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Innovative Strategies to Treat Schizophrenia

Format

Webcast

Time to Complete

1.00 hour

Released

November 26, 2019

Expires

November 26, 2020

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Maximum Credits

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
1.00 / CNE Contact Hours (0.10 CEUs)
1.00 / CE for Pharmacists
1.00 / CE for Psychologists

Accredited Provider

Provided by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Global Medical Education

Commercial Supporter

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Intra-Cellular Therapies.

Program Description

There are many unmet needs in the treatment of schizophrenia. This program will address innovative approaches to treat negative, residual positive and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. Novel strategies to address side effects like weight gain will also be addressed.

Intended Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other healthcare providers engaged in the care of patients with psychiatric disorders.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

Discuss the unmet needs and treatment targets in schizophrenia
Be aware of novel strategies for treating negative symptoms, and residual positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Be familiar with innovative treatments for cognitive dysfunction
Discuss new strategies to improve adherence and minimize side effects of antipsychotics

Conflict Of Interest Disclosure Policy

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

Faculty

Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
New York Medical College

Dr. Citrome discloses the following:
Consulting fees: Acadia, Alkermes, Allergan, Impel, Indivior, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Janssen, Lundbeck, Merck, Neurocrine, Noven, Osmotica, Otsuka, Pfizer, Shire, Sunovion, Takeda, Teva, Vanda
Royalties: Wiley, UpToDate, Springer Healthcare
Speakers’ Bureau: Acadia, Alkermes, Allergan, Janssen, Lundbeck, Merck, Neurocrine, Otsuka, Pfizer, Shire, Sunovion, Takeda, Teva
Ownership Interest Less Than 5%: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer
Spouse (Ownership Interest Less Than 5%): Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer

Accreditor Disclosure

The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose.

Credit

1.00

Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Global Medical Education. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Designation Statement

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit

1.00

Type

CE for Nurses

Accreditation Statement

Designation Statement

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.00 contact hour. Designated for 0.20 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

Credit

1.00

Type

CE for Pharmacists

Accreditation Statement

Designation Statement

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.00 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. (Universal Activity Number – JA4008162-9999-19-945-H01-P) Type of Activity: Application Pharmacists have up to 30 days to complete the evaluation and claim credit for participation so that information can be submitted to CPE Monitor as required.

Credit

1.00

Type

CE for Psychologists

Accreditation Statement

Designation Statement

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PIM maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program offers 1.00 continuing education credits for psychologists

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Publishing Staff Disclosures

The Global Medical Education planner and manager, Prakash Masand, MD, has disclosed the following:
Consulting Fees: Allergan, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Takeda
Speakers’ Bureau: Allergan, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Takeda
Contracted Research: Allergan

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Instructions

To obtain credit, a score of 70% or better on the post-test is required. This activity is offered at no cost to participants. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test and evaluation, and have received a digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME within your Profile/Exam History, which you can access at any time.

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A computer with an internet connection
Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 7.x or higher, Firefox 4.x or higher, Safari 2.x or higher, or any other W3C standards compliant browser
Additional Software: Adobe Flash Player and/or an HTML 5 capable browser maybe required for video or audio playback. PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat Reader may occasionally be required

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