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Practical Management Options for Alcohol Dependence, Part 1 of 3 - Co-Occurring Mental Disorders: Impact on Outcomes

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Premiere Date: Friday, August 31, 2007

This activity offers CE credit for:

1. Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)
2. Nurses (CNE)
3. Pharmacists (ACPE)
4. Psychologists (APA)
5. Social Workers (NASW)
6. Certified Case Managers (CCMC)
7. Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)

All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Credit Expiration Date:
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available

Faculty

Richard N. Rosenthal, MD  Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Chairman, Department of Psychiatry St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, NY

Statement of Need

A major treatment goal for alcohol dependence is to increase rates of abstinence. When used in combination with psychosocial support, pharmacologic agents can help committed patients reach this goal. In patients with alcohol dependence, co-occurring mental disorders are typically under-recognized and certainly under-treated. When these co-occurring conditions are neglected, the appropriate diagnosis and management of alcohol dependence can be compromised. Physicians continue to struggle with effective management of alcohol dependence in patients with a co-occurring mental disorders. In this neuroscienceCME Clinical Navigator activity, experts will address these issues and give clinicians tools that they can utilize in their practice to improve the outcomes of their patients with alcohol dependence and co-occurring mental disorders.

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References:

• American Psychiatric Association. Understanding Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Treatment, 2001.
• Grant BF, Stinson SF, Dawson DA, et al. Prevalence and co-occurrence of substance use disorders and independent mood and anxiety disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2004;61: 807-816.
• SAMHSA’s Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) Overview Paper Number 3. Overarching Principles To Address the Needs of Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders. Available at: http://coce.samhsa.gov/. Accessed June 26, 2007.

Activity Goal

To examine the importance of recognition, diagnosis, and treatment in patients with alcohol dependence and co-occurring mental disorders and to examine the challenges inherent in treating patients with co-occurring disorders and to evaluate the evidence for effective treatment options.

Learning Objectives

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

• Recognize and diagnose various co-occurring psychiatric disorders in patients with alcohol dependence.
• Compare and contrast the evidence for effective management of co-occurring mental disorders in patients with alcohol dependence.
• Utilize effective pharmacologic and psychosocial strategies to develop individualized and integrated management strategies for patients with co-occurring mental disorders and alcohol dependence.

Financial Support

CME Outfitters, LLC, gratefully acknowledges an independent educational grant from Cephalon, Inc., and Alkermes, Inc., in support of this CE activity.

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 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE Credit (Nurses):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

It has been assigned code 6WASUP-PRV-0610. 1.0 contact hour (Pharmacology)
Note to Nurse Practitioners: The content of this CNE activity pertains to Pharmacology.

CEP Credit (Psychologists):
CME Outfitters is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CME Outfitters maintains responsibility for this program and its content. (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).

NAADAC Credit (Addiction Professionals):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is an approved education provider by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. Provider Number 636. This activity is designated for 1.0 contact hour.

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs)
Universal Program Number: 376-000-07-012-H01

Credit Instructions/Requirements

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