Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in Children and Adolescents
This activity will present HCPs with a comprehensive overview of MDD and suicidality in children and adolescents, and effective screening tools will be reviewed. The focus of MDD will include subtypes, differential diagnoses, risk factors, protective factors, and the course of illness that may be expected. Aspects of suicidality such as current statistics, risk assessment, and prevention will be discussed. Importantly, treatment modalities will be examined, with an updated overview of effective antidepressant medications and psychological therapies. 
Category
  • Behavioral health
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Webcasts
Credits
  • 0.75 AMA - Physicians
  • 0.75 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.75 APA - Psychologists
  • 0.75 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.75 ASWB - Social Workers
Substance Use in Youth
This activity will guide learners through current trends and statistics regarding adolescent SUDs, including stages of brain development, diagnostic criteria, risks, stressors, and protective factors. A review of optimal screening tools and treatment interventions will enable HCPs to better assess and treat SUDs, promote mental health, act to reduce SUD among adolescents, and decrease the potential risks for SUD in adulthood. Approaches to provide holistic mental health treatment and therapies for this population in cooperation with other specialties and community and social support services will be discussed.
Category
  • Behavioral health
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Unveiling Bipolar Disorder in the Pediatric Population
This activity will provide participants with a better understanding of the prevalence, clinical manifestations, and differential diagnoses for bipolar disorder in children and adolescents and will analyze the common childhood presentations of individuals later diagnosed with bipolar disorder as adults. The expert presenter will also review lessons learned in her own experience treating pediatric patients with bipolar disorder to provide insight into the diagnostic and therapeutic processes that can effectively treat this disorder in affected individuals.
Category
  • Behavioral health
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Understanding Human Trafficking in Children From the Child Welfare System
Black male adolescent listening to his counsellor during therapy session at therapist's.
This activity will discuss the legal definitions of labor and sex trafficking and deliver information and facts about the prevalence of human trafficking in children, particularly those from the child welfare system. It will describe how to safely identify and provide safe interventional strategies for children and transitional-aged youth who are being trafficked. Protocol reporting requirements for trafficking will also be discussed.
Category
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Webcasts
Credits
  • 2.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 2.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 2.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 2.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 2.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 2.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 2.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Understanding How Eating Disorders Impact Those in the Child Welfare System
Portrait of teenage girl sharing feelings in support group circle for children
This activity will discuss the connection between childhood trauma and eating disorders and how to better assess the risk of young people within the child welfare system developing eating disorders. It also will provide HCPs with guidance regarding improved recognition of the underlying conditions and experiences that must be addressed to successfully treat individuals struggling with disordered eating.
Category
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.50 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.50 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.50 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.50 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.50 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.50 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.50 ASWB - Social Workers
A Firm Foundation: Partnerships in Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice
Chess pieces arranged like a nuclear family along side a gavel
This activity is designed to introduce the basic concepts of providing services to specialized children and youth populations. It will discuss the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, including the role of child welfare workers and juvenile justice workers within those interdisciplinary teams. A basic overview of consent laws and required documentation for children in state custody will also be covered, along with state compliance regulations for professionals working with children involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice system.
Category
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Practical Pearls in Managing Pediatric Anxiety in Primary Care
The prevalence of anxiety within the pediatric population has increased over the past decade, and primary care pediatricians (PCPs) are often called on to manage and treat child and adolescent anxiety. This activity will discuss anxiety in the pediatric population, off-label use of medications for anxiety, and the “black box warning,” which warns the public of serious, permanent, and possibly fatal side effects caused by that medication. A treatment plan for a medication-naïve and a refractory, or treatment-resistant, patient with anxiety will also be highlighted.
Category
  • Behavioral health
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Online Education
Credits
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Practical Pearls in Managing Pediatric Depression and Suicidality in Primary Care
Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in children and adolescents, and the primary care provider is often the first point of contact for children and adolescents with depression. This activity will highlight the side effects of medications and drug interactions in treating depression and will discuss screening options for suicidality and how to create a basic safety plan.
Category
  • Behavioral health
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Online Education
Credits
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Practical Pearls in Managing Pediatric Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Primary Care
Competency in the early recognition, identification and treatment of ADHD in young patients is essential for pediatric primary care clinicians. Pediatric primary care providers should recognize ADHD as a condition requiring chronic care. This activity will discuss ADHD, including ASD, the long-term impact of ADHD pharmacotherapy, and how to create a treatment plan for ADHD, including the use of off-label medications.
Category
  • Behavioral health
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Online Education
Credits
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Practical Pearls in Managing Pediatric Aggression in Primary Care
Pediatric primary care providers play an important role in addressing behavioral health (BH) problems and the delivery of services to address these problems. This activity will discuss the management and treatment for pediatric aggression and the core symptoms of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and early onset bipolar disorder. ASD with aggressive behavior will also be highlighted.
Category
  • Behavioral health
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • Online Education
Credits
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers

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