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A Devastating Impact: The Causes and Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)—each of these words alone makes a powerful statement. A traumatic injury is one that causes severe and sometimes irreparable harm. But when such an injury involves the brain, most everyone knows what that means for the injured person and his or her family. Our brain is who we are. It’s how we make our living, how we love, how we hate, how we forgive, and how we interpret the world around us. When that which we rely on so much is compromised, it changes who we are. The effects of traumatic brain injury can be devastating and have far-reaching implications for readjustment to daily living, rehabilitation, and sometimes long-term or indefinite care for injuries too severe for a full recovery...

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New neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand Premiere!

Applying Performance Measures Through a Chronic Disease Model to Optimize Treatment of Bipolar Mania

Premiere Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Live Broadcast: 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET

"After the Show" live Q&A webcast: 1:02 p.m. ET
Taped Re-Air: 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET

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Statement of Need
Bipolar disorder is a complicated and severe mental disorder associated with a recurrent or chronic course, insufficient clinical response, and psychosocial impairment in a substantial number of patients. Bipolar disorder presents with pleomorphic signs and symptoms varying from depression to hypomania, full-blown mania, mixed states, and psychosis. Due to the complexity of the disease, the assessment of patients with bipolar disorder poses a difficult challenge to clinicians...

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

• Identify strategies for detecting mania or hypomania in patients presenting with depressive symptoms, in accordance with validated guidelines and performance measures.
• Compare evidence-based treatment strategies that can be implemented early in the course of bipolar disorder to address mania symptoms.
• Recognize the elements of a chronic care model that should be considered when developing a long-term management plan in patients with bipolar mania.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:

• Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)
• Nurses (CNE)
• Pharmacists (ACPE)
• Psychologists (APA)
• Social Workers (NASW)
• Certified Case Managers (CCMC)

All other clinicians will either receive a CME Attendance Certificate or may choose any of the types of CE credit being offered.

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