• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  In a podcast style discussion, Mike Corvino, PharmD and Cole Swanson, PharmD examine the treatment of general anxiety disorder (GAD). GAD is often comorbid with major depression, and the treatment choices are targeted more towards major depression than GAD. But GAD can stand alone or be comorbid with other conditions and the data we have in these patients differs from major depression. Pharmacists and nurses regularly encounter patients who have GAD. It is important that pharmacists and nurses understand the appropriate use of medications used in GAD and know how to identify patients who could benefit from them. This session seeks to explore these topics, focusing on how this information can best be incorporated into daily medical practice.

  Access the original podcast here.

   

  
  

  Handouts

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Review possible augmentation strategies or alternative options for a partial or inadequate response to first- line medications

  Identify side effects and risks with these medications

  Recognize available first-line medications for GAD

  Recognize relevant clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of these medications in GAD

  Identify comorbid conditions that may influence treatment choice for general anxiety disorder (GAD

  Nurse

  Identify side effects and risks with these medications

  Identify comorbid conditions that may influence treatment choice for general anxiety disorder (GAD

  Review possible augmentation strategies or alternative options for a partial or inadequate response to first- line medications

  Recognize relevant clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of these medications in GAD

  Recognize available first-line medications for GAD

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-966720

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-22-298-H01-P
  Nurse 0798-0000-22-298-H01-N
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Coleman  Swanson, PharmD, CDCES Clinical Pharmacist - Neurology, MUSC Specialty Pharmacy Department

  Michael  Corvino, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES Clinical Pharmacist, Fetter Health Care Network

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