Napa, CA
05/15/2026 - 05/17/2026
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: The Meritage Resort and Spa
Topics include: topics: off-labeled use of psychotropics, epilepsy, anxiety disorders
Napa, CA
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The Meritage Resort and Spa $449 per night plus tax single or double occupancy
www.meritageresort.com/napa
Dr. Susie Park, Pharm D., BCPP
Dr. Susie Park is a board-certified psychiatric pharmacist. She is the past associate dean for student affairs at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and served as an associate professor for 19 years. She is a member of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP), the American Pharmacists Association, and the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA). Her area of research interest includes the pharmacogenetics of depression and sleep impairment in hepatitis C virus-infected patients. Dr Park was a recipient of the new investigator research CNS Award for Sanofi-Aventis and received a research grant for her original project “Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphism in HCV Patients”. She has received the Teacher of the Year Award at the USC School of Pharmacy nine years from the USC Pharmacy student body and the Teacher of the Year Award twice from the Department of Psychiatry Keck School of Medicine graduating class. Dr Park continues to serve as a mentor to students and residents serving as a Korean American Pharmacy Student Association alumni co-advisor and through her involvement in the Orange County chapter of CPhA and the USC Alumni Engagement Board.
Friday May 15, 2026
OFF-LABELED USE OF PSYCHOTROPICS: WIDE USE BEYOND THEIR INDICATIONS
ACPE # TBA
Objectives:
1. Review psychotropic medication classes and mechanisms of action.
2. Distinguish between labeled indications and off-labeled uses of psychotropics.
3. Rationalize non-indicated uses for psychotropic medications to manage various conditions.
4. Review treatment guidelines that incorporate off-labeled use of psychotropic agents.
5. Recommend an appropriate psychotropic agent for a patient based on patient-specific parameters.
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Saturday May 16, 2026
EPILEPSY: A FOCUS ON ANTI-SEIZURE MEDICATIONS
ACPE # TBA
Objectives:
- Review anti-seizure medications (ASMs) and their medication classes.
- Assess pharmacologic strategies of epilepsy treatment based on seizure type.
- List patient monitoring parameters when managing epilepsy with ASMs.
- Evaluate drug interactions associated with ASMs and their management.
- Discuss treatment approaches for status epilepticus.
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Sunday May 17, 2026
ANXIETY DISORDERS: PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACHES
ACPE # TBA
Objectives:
- Discuss the diagnostic criteria and associated features for social phobia (SP), panic disorder (PD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GD).
- Categorize anxiolytics by pharmacologic class.
- Identify target symptoms of anxiety disorders managed by anxiolytics.
- Evaluate the appropriate use of anxiolytic agents for patients with anxiety disorders with or without comorbidities.
- Counsel patients on managing expectations from anxiety medication treatment options.