handout Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (2.00 hours), APA Psychology (2.00 hours) Specialties: PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Addiction Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Forensic Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Geriatric Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY - Pain Medicine