“Anxiety and Anxiety Related Disorders”
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HealthTrust presents…“Anxiety and Anxiety Related Disorders”
Please Note: Continuing education credit is only available to those attending the session live. CE credit is not available when accessing the program on demand.
Due to these unprecedented times, there has been an increase in anxiety and anxiety related disorders. Per The World Health Organization, within the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25%. Historically, benzodiazepines have been inappropriately used for treatment of anxiety and its related disorders. The presenter will review the pathophysiology of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders such as changes within the HPA axis, noradrenergic and serotonin models. Attendees should be able to develop guideline-directed recommendations for each anxiety related disorder including appropriate benzodiazepine use.
Learning Objectives for Pharmacists & Nurses | At the end of this session, participants should be able to:
- Recall the pathophysiology of anxiety and anxiety related disorders
- Identify therapy options and guideline recommendations for each anxiety related disorder
- Recognize “best practice” pharmacotherapy options for anxiety related disorders
Learning Objectives for Pharmacy Techs | At the end of this session, participants should be able to:
- Recall the definition of anxiety and anxiety related disorders
- Identify classes of medications utilized for management of anxiety disorders
- Recognize differences in control scheduling in medications for anxiety disorders
Presenter:
Enxhi Plaku, PharmD | PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident | RWJBarnabasHealth Behavioral Health Center
Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Techs & Nurses
Continuing Education Information: The activity is approved for 1 hour (.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Techs and Nurses who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation. This program is approved for CPEs by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Attendees of this program may earn 1.0 CPE Contact Hours. Belmont University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Numbers for this activity are 0863-9999-22-047-L01-P
and 0863-9999-22-047-L01-T. This activity is approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit to nurses by Pfiedler Education, a division of AORN. AORN is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP13019, for 1 contact hour.
Note about CE credit: If you plan to obtain credit for a live session, stay until the end of the presentation to receive the verification code you will need to obtain the continuing education credit. CE credit is individual. No group credit is available. Each person must register for a webinar and attend the webinar in its entirety in order to receive an email after the event with instructions on how to apply for continuing education credit. Attendees should not share the code or forward the email to others who did not actually attend the program. If they are not able to be verified on our webinar provider reports and registration list they will not receive credit. If you are joining only by phone, you will not be eligible for credit. You must also log in and join the visual portion of the webinar to be part of our CE provider-required reporting.
