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Taking the Anxiety Out of the Psych Consult

Learn essential psychiatric pharmacy knowledge to enhance patient care. Review common medication classes, treatment strategies, and side effect management.

Instructors:
Bennett Doughty
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About this course

Psychiatric care is frequently placed in a category of its own, outside of general medicine, leaving many providers and pharmacists alike uncomfortable with the appropriate care of psychiatric patients. Through discussions with local pharmacy organizations and colleagues, it is clear that a review of psychiatric pharmacy would be helpful to increase patient care in this area. The activity will review common medication classes and specific medications utilized in the psychiatric practice, mainly antidepressants and antipsychotics. General treatment strategies will be reviewed for the treatment of patients with depressive disorders and side effect management will be discussed for both classes of medications.

Release Date:02/14/2022
Expiration Date:02/14/2025
Universal Activity Number (UAN)0657-0000-22-015-L01-P 0657-0000-22-015-L01-T
CE Broker ID20-897217
AGD Number386203
Category:Psychiatric
Activity Type:Knowledge-based
Target Audience:Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers, Pharmacist, Social Worker Intern, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Master Social Worker, Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Independent Social Worker, Registered Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Nurses, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Psychiatric Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Registered Nurse, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Public Health Nurse, Licensed Mental Health Counselor Intern, Master's Social Work, Licensed Masters Social Worker, Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, Licensed Independent Social Worker Dual, Certified Nursing Assistant, Registered Social Worker Assistant, Licensed Certified Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor, Pharmacy Technician, Bachelor's Social Worker, Licensed Independent Social Worker Advanced Practice, Licensed Independent Social Worker Clinical Practice, Licensed Graduate Social Worker
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Course Accreditation

This course is approved for the following professions. You can get more details on each profession by clicking on it.

AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  • Michigan Board of Pharmacy

  • Florida Board of Pharmacy

Faculty

Instructors

Bennett Doughty earned his PhD degree from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in 2016. Following graduation, Doughty completed two years of residency training at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, Conn., specializing in psychiatric pharmacy. He joined the Binghamton School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2018 as a clinical assistant professor in psychiatry/neurology within the Department of Pharmacy Practice. He currently is the treasurer/secretary of the New York State chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and serves on the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) National Consumer Relations Board. His research interests primarily focus on the engagement of patients in substance use disorder treatment, particularly within the opioid epidemic.​

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Dawn O.Nutritionist
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I am always interested in continuing education in the areas of health, wellness, nutrition and mental health. Your course was well written, well organized and helpful in meeting state licensure requirements.

Priya M.Occupational Therapist
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Very well written, easy to digest, time efficient, and straight to the point. Thank you!

Cristina GRegistered Nurse
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I appreciate the convenience of the course being online and accessible through my phone and that it directly reports to CEBroker to support mandated education requirements.

Allison B.Nurse Practitioner
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I really loved this information. I was hospitalized last year for almost a month and I noticed multiple medical errors (not being hooked up to my IV multiple times, given wrong medication which caused my sodium to be very low, etc.) which lengthened my stay. I can now define those exact errors and better understand what happened to me. I hate that these medical errors are so common and I appreciate how well laid out your breakdown and categorization of them was.

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Enjoyed this course! It squarely met my license renewal requirement as a physician. It was well-written, and an altogether enjoyable read.

Requirements

Passing Grade

Participants must score a passing grade of 70% or higher on the activity post-test and complete an activity evaluation. There are no time limits and unlimited test-taking attempts. Credits will be reported automatically to CE Broker if your license information is entered properly in your profile.

Hardware Requirements
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Mac OS X 10.1+
  • iOS 10+
  • Android 4.3+
Software Requirements
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
Network Requirements
  • Broadband Internet Connection: T1
  • Hi-speed DSL or Cable4G cellular connection
$ 7.00