Strategies for Achieving Remission of Major Depressive Disorder
American Psychiatric Nurses Associaiton
Strategies for Achieving Remission of Major Depressive Disorder
Target audience: Psychiatric-mental health nurses
Faculty:
COURSE DIRECTOR:
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Professor of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
COURSE CHAIR and DESIGNATED NURSE PLANNER:
Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, CNS-BC, PMH
Professor of Clinical Nursing
Ohio State University College of Nursing
Columbus, OH
FACULTY
Madhukar Trivedi, MD
Professor and Director
Mood Disorders Research Program and Clinic
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Denise Vanacore, PhD, CRNP, ANP, PsyNP, APRN, BC
Associate Professor of Nursing
Gwynedd Mercy College
Gwynedd, PA
Resource Download Available: Includes Transcript Synched to Slides, Handouts, and Faculty Panel Q&A
Learning Objectives
At the end of this activity, learners should be better able to:
1. Describe the impact of inadequate management of major depressive disorder (MDD) on patient outcomes
2. Incorporate updated MDD guidelines into clinical practice
3. Use strategies to improve patient adherence to the treatment plan
4. Implement effective approaches to achieving remission in patients with difficult-to-treat MDD
Accredited Provider
Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine
Accreditation Statement
Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Contact Hours: 1.25 contact hours
Nurses will receive contact hours for the time required to complete the activity, after completion of the posttest with a score of 70% or greater and an evaluation form.
This educational activity has been provided by Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine and co-provided by In2MedEd. For questions regarding CNE contact hours, please contact the BUSM CME office at cme@bu.edu.
Date of original release: 01/20/2012
Date of expiration: 01/19/2013
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour and 15 minutes
For more information and to participate in this free online CNE activity, please visit: http://elearning.apna.org/mdd.php
Faculty:
COURSE DIRECTOR:
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Professor of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
COURSE CHAIR and DESIGNATED NURSE PLANNER:
Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, CNS-BC, PMH
Professor of Clinical Nursing
Ohio State University College of Nursing
Columbus, OH
FACULTY
Madhukar Trivedi, MD
Professor and Director
Mood Disorders Research Program and Clinic
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Denise Vanacore, PhD, CRNP, ANP, PsyNP, APRN, BC
Associate Professor of Nursing
Gwynedd Mercy College
Gwynedd, PA
Resource Download Available: Includes Transcript Synched to Slides, Handouts, and Faculty Panel Q&A
Learning Objectives
At the end of this activity, learners should be better able to:
1. Describe the impact of inadequate management of major depressive disorder (MDD) on patient outcomes
2. Incorporate updated MDD guidelines into clinical practice
3. Use strategies to improve patient adherence to the treatment plan
4. Implement effective approaches to achieving remission in patients with difficult-to-treat MDD
Accredited Provider
Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine
Accreditation Statement
Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Contact Hours: 1.25 contact hours
Nurses will receive contact hours for the time required to complete the activity, after completion of the posttest with a score of 70% or greater and an evaluation form.
This educational activity has been provided by Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine and co-provided by In2MedEd. For questions regarding CNE contact hours, please contact the BUSM CME office at cme@bu.edu.
Date of original release: 01/20/2012
Date of expiration: 01/19/2013
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour and 15 minutes
For more information and to participate in this free online CNE activity, please visit: http://elearning.apna.org/mdd.php



