CME Outfitters Announces New CE Series: "Two Generations of Antipsychotics: Applying Lessons from the First Generation of Antipsychotics to Current Treatment Practice"

CME Outfitters Announces New CE Series: "Two Generations of Antipsychotics: Applying Lessons from the First Generation of Antipsychotics to Current Treatment Practice"

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 psychCME TALK series titled "Two Generations of Antipsychotics: Applying Lessons from the First Generation of Antipsychotics to Current Treatment Practice." Offered as a series of 15 live and interactive audioconferences premiering Tuesday, February 22, 2005, from 12:15–1:15 p. m. ET, the activity will focus on utilizing lessons learned throughout the development of antipsychotics to gain insights into the efficacy and safety of current atypical antipsychotics.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) February 10, 2005

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 psychCME TALK series titled "Two Generations of Antipsychotics: Applying Lessons from the First Generation of Antipsychotics to Current Treatment Practice." Offered as a series of 15 live and interactive audioconferences premiering Tuesday, February 22, 2005, from 12:15–1:15 p. m. ET, the activity will focus on utilizing lessons learned throughout the development of antipsychotics to gain insights into the efficacy and safety of current atypical antipsychotics. An on-demand archived telephone audioconference will be available shortly after the first live audioconference is complete.

Participation in this series 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=132 (http://www. psychCME. net/cmea. asp? ID=132), print and complete the activity details form, and fax to 240.243.1033

Online: Visit the psychCME TALK page at http://www. psychCME. net (http://www. psychCME. net)

Phone: Call 877.CME. PROS (877.263.7767)

Statement of Need:

As current treatments for schizophrenia continue to improve, it is helpful to understand their evolution within the framework of earlier generations of treatment. Recognizing the similarities and differences in the issues faced in early trials of conventional antipsychotics compared to the challenges presented by atypical antipsychotics today may offer new insights and linkages to efficacy, safety, and patient choice. In this evidence-based psychCME TALK activity, George Simpson, MD, a pioneer in the development of the first generation of antipsychotics, joins Peter Weiden, MD, to present cutting-edge data surrounding recent advances in the management of schizophrenia while offering a historical context that may provide a better understanding of how clinicians have arrived at their current treatment strategies.

Faculty:

George M. Simpson, MD

Interim Chairman and Professor of Research in Psychiatry

Director of the Adult Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Peter J. Weiden, MD

Professor of Psychiatry

Director of the Schizophrenia Research Program

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Brooklyn, NY

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

Provide a historical context of the evolution of antipsychotics that offer insights into the treatment of schizophrenia. Examine data comparing the efficacy of atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of positive, negative, and depressive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Compare and contrast the impact of atypical antipsychotics on metabolic parameters. Design a treatment strategy that provides optimal management of symptomatology without exacerbating metabolic disorders.

Target Audience:

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, 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 PhysicianÂ’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 CenterÂ’s Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned code 5UYSJZ-PRV-0450. 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: 376-999-05-004-L01 (live interactive session) 376-999-05-004-H01 (recorded activities)

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 Pfizer Inc. 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 (http://www. cmeoutfitters. com), or call 877.CME. PROS (877.263.7767).

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Contact: Christopher Perez

CME Outfitters, LLC

240.243.1303 direct

240.243.1033 fax

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