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In Case You Missed: Utilizing the Muscarinic System to Optimize Treatment Options for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is an incurable, neuropsychiatric disease characterized by difficulties thinking and communicating clearly as well as psychosis (ie, “positive” symptoms); difficulty functioning socially (ie, “negative” symptoms); and cognitive impairment. As many as 34% of patients with schizophrenia have treatment-resistant schizophrenia, defined as continuing symptoms despite at least 2 trials of appropriate antipsychotic treatment, and most people do not recover from it. Patients with... |
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A Pathway to Putting Patients First: Spotlight on TAAR1 Agonists for Treating Schizophrenia
Target Audience
This activity is designed for psychiatrists, advanced practice psychiatric nurses, and other mental health care professionals who care for patients with schizophrenia.
Program Overview
In this activity, two expert faculty members " a psychiatric nurse and a psychiatrist " will give you the opportunity to learn about unmet needs in the management of schizophrenia, including outcomes that are important to patients, the role of psychiatric nurses in schizophrenia ca... |
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Physical Assessment - A Certificate Training Workshop for Pharmacy Practitioners
As pharmacists expand their scope of practice under
new legislation (SB493), physical assessment is a key
skill necessary for advanced practice. This 21 hour
course will prepare the pharmacist to obtain a
history and perform a basic physical examination
that will enable them to assess and monitor drug
therapy. The course will employ written materials,
videos, lectures, demonstrations and hands on
practice and feedback
Objectives for Pharmacists
At the conclusion of the course the p... |
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“THEY TOO SHALL PASS: A JOURNEY THROUGH CARING FOR ADULT TRANSGENDER PATIENTS”
CLASS OVERVIEW
This CE will allow providers to gain a solid foundation regarding transgender healthcare and the skills necessary to provide healthcare for transgender patients in a safe, supportive and welcoming environment
EDUCATIONAL/LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Recognize and apply gender confirming and gender-nonconforming terminology to current practice
2. Review epidemiology of the LGBTQIA+ population
3. Design a welcoming, safe, and supportive environment for patients within the LGBTQI... |
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Therapy Tidbits – July/August 2016
Therapy Tidbits is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the July/August 2016 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent bi-monthly newspaper intended to keep psychologists (and other mental health professionals) informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
Mental Health Problems Abound in Flint Lead Crisis - discusses problems afflicting residents of Flint, MI in the city’s water contamination crisi... |
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Therapy Tidbits - July/August 2017
Therapy Tidbits – July/August 2017 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the May/June 2017 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent bi-monthly newspaper intended to keep mental health professionals informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
Telebehavioral Health is Psychology’s Future - Promotes key benefits to telebehavioral health and practical considerations that should be made before em... |
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Eating Disorder Toolkit
Eating Disorder Toolkit is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that provides an overview of the current research regarding prevalence, treatment, and the role of the RDN in the care of eating disorders.
Eating disorders (ED) are severe psychiatric disorders that are associated with increased levels of social, psychological, and physical impairment as well as high levels of morbidity and mortality. This toolkit will address the three main eating disorders as listed in the Di... |
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Schizophrenia: Understanding & Treating
Schizophrenia: Understanding & Treating is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that provides clinicians with practical guidance in understanding and treating schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is a complex condition that is poorly understood by the general public and by many mental health clinicians, who receive little training on the condition. It’s important to understand because it’s the most debilitating and costly of all adult psychiatric illnesses.
To start, we’ll revi... |
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