Title: Family Medicine- Psychiatry: Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care; Practical Approach to the Outpatient with Dementia; Identification and Treatment of Traumatized Patients.
Course ID: FMps
Faculty:
Kevin S. Ferentz, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Lead Physician, GBMC Primary Care, Owings Mills, MD
Lisa R. Ferentz, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C., DAPA
Founder and President, The Ferentz Institute; Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice and Clinical Social Work Consultant, Baltimore, MD
David A. Horowitz, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia, PA
Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 Expiration Date: July 1, 2024
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC:
TOPIC 1: Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, GL
- Explain the incidence and prevalence of anxiety and depression.
- Evaluate patients with signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression so as to make an accurate diagnosis as per the APA and DSM-5 Criteria.
- Prescribe appropriate medications and/or behavior modification to treat the various degrees of anxiety and depression as well as bipolar disorder from initiation to continuation and maintenance, when needed
- Identify the suicidal patient and take appropriate actions for their safety as well as the public.
TOPIC 2: Practical Approach to the Outpatient with Dementia.
Upon completion of this session, while applying recommendations from the AAN and the USPSTF, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP
- Formulate a practical approach to screening for dementia.
- Discuss medication management to include polypharmacy, drug-drug interactions, as well as new drugs and their potential efficacy and side effects.
- Develop a long-term follow-up and referral process that considers cost-effective and resource management.
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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