10th Annual Meeting February 22-25, 2024 at Hyatt Regency La Jolla
Conference Theme: MOVING TOWARDS A PSYCHIC CHANGE
Our 10th Annual Meeting is about Moving Towards a Psychic Change.
Just minutes from the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean, the beautiful Hyatt Regency La Jolla, located in La Jolla, California is sure to impress and help you relax! Come and join us in learning, experiencing growth, and having some fun!
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Western Doctors in Recovery 10th Annual Meeting
February 22-25, 2024 / Hyatt Regency La Jolla
Conference Theme: Psychic Change
Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, February 22-23, 2024
Pre-conference Retreat Sessions (registration at each is limited to 20 persons)
Thursday, February 22 — 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm with an optional session after dinner
Friday, February 23 – 8:30 am to 12:00 noon
A Men’s Retreat:
Walking into Vulnerability: Shame, Recovery, and Transformation
—Tracy Zemansky, PhD
A Women’s Retreat:
Our Spiritual Journeys: Traveling With Intention – Inspired by Creativity, Curiosity, and Connection
— Lynn Malinoff, EdD
Friday afternoon, February 23, 2024
| 1:30 pm | Welcome — Steve G. | |
| 1:40 | CME #1 Neurobiology of Addiction and Recovery Chris Blazes, MD | |
| 2:50 | AA Al-Anon #1 – Couple’s Talk Ray and Jenny G | |
| 3:35 | Break | |
| 3:50 | CME #2 Chronic Pain and Addiction Herb Malinoff, MD | |
| 4:50 | Adjourn …for free time before dinner | |
| 6:00 pm | Friday Dinner / Dinner speaker – Al-Anon My Discovery of Spirituality: Quieting My Outer Receptors to Hear My Inner Compass Jenny K | |
| After dinner | AA and Al-Anon evening meetings | |
Saturday, February 24, 2024
| 6:30 am | Continental breakfast |
| 7:00 am | Morning AA and Al-Anon meetings |
| 8:15 | Morning announcements |
| 8:20 am | CME #3 Emotional Currency Paul Helland, MD – |
| 9:20 | AA Al-Anon #2 ACOA: The Journey is the Journey. Claire Ricewasser |
| 10:10 | Break |
| 10:25 | CME #4 Shame and Stigma Betsy Williams, PhD, MPH |
| 11:25 | AA Al-Anon #3 Barry L. |
| 12:15 | CME #5 Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Normalizing Mental Health Help Seeking In Healthcare Jessi Gold, MD, MS |
| 1:00 | Adjourn … for a free Saturday afternoon |
| 6:30 pm | Saturday Dinner / Dinner speaker Paul H. |
| After dinner | AA and Al-Anon evening meetings |
Sunday, February 25, 2024
| 7:30 am | Morning AA and Al-Anon meetings |
| 8:40 | Morning announcements |
| 8:45 am | Spirituality Breakfast Peter C. |
| 9:45 am | Adjourn …until the 11th Annual Meeting in 2025 in LaJolla |
CREDIT
The American Academy of Family Physicians has reviewed Tenth Annual Meeting:
Psychic Change and deemed it acceptable for up to 5.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credits.
Term of Approval is from 02/23/2024 to 02/24/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note that AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.