CME Sponsor:
CME Outfitters, LLC

Location: Online

Course Directors/Instructors:
Manju T. Beier, PharmD, FASCP
Senior Partner
Geriatric Consultant Resources LLC
Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

J. Craig Nelson, MD
Leon J. Epstein Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry
Director of Geriatric Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Number of Credits:
1.5 contact hours

Registration Fee: Free

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Detailed Description:
This case-based activity will focus on addressing barriers from a pharmacist perspective to the optimal care of patients with MDD and GAD in the long-term care setting. The presentations will discuss patient, provider, system, and medication barriers in addition to pharmacoeconomic data with a goal of strengthening the role of the pharmacist on the treatment team and providing practical tools for use in the management of older patients with MDD and GAD in the long-term care setting.

Learning Objectives: To implement strategies to address patient, provider, and system barriers to optimal care, reduce possibility of drug-drug interactions and evaluate the total costs of treatment for elderly patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in the long-term care setting.

Intended Audience: Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals interested in MDD and GAD.