Anxiety Disorders: A Focus on Sleep and Improving Patient Outcomes
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Credit Designation Statement
Please note CME credits are not available after August 12, 2009. CE credits, however, will be available after this date.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This educational program has been designed to meet the needs of psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioral health specialists, primary care physicians, OB/GYNs, nurses, social workers, certified counselors, and other health care professionals who treat patients with anxiety disorders or who have a clinical interest.
STATEMENT OF NEED
There is an educational need for academic knowledge and understanding of the interplay of sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, with anxiety disorders, compared to the actual clinical application of the knowledge by psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioral health specialists, primary care physicians, OB/GYNs, nurses, social workers, certified counselors, and other health care professionals. This educational activity will provide foundational education as to the manifestation and interplay between psychiatric conditions specific to anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and insomnia. It will also provide clinical "pearls" to treat and manage patients, which when applied in the clinical setting will result in improved patient outcomes.
FEE INFORMATION
There is no fee for this educational activity. Individuals who attended the live symposium on March 6, 2008, and claimed credit are ineligible to receive credit for the online version of this program.
CME ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Tulane University Health Sciences Center and ADAA. Tulane University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME CREDIT DESIGNATION
Tulane University Health Sciences Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA Category 1 Credits(tm) for the Physician's Recognition Award. Each of the modules or chapters may be completed separately, with each chapter eligible for 1 AMA Category 1 Credits(tm) for the Physician's Recognition Award. The learner is not required to complete all 6 chapters, nor is one chapter a prerequisite for the other. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Tulane University Health Sciences Center and ADAA present this activity for educational purposes only and do not endorse any product, content of presentation, or exhibit. Participants are expected to use their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by the presenters, who have been selected because of their recognized expertise.
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Expiration Date: August 12, 2009
ADDITIONAL CE/CME CREDIT INFORMATION
Psychologists: ADAA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education credits for psychologists. ADAA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CE credits for psychologists are granted on a 1 credit per contract basis.
Social Workers: The National Association of Social Workers has approved ADAA to offer continuing education credits for social workers.
FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
It is the policy of the Center for Continuing Education at Tulane University Health Sciences Center to plan and implement all of its educational activities in accordance with the ACCME's Essential Areas and Policies to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. In accordance with the ACCME's Standards for Commercial Support, everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity certified for AMA Physician's Recognition Award Category 1 Credits(tm) is required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests within the past 12 months that create a real or apparent conflict of interest. Individuals who do not disclose are disqualified from participating in a CME activity. Individuals with potential for influence or control of CME content include planners and planning committee members, authors, teachers, educational activity directors, educational partners, and others who participate, e.g. facilitators and moderators. This disclosure pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. Any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of the presentations must be resolved prior to the educational activity. Disclosure of off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices must also be made known to the audience.
