Media: Audio CD, or MP3

Original Release Date: July 1, 2010
Expiration Date: July 1, 2013
5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

OVERALL OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this CME activity, through the use of clinical vignettes emphasizing Guidelines and Evidence-Based Medicine, the physician or healthcare provider should be able to formulate a differential, make a diagnosis and develop a plan for the prevention and/or therapeutic management of the various disorders presented.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC 

TOPIC 1: Bipolar Disorder in Primary Care - Utilizing guidelines from the APA and DSMIV, upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

1. List the criteria for bipolar disorder.
2. Describe common ways bipolar disorder presents in primary care.
3. Avoid common medication mistakes in patients with bipolar disorder.
4. Determine when to refer to a psychiatrist.

TOPIC 2: Delirium in the Elderly - Current Concepts - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

1. List diagnostic features and common causes of delirium.
2. Appreciate causes of persistent delirium.
3. Describe non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment approaches to the delirious patient.
4. Identify options to address agitation.

TOPIC 3: Adult ADHD (A "Real Disease") - Utilizing guidelines from WHO, upon completion of this session, the participants should be able to:

1. List criteria for diagnosing adult ADHD.
2. Discuss controversies surrounding adult ADHD.
3. Describe common ways ADHD presents in primary care.
4. List treatment approaches for adult ADHD.

TOPIC 4: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Utilizing guidelines from the APA, upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

1. Describe how to identify PTSD in Iraq War Veterans.
2. List the APA diagnostic criteria for PTSD. 
3. Discuss the treatment of PTSD. 
4. Discuss how to identify PTSD in the primary care setting.