All other clinicians will either receive a CME Attendance Certificate or may choose any of the types of CE credit being offered.
Premiere Date: March 20, 2013
Expiration Date: March 20, 2014
This activity offers CE credits for:
1. Physicians (CME)
2. Other
Activity Goal
The goal of this activity is to explain the reasons for switching an antipsychotic and to explain when it becomes necessary to switch, as well as how the switch is best accomplished.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the reasons for switching an antipsychotic.
2. Assess the optimum time to switch.
3. Recognize the best ways to switch.
Target Audience
This continuing medical education activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders.
Credit Information
CME Credit (Physicians): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of CME Outfitters, LLC, and Psychiatric Times. CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only
the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: AANPCP and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Disclosure Declaration
It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CME/CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CME/CE activity.
CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer-review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.
William V. Bobo, MD, MPH, has received research support from the NIMH, NARSAD, and Cephalon, Inc. In the past, he has served on Speaker Bureaus for Janssen Pharmaceutica and Pfizer, Inc.
Ralph Aquila, MD, (peer/content reviewer) has disclosed that he participates in speaker bureau programs for Novartis, Sunovion, Lilly, and he serves as a consultant for Novartis.
Applicable Psychiatric Times staff have no disclosures to report.
Unlabeled Use Disclosure
Faculty of this CME/CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices.
CME Outfitters, LLC, and the faculty do not endorse the use of any product outside of the FDA labeled indications. Medical professionals should not utilize the procedures, products, or diagnosis techniques discussed during this activity without evaluation of their patient for contraindications or dangers of use.
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