CME Outfitters Announces Live psychCME TV Activity: 'Pharmacotherapy: Roadmap to Individualized Treatment with Antipsychotics (Part 2)' Premieres Wednesday, October 11

CME Outfitters announces an upcoming live and interactive psychCME TV activity titled "Pharmacotherapy: Roadmap to Individualized Treatment with Antipsychotics (Part 2)." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, October 11, 2006, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on providing current and clinically relevant data about pharmacotherapy options to help patients with psychotic disorders progress toward recovery and live a full and productive life.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) August 24, 2006 -- CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive evidence-based psychCME TV activity titled "Pharmacotherapy: Roadmap to Individualized Treatment with Antipsychotics (Part 2)."

Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, October 11, 2006, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on providing current and clinically relevant data about pharmacotherapy options to help patients with psychotic disorders progress toward recovery and live a full and productive life. The recorded satellite broadcast will re-air from 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ET. This CE activity will also be available as an archived webcast, podcast, and telephone audioconference shortly after the live broadcast, and available as a videotape or multimedia CD-ROM in November 2006.

There is no fee for participation in this activity, or to obtain a CE certificate; however, registration is required. Three forms of registration are accepted:

Online: Visit the activity details page at http://www.cmeoutfitters.com/cmea.asp?ID=214

Phone: Call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767)

Fax: Visit the activity details page at http://www.cmeoutfitters.com/cmea.asp?ID=214, print and complete the activity details form, and fax to 240.243.1033

Statement of Need:

With more treatment options available for severe and persistent mental illness than ever before, clinicians can use pharmacologic differences between antipsychotic medications to target treatment to individual patients' needs. However, expanded options have increased the complexity of clinical decisions. Clinicians need to match medication choices with short- and long-term goals, prioritize pharmacologic management of target symptoms, and minimize side effects and long-term medical complications. Data from clinical trials, while very important, are not sufficient to resolve all the treatment questions clinicians face. Because clinical trials are basically population studies with results reflecting averages from groups of patients, they provide limited guidance concerning individual patients. Patients in clinical trials may also not be representative of those seen in real-world clinical practice, many of whom would not have met entrance criteria for clinical trials of drugs they are receiving. Improved understanding of antipsychotic pharmacology (efficacy and safety data, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics) can help psychiatrists apply clinical trial data to real-world clinical situations. Expert Knowledge Systems recently surveyed experts in antipsychotic pharmacology. Results of this survey along with empirical data from clinical trials and other sources were used to develop "Roadmap" recommendations to help clinicians achieve the best outcomes in treating patients with psychotic disorders. This CME Outfitters/psychCME TV activity presents highlights from the Roadmap recommendations and discusses how specialists in the treatment of severe mental illness can integrate and prioritize pharmacologic information to achieve treatment goals for individual patients.

Faculty:

Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD

Professor & Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita

President & Chief Executive Officer

Clinical Research Institute

Wichita, KS

John P. Docherty, MD

Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry

Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College

Cornell University

New York, NY

CEO and President

Comprehensive NeuroScience, Inc.

White Plains, NY

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:

- Contrast the pharmacologic profiles (efficacy, side effects, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics) of the different antipsychotics.

- Identify the most appropriate antipsychotics based on characteristics of individual patients.

- Apply knowledge of pharmacology and patient characteristics to provide individualized treatment for psychosis in common clinical situations.

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.

Commercial Support:

CME Outfitters, LLC, gratefully acknowledges an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., in support of this CE activity.

Joint Sponsorship Acknowledgement:

CME Outfitters gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Expert Knowledge Systems, an educational division of Comprehensive NeuroScience, Inc., as its joint sponsor for this continuing education activity.

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 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation 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 Center’s Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned code 5UYSJZ-PRV-04101. 1.2 contact hours (Pharmacology)

CEP Credit (Psychologists):

CME Outfitters is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CME Outfitters maintains responsibility for this program and its content. (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. 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs)

Universal Program Number: 376-999-06-017-L01 (live presentation) 376-999-06-017-H01 (recorded programs)

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 within 4-6 weeks to all who successfully complete these requirements.

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 has played a primary role in the production, certification, marketing, and logistical support for the popular psychCME series of educational activities. 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).

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Contact: Jessica Primanzon

CME Outfitters, LLC

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