These independent CME activities are supported by educational grants from Pfizer Inc.

Additional funding provided by
Projects In Knowledge



Mood Disorders Management
  1. Course List
Chair
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Dwight L. Evans, MD
  • Ruth Meltzer Professor and
  •    Chairman
  • Professor of Psychiatry,
  •    Medicine, and Neuroscience
  • University of Pennsylvania School
  •    of Medicine
  • Psychiatrist-in-Chief
  • University of Pennsylvania Health
  •    System
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Chaired by Dwight L. Evans, MD, this comprehensive and convenient online curriculum on depression and bipolar disorder presents the latest research findings (including the STAR*D and STEP-BD trials), information on current and emerging treatment options, expert insights, and more. Psychiatrists and other physicians can earn up to 12.0 free AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Get timely, continuously updated, and practical information that you can immediately incorporate in the care and treatment of your patients with mood disorders.
  • Assess the diagnosis of mood disorders utilizing knowledge of severity of symptoms, duration of symptoms, and functional impairment, in order to determine appropriate treatment approaches.
  • Evaluate the efficacy and safety of antidepressants and other agents used in the treatment of mood disorders as single agents or in combination therapies.
  • Identify strategies designed to improve patient outcomes using novel regimens or combination regimens for the treatment of mood disorders.

    • Target Audience

    The multi-format curriculum is designed for practicing psychiatrists and other interested medical specialists who are a part of the care continuum of patients with mood disorders.

     

    Activity Goal

    The goal of these CME activities is to examine and disseminate current and emerging strategies for treating and managing patients with mood disorders—unipolar major depression and bipolar disorder.