CME Outfitters Announces Encore psychCME TV: "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes: When Switching Antipsychotics Makes Sense" Airs March 23, 2005

CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an encore presentation of an evidence-based CE activity titled "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes: When Switching Antipsychotics Makes Sense." Offered as a satellite broadcast and telephone audioconference airing Wednesday, March 23, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.--1:00 p.m. and 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on implementing strategies for successfully switching atypical antipsychotics.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) March 8, 2005 -- CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an encore presentation of an evidence-based CE activity titled "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes: When Switching Antipsychotics Makes Sense." Offered as a satellite broadcast and telephone audioconference airing Wednesday, March 23, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. and 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on implementing strategies for successfully switching atypical antipsychotics. The archived webcast is currently available at http://www.psychCME.net/cmea.asp?ID=109.

Participation in this activity is free, as is obtaining a CE certificate; however, registration is required. Three forms of registration are accepted:

Fax: View the activity details page at http://www.psychCME.net/cmea.asp?ID=109, print and complete the activity details form, and fax to 240.243.1033

Online: Visit the psychCME TV page at http://www.psychCME.net

Phone: Call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767)

Statement of Need:

Atypical antipsychotics offer significant advantages over the older conventional agents in the treatment of schizophrenia and a wide range of psychotic disorders. As these newer agents steadily improve outcomes, the bar for expectations is raised accordingly. Clinicians recognize that there are unique differences in the pharmacological profiles and the tolerability of the different atypical antipsychotics that impact individual patient outcomes. Optimal switching paradigms consider appropriate dosing strategies, the effect on residual symptoms, improvement in mood and cognition, and side effect management. In this psychCME TV activity, the experts will examine the evidence and their clinical experience to determine when switching makes sense on the pathway to improved patient outcomes.

Faculty:

Jeffrey Lieberman, MD

Professor and Vice Chairman for Research and Scientific Affairs

Department of Psychiatry

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Diana O. Perkins, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Director of the Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

psychCME Chair and Moderator

Prakash S. Masand, MD

Consulting Professor of Psychiatry

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, NC

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify appropriate patients as candidates for switching antipsychotic therapy.

• Review the different pharmacologic efficacy and tolerability profiles of different agents to determine appropriate switching strategies.

• Implement techniques that consider optimal dosing strategies to ensure an effective switching process.

Target Audience:

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, certified case managers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with an interest in mental health.

Credit Information:

CME Credit (Physicians):

CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Note to Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA Category I CME credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME.

CNE Credit (Nurses):

This Educational Activity is presented by CME Outfitters, LLC, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned code 5UYSJZ-PRV-0416. (1.2 contact hours)

CEP Credit (Psychologists):

CME Outfitters, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. CME Outfitters, LLC, maintains responsibility for the program. (1.0 CE credits)

NASW Credit (Social Workers):

This program was approved by the National Association of Social Workers (provider #886407722) for 1 continuing education contact hour.

CCMC Credit (Certified Case Managers):

This program has been approved for 1 hour by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC).

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):

CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.2 contact hours (0.12 CEUs)

Universal Program Number: 376-999-04-015-H01

To receive credit, participants must review all activity materials in their entirety, score 70% or above on a post-test, and fully complete and return both the credit request form and activity evaluation. A certificate or statement of credit will be mailed to all who successfully complete these requirements.

NOTE TO PARTICIPANTS:

Please be advised that CE credit can not be awarded again to participants who have already received CE credit for this activity.

Commercial Support:

CME Outfitters, LLC, gratefully acknowledges an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. in support of this CE activity.

About CME Outfitters:

CME Outfitters is a full service healthcare communications agency providing continuing education content development, production, marketing, accreditation, and project management services to the healthcare industry. Among its many collaborative ventures, CME Outfitters enjoys an exclusive role in producing, certifying, and supporting the popular psychCME series of educational activities originally developed at Duke University Medical Center. For more information on CME Outfitters, including a complete calendar of its free award-winning educational activities, please visit http://www.cmeoutfitters.com, or call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).

CME Outfitters' weekly e-newsletter, psychCME EXTRA, is a convenient way to stay informed of all upcoming psychCME activities, along with other news and information. To subscribe, visit http://www.cmeoutfitters.com and click on "Register for Updates."

Contact: Christopher Perez

CME Outfitters, LLC

240.243.1303 direct

240.243.1033 fax

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