Practical Strategies for Diagnosing & Treating Depression in Women at Midlife and Beyond
Free, 2 Hour CE activity
Beginning May 23, 2007
Presenters:
Ann Dimapilis, DO
Associate Director, West Jersey Memorial Family Medicine Residency
Virtua Health – New Jersey, Voorhees, NJ
Alan Podawiltz, DO
Chairman and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Behavioral Health & Neuroscience
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Moderator:
Robin Hall, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor, UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Private practice, Destination Health, Southlake, Texas
Live national satellite broadcast and webcast at www.crmhealth.com
Detailed information available at www.depressionseries.com
Women account for two-thirds of those who suffer from common depressive disorders, which affect more than 15 million adults in this country annually. Factors unique to women's lives are suspected to play a role in developing depression, especially at midlife and beyond, including reproductive and hormonal; genetic or other biological factors; abuse and oppression; interpersonal factors; and certain psychological and personality characteristics.
The treatment of depression in women is a substantial public health concern. Unfortunately, depression in women is often misdiagnosed and under treated in primary care. The clinical challenges associated with diagnosis are numerous, but can be addressed with practical strategies and the latest information. Once identified, depression can almost always be successfully treated.
"Practical Strategies for Diagnosing & Treating Depression in Women at Midlife and Beyond" will help healthcare providers improve clinical knowledge and skills related to the diagnosis and treatment of major depressive disorder in women in women at midlife and beyond through a mulit-faceted approach.
The program is presented by Ann Dimapilis, DO, associate director of the West Jersey - Memorial Family Medicine Residency, and Alan Podawiltz, DO, chairman and assistant professor of the department of psychiatry, behavioral health and neuroscience at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Serving as program moderator is Robin Hall, DO, assistant clinical professor, UNT Health Science Center.
Upon completion of this 2-hour continuing education activity, viewers will have received information that should allow them to:
- State the incidence and prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in the United States respective to gender, ethnicity and age;
- Identify risk factors and etiologies of MDD in women;
- Describe reasons why MDD can be misdiagnosed or under-diagnosed in women at midlife and beyond and strategies for improving diagnostic outcomes;
- Integrate MDD early diagnosis and diagnostic tools into a primary care setting; Describe the goals of treatment in MDD in women at midlife and beyond;
- Describe how the clinical diagnosis and management of depression in primary care is affected by gender & age-related health disparities; and
- Identify comorbidities associated with MDD in women at midlife and beyond.
This complementary continuing education was first shown via live satellite broadcast on May 23, 2007, and is now available on-line.
Depression in Women is presented as part of the University of North Texas Health Science Center Office of Professional and Continuing Education Changing Lives CME series. In addition to the satellite programs, live activities and patient screening tools have been being developed to educate more than 13,000 primary care physicians in the United States.
This program is supported by an educational grant from Wyeth. More information is available at the program’s individual website, www.depressionseries.com. |
