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Maintaining Remission in Bipolar Disorder

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Premiere Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010

This activity offers CE credit for:

1. Physicians (CME)

All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Credit Expiration Date:
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available

Faculty

Monique Johnson, MD, CCMEP  Medical Program Director CME Outfitters, LLC Bethesda, MD

Statement of Need

Characterized by episodes of mania, generally interspersed with major depressive episodes, bipolar disorder is a lifelong psychiatric illness. Like other chronic conditions, the need for continuous treatment is critical. In bipolar disorder, the need for continuous treatment was established a number of years ago. However, only in the last decade has adequate focus been placed on best practices needed to achieve it. In accordance with current guidelines, many patients require maintenance treatment following stabilization and remission of a mood episode. Despite this, many patients with bipolar disorder do not receive adequate maintenance pharmacotherapy throughout the maintenance phase for a variety of patient- and clinician-related reasons. Ongoing education regarding strategies that may delay or prevent recurrence is needed to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with bipolar disorder.

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1. Suppes T, Dennehy EB, Hirschfeld RM, et al. The Texas Implementation of Medication Algorithms: update to the algorithms for the treatment of bipolar disorder. J Clin Psychiatry 2005;66:870-886.
2. Grunze H, Kasper S, Goodwin G, Bowden C, Moller HJ. The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the biological treatment of bipolar disorders, part III: maintenance treatment. World J Biol Psychiatry 2004;5:120-135.

Activity Goal

To educate clinicians on the rational, evidence-based use of maintenance therapy for patients with bipolar disorder.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify appropriate maintenance strategies for patients with bipolar disorder, in accordance with current treatment guidelines.

Financial Support

Funding for this CME activity is provided by CME Outfitters, LLC.

Target Audience

Physicians and other healthcare providers interested in the management of patients with bipolar disorder.

Credit Information

CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Post-tests, credit request forms, and activity evaluations must be completed online at www.neuroscienceCME.com (click on the Testing/Certification link under the Activities tab–requires free account activation), and participants can print their certificate or statement of credit immediately (80% pass rate required). This website supports all browsers except Internet Explorer for Mac. For complete technical requirements and privacy policy, visit www.neurosciencecme.com/technical.asp.

Disclosure Declaration

It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.

Howard Bliwise, MD (content/peer reviewer)

Monique Johnson, MD, CCMEP, (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Sharon Tordoff, CCMEP, (Planning Committee) has no disclosures to report.

Unlabeled Use Disclosure

Faculty of this CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices.

CME Outfitters, LLC, and the faculty do not endorse the use of any product outside of the FDA labeled indications. Medical professionals should not utilize the procedures, products, or diagnosis techniques discussed during this activity without evaluation of their patient for contraindications or dangers of use.

Questions about this activity? Call us at 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).