CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live CE Activity Featuring Former Surgeon General David Satcher, MD: "A Surgeon General's Perspective: Achieving Remission in Depression" Premieres Wednesday, December 15, 2004
CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive evidence-based CE activity titled "A Surgeon General's Perspective: Achieving Remission in Depression." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, December 15, 2004, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on identifying barriers to and strategies for achieving remission in major depressive disorder.
BETHESDA, MD (PRWEB) November 15, 2004 -- CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally
accredited provider of medical education programming and related healthcare
communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive
evidence-based CE activity titled "A Surgeon General's Perspective: Achieving
Remission in Depression." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and
telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, December 15, 2004, from 12:00
p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on identifying barriers to and
strategies for achieving remission in major depressive disorder. The recorded
satellite broadcast will re-air from 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ET; the archived
webcast and telephone audioconference will be available shortly after the live
broadcast.
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=88, print and complete the
activity details form, and fax to 301.897.3506
Online: Visit the psychCME TV
page at http://www.psychCME.net
Phone: Call 877.CME.PROS
(877.263.7767)
Statement of Need:
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a
chronic illness with an estimated lifetime prevalence between 15 and 25 percent.
MDD is associated with significant morbidity and mortality with 8 to 19 percent
of MDD patients committing suicide, the eighth leading cause of death in the
United States. Despite the breadth of this health concern, management of MDD
remains suboptimal. Current treatment goals focus on short-term symptom
improvement and response to treatment. Outcomes should be aligned to long-term
management with remission as the ultimate clinical goal. In this evidence-based
psychCME TV activity, experts will define and differentiate between response and
remission in MDD. Barriers to remission and potential treatment plans will also
be elucidated. By focusing management strategies on patient function, relapse
prevention, and long-term remission, patient outcomes can be maximized toward
improved quality of life.
Faculty:
David Satcher, MD, PhD
Director,
National Center for Primary Care
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta,
GA
Jeffrey Kelsey, MD, PhD
Medical Director
Georgia Institute of
Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Atlanta, GA
psychCME Chair and
Moderator
Prakash S. Masand, MD
Consulting Professor of Psychiatry
Duke
University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Learning Objective:
At the end
of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
• Identify and
differentiate between response and remission in MDD.
• Recognize barriers to
achieving remission in MDD.
• Assess the long-term goals in the management
of MDD.
• Design a treatment plan that incorporates pharmacological and
non-pharmacological methods to achieve remission in MDD.
Target
Audience:
Physicians, PAs, NPs, nurses, psychologists, social workers,
certified case managers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with an
interest in mental health.
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-0444.
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. 1.2 contact hours (0.12 CEUs)
Universal Program Number:
376-999-04-043-L01 (live presentation) 376-999-04-043-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.
Commercial Support:
CME
Outfitters, LLC, gratefully acknowledges an educational grant from Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals in support of this CE activity.
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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