Title: Family Medicine – Psychiatry: Serotonin Syndrome; Eating Disorders; Traumatized Patient
Faculty: Laurence J. Kinsella, M.D., F.A.A.N., Lisa R. Ferentz, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C., DAPA
Original Release Date: July 1, 2018 Expiration Date: July 1, 2021
TOPIC 1: Libby Zion’s Lesson: Serotonin Syndrome and P450 Drug Interactions.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Define the clinical features of common drug interactions.
- List the features of serotonin syndrome and distinguish from other Neurologic drug toxicities.
- Recognize potential drug interactions and determine how to predict them.
- Apply a simple clinical algorithm for anticipating and avoiding drug interactions.
TOPIC 2: Food for Thought: Understanding and Working with Eating Disorders.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP ^
- Identify the behavioral and psychosocial triggers that promote eating disordered behaviors.
- Distinguish between the symptoms of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating behaviors.
- Recognize the clinical “red flags” that indicate eating disordered behavior.
- Apply appropriate interventions designed to treat eating disordered behaviors.
TOPIC 3: Identification and Treatment of Traumatized Patients.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP ^
- Describe the characteristics associated with traumatic events.
- Interpret the “red flags” or symptomatic manifestations of trauma in patients.
- Demonstrate how to obtain a trauma history from a patient during the H and P.
- Identify and propose interventions designed to treat symptoms of trauma and increase comfort during physical exam.
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