Three-Part Webcast Series on Bipolar Disorder Now Open For Registration with CME Outfitters, LLC
Bethesda, Maryland (PRWEB) December 22, 2015 -- CME Outfitters (CMEO), a leading accredited provider in continuing medical education, announces its three-part online Bipolar Disorder Webcast Series:
• Part 1 – January 7, 2016: Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: The Front-Line in the Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
• Part 2 – January 13, 2016: Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: The Front-Line in the Treatment and Clinical Management of Bipolar Disorder
• Part 3 – January 26, 2016: Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: The Front-Line in the Management of Bipolar Disorder and Metabolic Sequelae
Participants are encouraged to complete all three webcasts to optimize the learning experience and to gain valuable insights for treating their patients with bipolar disorder.
Studies suggest that patients with bipolar disorder are often misdiagnosed initially, and most often with major depressive disorder. Treatment of these patients may be ineffective or possibly worsen outcomes by precipitating symptoms of mania or hypomania. Reasons may include incomplete history, lack of patient reporting an accurate history, or the presence of psychiatric comorbidity, such as anxiety or substance use disorders.
Education to front-line nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in both psychiatric and primary care settings can help to sharpen diagnostic skills and improve treatment choices, as well as the therapeutic relationship with bipolar patients and their families. Nurse practitioners (NP’s) and physician assistants (PA’s) make a substantial contribution in the recognition and care of patients with bipolar disorder including assessment of psychiatric and medical comorbidities. Additionally, by their training and experience, NP’s and PA’s are well suited to facilitate optimal patient care in collaboration with other healthcare team members.
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care professionals treating patients with bipolar disorder are encouraged to participate. The live webcast series allows learners to engage in real time with expert faculty and peers to gain broader insights into the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder.
Click on the activity titles above for more information about the faculty, financial support, disclosures, and to participate in the series.
About CME Outfitters, LLC
CME Outfitters develops and distributes live, recorded and web-based, outcomes- and evidence-based educational activities to thousands of clinicians each year and offers expert accreditation and outcome services for non-accredited organizations. CME Outfitters focuses on delivering education to specialty audiences, with strong expertise in neuroscience, inflammatory, infectious, and autoimmune diseases, and cardiovascular disease. For a complete list of certified activities and more information, visit http://www.cmeoutfitters.com or call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).
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Haley Hoffman, CME Outfitters LLC, (614) 328-4529, [email protected]
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