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CME / CE

Leveling the Playing Field in Mental Health

  • Authors: Sanjay Gupta, MD; Napoleon B. Higgins, Jr, MD; Petros Levounis, MD, MA
  • CME / CE Released: 6/17/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 7/16/2022, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for psychiatrists, primary care physicians (PCPs), pediatricians, nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs).

The goal of this activity is that clinicians will be better able to screen, diagnose, and manage mental health disorders in unique populations.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Evidence-based strategies for improving mental health outcomes for patients from communities of color
    • Unique mental health challenges in the LGBTQ community
  • Have greater confidence in their ability to  
    • Incorporate interprofessional strategies to reduce barriers to optimal mental health care to improve equity. 


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Medscape policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Faculty

  • Sanjay Gupta, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    BryLin Behavioral Health System
    Buffalo, New York
    Medical Director
    Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry
    Endeavor Clinic
    Buffalo, New York
    Consulting Psychiatrist
    DENT Neurological Institute
    Amherst, New York
    Clinical Professor
    Department of Psychiatry
    SUNY at Buffalo
    Clinical Professor
    Department of Psychiatry
    SUNY Upstate Medical University at Syracuse
    Syracuse, New York

    Disclosures

    Sanjay Gupta, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Intra-Cellular Therapies
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie; Alkermes; Intra-Cellular Therapies; Janssen; Neurocrine; Otsuka; Sunovion

  • Napoleon B. Higgins, Jr, MD

    President and CEO
    Bay Pointe Behavioral Health Service, Inc.
    South East Houston Research Group, Inc.
    Houston, Texas

    Disclosures

    Napoleon B. Higgins, Jr, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Lundbeck; Otsuka; Sage
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Lundbeck; Otsuka; Supernus
    Research funding from: Pfizer
    Contracted researcher for: Elligo

  • Petros Levounis, MD, MA

    Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, and Associate Dean
    Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    President-Elect American Psychiatric Association
    Newark, New Jersey

    Disclosures

    Petros Levounis, MD, MA, has no relevant financial relationships.

Editor

  • Clinton W. Wright, PharmD, BCPP

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Clinton W. Wright, PharmD, BCPP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Conference Chair

  • Gregory W. Mattingly, MD

    Associate Clinical Professor
    Washington University School of Medicine
    President, Midwest Research Group
    President-Elect
    APSARD - American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders
    St. Louis, Missouri

    Disclosures

    Gregory W. Mattingly, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 

    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie; Acadia; Alkermes; Axsome; Eisai; Ironshore; Intra-Cellular Therapies; Janssen; Lundbeck; Neos; Neurocrine; Otsuka; Redax; Roche; Rhodes; Sage; Shire; Sunovion; Supernus; Takeda; Teva; Trispharma
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie; Alkermes; Eisai; Janssen; Lundbeck; Neurocrine; Otsuka; Sunovion; Supernus; Takeda; Trisphama
    Contracted researcher for: AbbVie; Acadia; Alkermes; Avanir; Axsome; Boehringer Ingelheim; Emalex; Janssen; Medgenics; NLS1 Pharma AG; Redax; Roche; Sage; Shire; Sunovion; Supernus; Takeda; Teva

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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IPCE

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    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 1.50 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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CME / CE

Leveling the Playing Field in Mental Health

Authors: Sanjay Gupta, MD; Napoleon B. Higgins, Jr, MD; Petros Levounis, MD, MAFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / CE Released: 6/17/2022

Valid for credit through: 7/16/2022, 11:59 PM EST

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