Nov 1, 2024
In this CME episode, Drs. Andrew
Cutler and Roger McIntyre discuss the challenges and importance of
diagnosing bipolar disorder as early as possible in the course of
the illness. They also review strategies to achieve a correct
diagnosis to provide the most efficacious and tolerable treatments
available for bipolar disorder.
Target Audience: This activity has been
developed for the healthcare team or individual prescriber
specializing in mental health. All other healthcare team members
interested in psychopharmacology are welcome for advanced
study.
Learning Objectives: After completing this
educational activity, you should be better able to:
- Employ effective screening tools and assessment strategies to
enhance diagnostic accuracy and achieve early diagnosis of bipolar
disorder - Develop patient-centered treatment plans that incorporate
current evidence and individual patient factors - Utilize shared decision-making approaches to optimize treatment
outcomes for patients with bipolar disorder
Accreditation: Insupport of improving patient care, Neuroscience Education Institute
(NEI) 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.
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A post-test score of 70% or higher is required to receive CME/CE
credit.
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour
Released: November 01, 2024*
Expiration: October 31, 2027
*NEI maintains a record of participation for six (6)
years.
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1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should
claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity - Nurse: ANCC contact hours
- NEI designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC
contact hour - Nurse Practitioner: ACCME AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™ - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification
Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from
organizations accredited by the ACCME. - The content in this activity pertaining to pharmacology is
worth 1.0 continuing education hour of pharmacotherapeutics. - Pharmacy: ACPE application-based contact
hours - This internet enduring, knowledge-based activity has been
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to CPE Monitor within 60 days from the date you complete this CPE
activity and is unable to report your claimed credit after this
60-day period. - Physician Associate/Assistant: AAPA Category 1 CME
credits 
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for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria.
This internet enduring activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category
1 credit. Approval is valid until OCtober 31, 2027. PAs should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
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education credits. - Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team:
Certificate of Participation - NEI awards hours of participation (consistent with the
designated number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™)
to a participant who successfully completes this educational
activity. - Interprofessional Continuing Education: IPCE credit for
learning and change 
This activity was planned
by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning
and change.
Peer Review: The content was peer-reviewed
by an MD, MPH specializing in forensics, psychosis, schizophrenia,
mood disorders, anxiety, cognitive disorders — to ensure the
scientific accuracy and medical relevance of information presented
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for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME/CE
activity.
Disclosures: All individuals in a position
to influence or control content are required to disclose any
relevant financial relationships.
Faculty Author / Presenter
Andrew J. Cutler, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences, Norton College of Medicine, State University
of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
Chief Medical Officer, Neuroscience Education Institute,
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Consultant/Advisor: AbbVie, Acadia, Alfasigma, Alkermes, Axsome,
Biogen, BioXcel, Boehringer Ingelheim, Brii Biosciences, Cerevel,
Corium, Delpor, Evolution Research, Idorsia, Intra-Cellular,
Ironshore, Janssen, Jazz, Karuna, Lundbeck, LivaNova, Luye,
MapLight Therapeutics, Neumora, Neurocrine, NeuroSigma, Noven,
Otsuka, Relmada, Reviva, Sage Therapeutics, Sumitomo (Sunovion),
Supernus, Takeda, Teva, Tris Pharma, VistaGen Therapeutics
Speakers Bureau: AbbVie, Acadia, Alfasigma, Alkermes, Axsome,
BioXcel, Corium, Idorsia, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen,
Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sumitomot (Sunovion),
Supernus, Takeda, Teva, Tris Pharma, Vanda
Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB): COMPASS Pathways, Freedom
Biosciences
Faculty Author / Presenter
Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and of Pharmacology,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CEO, Braxia Scientific Corp, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grant/Research: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, China
National Natural Research Foundation, Global Alliance for Chronic
Diseases, Milken Institute
Consultant/Advisor: Alkermes, Atai Life Sciences, Axsome, Bausch
Health, Biogen, Eisai, Intra-Cellular, Janssen, Kris, Lundbeck,
Mitsubishi Tanabe, Neumora Therapeutics, Neurocrine, NewBridge
Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, Otsuka, Pfizer, Purdue, Sage,
Sanofi, Sunovion, Takeda, Viatris
The remaining Planning Committee members, Content Editors, Peer
Reviewer, and NEI planners/staff have no financial relationships to
disclose. NEI planners and staff include Caroline O’Brien, Gabriela
Alarcón, PhD, Andrea Zimmerman, EdD, CHCP, and Brielle Calleo.
Disclosure of Off-Label Use: This
educational activity may include discussion of unlabeled and/or
investigational uses of agents that are not currently labeled for
such use by the FDA. Please consult the product prescribing
information for full disclosure of labeled uses.
Cultural Linguistic Competency and Implicit
Bias: A variety of resources addressing cultural and
linguistic competencies and strategies for understanding and
reducing implicit bias can be found in this handout—download
me.
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Support: This activity is supported by an
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