E238 - (CME) From Treatment Plans to Patient Plans: Patients as Partners in Bipolar Disorder Treatment

In this CME episode, Drs. Andrew Cutler and Roger McIntyre discuss the challenges and importance of diagnosing bipolar disorder as early as possible in the course of the illness. They also review strategies to achieve a correct diagnosis to provide the most efficacious and tolerable treatments available for bipolar disorder.

Target Audience: This activity has been developed for the healthcare team or individual prescriber specializing in mental health. All other healthcare team members interested in psychopharmacology are welcome for advanced study.

Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, you should be better able to:

• Employ effective screening tools and assessment strategies to enhance diagnostic accuracy and achieve early diagnosis of bipolar disorder
• Develop patient-centered treatment plans that incorporate current evidence and individual patient factors
• Utilize shared decision-making approaches to optimize treatment outcomes for patients with bipolar disorder

Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) 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.

Activity Overview: This activity is available with audio and is best supported via a computer or device with current versions of the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari. A PDF reader is required for print publications. A post-test score of 70% or higher is required to receive CME/CE credit.   Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour Released: November 01, 2024*   Expiration: October 31, 2027 *NEI maintains a record of participation for six (6) years.

CME/CE Credits and Certificate Instructions: After listening to the podcast, to take the optional posttest and receive CME/CE credit, click: https://nei.global/POD24-BD Credit Designations: The following are being offered for this activity:

• Physician: ACCME AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• NEI designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
• Nurse: ANCC contact hours
• NEI designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hour
• Nurse Practitioner: ACCME AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
• The content in this activity pertaining to pharmacology is worth 1.0 continuing education hour of pharmacotherapeutics.
• Pharmacy: ACPE application-based contact hours
• This internet enduring, knowledge-based activity has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour (.10 CEU).
• The official record of credit will be in the CPE Monitor system. Following ACPE Policy, NEI must transmit your claim to CPE Monitor within 60 days from the date you complete this CPE activity and is unable to report your claimed credit after this 60-day period.
• Physician Associate/Assistant: AAPA Category 1 CME credits
• NEI has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This internet enduring activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 credit. Approval is valid until OCtober 31, 2027. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
• Psychology: AP