This presentation will provide an overview of treatment-resistant depression, with a focus on management strategies including transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, and esketamine. Strategies for implementing these interventions into clinical practice will be discussed, with a focus on best practices to assure optimum outcomes for patients impacted by refractory depressive symptoms.
Format
Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.
This presentation was recorded on June 17, 2021
Learning Objectives
Identify risk factors for treatment resistant depression.
Describe pharmacological and interventional psychiatric treatment strategies.
Describe strategies for implementation of interventional psychiatric treatment strategies in clinical practice.
Outline
- Definition & Scope of TRD
- Pharmacological Augmentation Strategies
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Target Audience
Psychiatrist, Physician (Non-Psychiatric), Physician Assistant, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Psychologist, Counselor/Therapist
Instruction Level
Intermediate
Estimated Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: July 30,2025
Program End Date: July 30, 2028
Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board
After completing the course, engage with colleagues in the mental health field through the Webinar Roundtable Topics discussion board. This is an easy way to network and share ideas with other clinicians who participate in this webinar. Access through the discussion tab.
How to Earn Credit
After completing the evaluation, participants will have the opportunity to claim their hours of participation and download the appropriate certificate. Physicians may obtain an official CME certificate, other healthcare professionals may receive a CE certificate (as applicable), and all other attendees may generate a certificate of participation. Each certificate will reflect the event date and total hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, American Psychiatric Association (APA) 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.
Physicians
The APA designates this live event for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses/Nurse Practitioners
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) designates this activity for 1.00 Nursing contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
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Faculty
- Brayden Kameg, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN, CNE is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the Department of Health and Community Systems at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. She teaches across the undergraduate and graduate programs, where her teaching responsibilities include mental health nursing, advanced practice psychiatric nursing, psychotherapy for advanced practice psychiatric nurses, and psychiatric management for primary care providers. She is also involved in various health educational training programs, most recently and currently serving as faculty expert on a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-funded program that is integrating substance use training, and specific content on buprenorphine prescribing, across advanced practice registered nursing curricula (Provider Clinical Support Systems [PCSS]-Pitt). Dr. Kameg reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Program Planners
- Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Tristan Gorrindo, MD, American Psychiatric Association. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas at Austin. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
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