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Strategies for Identifying and Managing Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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On-demand webcast recording of the generalized anxiety disorder presentation by Amir Garakani, MD, held at the Second Annual Psychiatry Summit.

Nurses: 1.00 Nursing contact hour, including 1.00 hour of pharmacotherapy credit

Pharmacists: 1.00 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

Physician Assistants/Physician Associates: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credit

Social Workers: 1.00 ASWB ACE CE Credit

Psychologists: 1.00 APA CE Credit

Physicians: Maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: June 12, 2023

Expiration: June 11, 2024

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Amir Garakani

Amir Garakani, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Chair
Division of Psychaitry and Behavioral Health
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, Connecticut

Joseph F. Goldberg

Joseph F. Goldberg, MD

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC

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This activity is not commercially supported.

Independent Educational Activity

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants/physician associates, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and psychologists engaged in the care of patients with psychiatric illness.

Program Learning Goal

The goal of this activity is to improve the knowledge, competence, and performance of learners to assess diagnostic considerations and new and emerging therapies for the treatment of psychiatric illness.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify diagnostic criteria of generalized anxiety disorder

  • Describe evidence-based nonpharmacologic strategies used to treat generalized anxiety disorder

  • Assess efficacy and safety evidence of pharmacotherapies for generalized anxiety disorder

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Joseph F. Goldberg, MD: consultant/advisor/speaker: AbbVie, Alkermes, Axsome, BioXcel, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Neumora, Neurelis, Otsuka, Sage Pharmaceuticals, Sunovion, Supernus. 

Amir Garakani, MD, has no relevant financial relationships to dislcose.

The planners and content peer reviewers from Clinical Care Options, LLC do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose, except Gabrielle Giacona and Michael Asbach, DMSc, PA-C, Psych-CAQ, as noted below:

Gabrielle Giacona: individual publicly traded stock/stock options: AstraZeneca, Moderna.

Michael Asbach, DMSc, PA-C, Psych-CAQ: consultant/advisor/speaker: AbbVie, Avanir, Biogen, Janssen, Karuna, Neurocrine, Otsuka.

Instructions for Credit

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 1 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, learners must follow these steps during the period from June 12, 2023, through June 11, 2024:

1. Login or Sign Up for an account by clicking at the top of this page.

2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.

3. View and study the content in its entirety.

4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement
Joint Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education 
CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Nursing Continuing Professional Development 
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1.00 contact hour, including 1.00 hour of pharmacology credit.

Continuing Pharmacy Education

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 1.00 contact hour (0.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Universal Activity Number - JA4008176-0000-23-155-H01-P 

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Upon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 65% or better and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 60 days.

Physician Assistant/Physician Associate Continuing Medical Education

Clinical Care Options, LLC has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. Approval is valid until June 11, 2024. PAs should only claim commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Psychologist Continuing Education


Continuing education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

This activity will offer 1.0 continuing education credit for psychologists.

Social Work Continuing Education

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Clinical Care Options, LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credit.