CME LLC's 23rd Annual U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress 2010 Conference and Exhibition Opens on Thursday, November 18th, 2010 in Orlando

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- CME LLC (www.cmellc.com, a division of UBM Medica) announces the opening of the 23rd Annual U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress on Thursday, November 18th in Orlando, Florida.  The conference will run Thursday, Nov. 18th through Sunday, November 21st, with the Exhibit Hall open on Friday, Nov. 19th and Saturday, Nov. 20th.  The On-Demand version will be available in December 2010.

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2010 Psych Congress features four days of intensive learning for mental healthcare clinicians including nearly 60 individual conference sessions, eighty-five sponsors and exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall, eighty poster presentations, six promotional presentations in the Education Annex, and multiple interactive workshops.  Industry supported sessions at 2010 Psych Congress are supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca LP; Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Cephalon, Inc; Dey Pharma, LP; Janssen, Division of Ortho-McNeill-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Lilly USA, LLC; Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and Teva Pharmaceuticals.  Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 30 CME credits at 2010 Psych Congress in Orlando, and can extend that to 80 total CME credits with Psych Congress On-Demand.

Additional learning opportunities (non-CME) at 2010 Psych Congress include the Peer-2-Peer Exchange, promotional presentations from Dey Pharma, LP, Lilly USA, LLC and Sunovian Pharmaceuticals Inc., in the Education Annex, with Lilly USA, LLC, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Neuronetics, Inc., and Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc, featured in the Exhibit Hall along with eighty additional exhibitors and sponsors.  

"We are very excited by the overwhelmingly positive response we've received from all our new initiatives being incorporated into this year's Psych Congress.  We realize how valuable our community members' time and education resources are, so we have worked very closely with our Steering Committee to deliver a value-driven program that will provide real-world education that attendees can utilize immediately to improve patient care and outcomes," stated Ann Marie DeMatteo, General Manager and SVP.  "We have also paid close attention to enhancing the educational environment with more interactive sessions, and have focused on restoring the great sense of community that has been at the core of Psych Congress for all these years.  This year's program in Orlando is our strongest ever, and will provide a great springboard for 2011 when we return to Las Vegas," added DeMatteo.

For a complete list of speakers and the agenda, visit www.psychcongress.com.

For those unable to attend 2010 Psych Congress, CME LLC provides Psych Congress On-Demand, which delivers all the sessions from 2010 Psych Congress online, with the ability to earn up to 80 CME credits depending on participation.  This product will be available by Dec. 31, 2010.  For more information please visit http://www.cmellc.com/PsychCongress/on-demand/

About CME LLC

Founded in 1978 with the vision to provide high-quality, practical medical education and information for mental health clinicians, CME LLC promotes the ongoing endeavor to narrow the competency and performance gaps that exist within health care professionals through convenient, high-quality lifelong learning opportunities. Individual activities focus on maintaining, developing, or increasing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of clinicians to provide effective diagnostic, treatment, and long-term care of patients with the goal of maximizing outcomes and quality of life.

CME LLC's educational offerings include the annual U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress, the second largest annual meeting in psychiatry and the largest independent meeting in the United States, the Treating the Whole Patient conference series, and additional educational offerings in cardiology, oncology, pain, primary care, and practice management. The organization continues to increase its educational offerings including live events and interactive online activities.  Since 1983, CME LLC has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME LLC is also approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. In addition, CME LLC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing to provide continuing education contact hours to registered nurses.

CME LLC is an independent, firewalled company under Healthcare Holdings of United Business Media. CME LLC is entirely separate and distinct from all other organizations within the parent company's umbrella.

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