Article archive / October 1, 2010
Originally published: . Volume 2, No. 2. Source pages: 1, 15, 16.
LPA to Hold Fall Conference, Oct 23rd
Louisiana Psychological Association will host its Fall Conference on Saturday, October 23rd in Baton Rouge. Two educational tracks will be presented: CE workshop on ethics, laws, and records retention; and a Science Track with experts from around the state guiding panels and round table discussions. See page 15 for story.
Louisiana Psychological Association will host its Fall Conference on Saturday, October 23, 2010 , at the Baton Rouge Marriott. Two educational tracks will be offered in the daylong conference.
The Continuing Education Track will provide participants five hours of CEs for ethics in a workshop with a panel of distinguished experts covering a spectrum of issues on record retention policy, new HIPAA rules, regulations under HITECH, mental health law, APA guidelines, confidentiality and more.
The Science Track offers a slate of scientific and research topics of interest to professors and students, with panels and round tables of top professors from around the state. Topics will include issues of human subjects research, challenges of laboratory research, issues about teaching difficult topics, and guidance for students in presenting research.
The CE Track is titled, “Want to Know More About Ethics, Privacy, Confidentiality, Keeping Records, HIPAA/ HITECH? Have We Got A Deal for You!” Phil Griffin, Ph.D., ABPP, will moderate the panel covering the spectrum of ethical and records retention issues. Attendees will have an opportunity to review and learn essential information in critical practice topics.
Four distinguished panelists will participate.
Joseph Comaty, Ph.D., MP, Chair of the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists will provide information on the Board’s regulations, opinions, and ethics.
Alan Nessman is Senior Special Counsel, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, from the American Psychological Association. He will review “HITECH,” the extension of the recent laws that relate to financial incentives and grant programs for psychologists. Alan will also cover other topics, test materials and data.
Attorney Greg Frost from Baton Rouge will speak on LA mental health law and HIPAA.
And Carri Fager from Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office will provide information about state statutes and record retention.
The Science Track begins with a student workshop on Convention Success Training, titled “Navigating Meetings, Giving Talks, Preparing Posters, and More.” The workshop will be chaired by Theresa Wozencraft, Ph.D, associate professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Julia Buckner, Ph.D., LSU BR assistant professor and co- founder of the Substance Abuse and Anxiety Clinic will chair a symposium on laboratory research applications, “Science for the Outside World, from Lab to Clinic to Community.”
After lunch a panel discussion on human subjects research dilemmas will convene, “Following Rules, Protecting People, and Getting Results,” chaired by Mary Margaret Livingston, Ph.D. professor from Louisiana Tech University.
Marva Lewis, Ph.D., associate professor at the Tulane School of Social Work, will facilitate the round table discussion on Teaching Difficult Topics—Pull up a Chair and Join the Conversation.
The Science Track was coordinated by Susan Dardard, Ph.D.
Visit www.louisianapsychologis t.org for registration.
Dr. Phil Griffin will moderate the panel of experts in the CE Track.
Dr. Buckner will lead a symposium on research methods. Above, graduate student Joe Deschamps demonstrates equipment used at the LSU lab. Photo by Hazel Augustin
Tulane’s Dr. Marva Lewis.
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