CME Outfitters Announces Live psychCME TV Activity: "Fusing Evidence and Experience: Case Studies in Mixed Mania" Premieres Wednesday, December 7, 2005
CME Outfitters, LLC, announces an upcoming live and interactive CE activity titled "Fusing Evidence and Experience: Case Studies in Mixed Mania." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, December 7, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on providing current and clinically relevant educational information regarding the appropriate treatment options for patients with mixed episodes of bipolar disorder.
Rockville, MD (PRWEB) November 17, 2005 -- 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 CE activity titled "Fusing Evidence and Experience: Case Studies in Mixed Mania."
Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, December 7, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on providing current and clinically relevant educational information regarding the appropriate treatment options for patients with mixed episodes of bipolar disorder. The recorded satellite broadcast will re-air from 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ET. This CE activity will 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 January 2006.
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=128, 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:
Respondents to the recently released Thinking Ahead global survey of 737 people with bipolar disorder reported that bipolar disorder had a negative impact on their lives (48%) and the lives of their friends and family (35%). 80% indicated that successful treatment of the disorder would lead to significant improvement in quality of life, ability to achieve goals, maintain employment, and improve interpersonal relationships. Bipolar disorder typically presents as an alternating pattern of mania and depression. Often, however, it may also present as mixed episodes reflecting the simultaneous presence of both manic and depressive symptoms. The presence of mixed symptoms in bipolar disorder is common and often under-recognized. Recognition of the concurrence of manic and depressive symptoms is critical to appropriate treatment selection. This interactive, case-based psychCME TV activity will highlight the challenges of recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with mixed episodes and will help practitioners optimize outcomes by fusing evidence-based findings with their experience in the treatment of mixed episodes.
Faculty:
S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH
Director, Bipolar Disorder Research Program
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Public Health
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Stephen M. Stahl, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry
University of California - San Diego
San Diego, CA
psychCME 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:
- Differentiate between the various clinical phases of bipolar disorder.
- Identify the clinical, diagnostic, and treatment challenges presented by patients exhibiting mixed episodes of bipolar disorder.
- Map out a treatment strategy that utilizes pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches in the management of mixed symptoms of bipolar disorder.
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 Pfizer Inc. in support of this CE 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 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 Center's Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned code 5UYSJZ-PRV-0483. 1.2 contact hours (Pharmacology)
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. 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs)
Universal Program Number:
376-999-05-038-L01 (live presentation)
376-999-05-038-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 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).
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Contact: Jessica Primanzon
CME Outfitters, LLC
240.243.1308 direct
240.243.1033 fax
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