CME Outfitters Announces New CME Monograph: 'Depression as a Mind-Body Disorder in Minority Populations: Special Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment'
New neuroscienceCME Clinical Navigator™ monograph enables healthcare providers to gain insight into the specific needs of minorities when they are treated for depression, including such items as diagnosis, screening, compliance, and stigma
Rockville, MD (PRWEB) November 11, 2008 -- CME Outfitters, LLC, an independent accredited provider of continuing medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce the premiere of a neuroscienceCME Clinical Navigator™ monograph titled "Depression as a Mind-Body Disorder in Minority Populations: Special Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment."
Available now in PDF format, the new CME monograph enables healthcare providers to gain insight into the specific needs of minorities when they are treated for depression, including such items as diagnosis, screening, compliance, and stigma. There is no fee to participate or receive CE credit for this educational activity; however, registration is required. To participate, visit the activity details page at http://www.neuroscienceCME.com/PR328 and click the Download Monograph icon.
Statement of Need:
Despite the availability of clinical guidelines for the identification and treatment of patients with major depression, studies consistently report that patients with depression are not diagnosed or treated as often as necessary. This is especially true when it comes to patients of racial or ethnic minority. However, the effectiveness of treating depression in minority patients has been demonstrated. Therefore, there is a critical need to educate clinicians to screen, diagnose, and treat minority patients with depression within the context of cultural sensitivity and to provide clinicians with the skills to overcome any cultural issues that may impede diagnosis and successful treatment of minority patients with depression. Health care providers caring for minority populations need to actively engage patients in their treatment and to regularly follow up with these patients to ensure compliance with therapy and the best outcome for the patients.
Faculty:
Rahn Kennedy Bailey, MD, FAPA
Chairman of Psychiatry
Executive Director of Elam MHC
Meharry Medical School
Vice Speaker, House of Delegates
National Medical Association
Deputy Representative, Black Caucus
American Psychiatry Association
Nashville, TN
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH
Director, Adult and Child Psychopharmacology Research
R/D Clinical Research Center
Lake Jackson, TX
Vladimir Maletic, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC
Consulting Associate, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Duke University
Durham, NC
Madhukar H. Trivedi, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Betty Jo Hay Distinguished Chair in Mental Health
Lydia Bryant Test Professorship in Psychiatric Research
Chief, Division of Mood Disorders
NIMH Depression Trials Network Research Program
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this CME activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify manifestations of depression in minorities.
- Apply culturally sensitive approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of depression in minority patients.
- Create goal-directed therapy plans to treat depression in minority patients.
Target Audience:
Psychiatrists and other clinicians who treat patients with depression.
Commercial Support:
This continuing education activity is jointly sponsored by CME Outfitters, LLC, and Quadrant Medical Education. The joint sponsors gratefully acknowledge an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in support of this CE activity.
Credit Information:
This activity offers CME credit for Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1). All other clinicians will receive a CME Attendance Certificate.
This CME activity can be used toward mandatory Cultural Competence CME requirements in states where applicable.
Post-tests, credit request forms, and activity evaluations can be completed online at www.neuroscienceCME.com (click on the Testing/Certification link under the Resources tab - requires free account activation), and participants can print their certificate immediately (70% pass rate required). CE credit for this activity expires on November 30, 2009.
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