Dr. Watson provides psychiatric evaluation and treatment to persons dealing with a wide range of emotional difficulties that may range from mild to severe impairment of a person’s ability to function socially or occupationally. He will provide some insight on expert psychiatric consultations in a wide range of legal settings.
Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Murder, Psychiatry, and the Law
Speaker: Clarence Watson, JD, MD
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
E&R Building
Dean’s Conference Room
Camden, NJ 08103
Clarence Watson, JD, MD, is the Acting Substance Abuse and Mental Health Division Director for Delaware Health and Social Services. Dr. Watson is the Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program at the University of Pennsylvania-Perelman School of Medicine, where he also serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry. He maintains a private forensic psychiatry consultation practice in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Dr. Watson received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and his law degree from Villanova University School of Law. Prior to his practice as a physician, he practiced law in Pennsylvania. He completed medical internship training in internal medicine and medical residency training in psychiatry at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and fellowship training in forensic psychiatry at St. Vincent’s Hospital-New York Medical College in Manhattan. Dr. Watson is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in general psychiatry and forensic psychiatry and is a member of the American Psychiatric Association.
The learner objectives for this activity are to improve diagnostic skills, increase knowledge of all psychiatric disorders, and discuss recent advances in all areas of psychiatry, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and evaluative techniques.
The intended audience for this activity includes psychiatrists and psychologists. Other health care professionals including physicians from other disciplines, residents, medical students, nurses, therapists, and social workers may also participate.
The Cooper Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Cooper Health System takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
The Cooper Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM per session. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of one hour of a continuing medical education (CME) course recognized by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, or the American Podiatric Medical Association is equal to one hour of continuing education for New Jersey nursing license renewal (New Jersey Board of Nursing 13:37-5.3).
All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by The Cooper Health System are expected to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation. Full Disclosure Statements will remain on file in the Department of CME.
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