On the Front Line of Major Depressive Disorder and Comorbidities: Managed Care and the Primary Care Physician

Jointly sponsored by Creative Educational Concepts, Inc; North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC; and AMCP Horizons, LLC

Target Audience

This activity is designed for managed care physicians and pharmacists and primary care physicians (PCPs).

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe the epidemiology and clinical and economic burden of major depressive disorder (MDD)
Summarize current evidence-based guidelines for MDD and their implications on patient outcomes
Outline practical approaches to optimize early diagnosis and management of patients with MDD in the primary care setting, including those with frequent comorbidities
Implement integrative strategies among managed care physicians and pharmacists and PCPs to improve outcomes associated with MDD and comorbidities

Credit Eligibility

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must participate in the full educational activity, complete the 10-question post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. Participants who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form online may immediately print their documentation of credit. Those who mail or fax back their successfully completed post-test and evaluation form will receive documentation of credit by mail within 6 weeks.

Participants who have successfully completed the live version of this activity are not eligible to receive credit for this enduring material.

Release date: October 14, 2008

Expiration date: October 14, 2009

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

There is no fee associated with this activity.

Lecture Components

The presentation slides, transcripted Q&A session, post-test, and evaluation form are available as a click through via the menu at the top of each page of this educational activity.

CME Accreditation

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 Creative Educational Concepts, Inc (CEC), North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME), and AMCP Horizons, LLC. CEC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CEC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CPE Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education (UPN 276-999-08-012-H01-P).

Any participant wanting to file a grievance with respect to any aspect of a continuing pharmacy education activity accredited by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education may contact John Savage, Director, Medical Education, NACCME, in writing. The Director of Medical Education will review the grievance and respond within 30 days of receiving the written statement. If the participant is unsatisfied with the response, an appeal to the Vice President, Medical Education, NACCME-Princeton CME, may be made for a second level of review.

John Savage
NACCME-Princeton CME
300 Rike Drive, Suite A
Millstone Township, NJ 08535
E-mail: jsavage@naccme.com

Independent Clinical Reviewer: Sidney Zisook, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Residency Training, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, California

Grant Support

Supported by an educational grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Participating Faculty

Bradley N. Gaynes, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Eric Cannon, PharmD, FAMCP
Chief of Pharmacy
Director of Health and Wellness
SelectHealth, an Intermountain Healthcare Company
Salt Lake City, Utah

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

According to the disclosure policy of Creative Educational Concepts, Inc (CEC) and NACCME-Princeton CME, faculty, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with relevant commercial companies related to this activity. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict is identified, it is the responsibility of CEC and NACCME-Princeton CME to initiate a mechanism to resolve the conflict(s). The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation. All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.

The faculty has reported the following:

Dr. Cannon: Consultant—Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Gaynes: Grant/research support—Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bristol-Myers Squibb, M3 Corporation, National Institute of Mental Health, Novartis; Consultant—Bristol-Myers Squibb; Legal consultation—Phillips Lyttle, LLP
Dr. Zisook: Grant/research support—Aspect Pharmaceuticals, National Institute of Mental Health, PemLab; Promotional speakers bureau—AstraZeneca, Forest Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Planning Committee Janet Cline, RPh, CEC, Lance M. Nicholls, PharmD, AMCP Horizons, LLC, and Mary Johnson, Stacey Ohana, Randy Robbin, and John Savage, NACCME-Princeton CME, have disclosed they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

CEC and NACCME-Princeton CME require faculty to inform participants whenever off-label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices are discussed in their presentations.

The faculty has disclosed that no off-label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices will be discussed.

Privacy Policy

NACCME-Princeton CME protects the privacy of personal and other information regarding participants, educational partners, and joint sponsors. NACCME-Princeton CME and our joint sponsors will not release personally identifiable information to a third party without the individual's consent, except such information as is required for reporting purposes to the appropriate accrediting agency.

NACCME-Princeton CME maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information.

Copyright © 2008 by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this accredited continuing education activity may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without first obtaining permission from the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education.