Description
This 12-week learning collaborative will serve as a virtual community for participants to gain knowledge of evidence-based principles for prescribing clozapine for patients with serious mental illness (SMI). Clozapine can be very rewarding to prescribe, since about half of patients with prior poor treatment response get substantially better with clozapine. This medication can result in major improvements in patients’ functioning and quality of life.
Program Schedule
The facilitated 12-week syllabus will be held from September 11, 2023 to December 17, 2023. No content will be released during the week of October 9, and November 20, 2023.
Please note you must complete all 13 modules in order to claim credit for this course.
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Module Opens
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Week
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Description
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Office Hours
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Sep 4
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0
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Pre-work: Welcome and Introduction
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Sep 11
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1
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Clozapine Overview: Efficacy and Mechanism of Action
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Sep 18
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2
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Pharmacokinetics and Interpreting Clozapine levels
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Wed, 9/20 @ 4:00-4:30pm ET
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Sep 25
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3
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Hematological Considerations and Side Effects
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Oct 2
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4
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Metabolic Considerations and Side Effects
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Wed 10/4 @ 5:00-5:30pm ET
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Oct 16
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5
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Cardiac Considerations and Side Effects
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Oct 23
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6
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GI Considerations and Side Effects
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Wed, 10/25 @ 4:30-5:00 pm ET
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Oct 30
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7
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Other Side Effects (Sialorrhea, Pneumonia, VTE, Enuresis)
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Nov 6
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8
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Neurological Side Effects
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Nov 13
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9
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Managing Partial Response and Treatment Resistance
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Wed, 11/15 @ 4:00-4:30pm ET
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Nov 27
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10
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Team-based approaches to clozapine (e.g., clozapine clinics)
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Wed, 11/29 @ 4:00-4:30pm ET
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Dec 4
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11
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Measuring side effects
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Dec 11
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12
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Presentation of SE monitoring protocol
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Wed, 12/13 @ 3:00-4:00pm ET (1 hour)
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Dec 17
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X
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Program Schedule/Syllabus Ends
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Pricing
FREE - $0
Learning Objectives
- Identify patients who are appropriate candidates for clozapine
- Evaluate the balance between clozapine and efficacy for control of psychiatric symptoms with that of common side effects.
- Review major organ systems for how to assess and mitigate clozapine side effects
- Develop and implement a scale to monitor for side effects for patients taking clozapine.
Target Audience
Clinicians that are prescribing clozapine to individuals with SMI. [MD/DO, PMHNP, PMH-RN, PA]
Instructional Level
Introductory; Intermediate
Estimated Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 15.0 hours
Program Start Date: September 11, 2023
Program End Date: December 17, 2023
Credit Available Until: February 15, 2024
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn continuing medical education (CME) or a certificate of participation may do so by completing all sections of the course including the program evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (other professions) showing the date of completion and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
The APA designates this blended activity for a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Instructor/Planner
- Robert O. Cotes, MD. Emory University School of Medicine. Disclosures – Consultant: Saladax Biomedical, HLS Therapeutics (unpaid); Research funding (to institution): Otsuka, Roche, Karuna, Alkermes. Speaker: Clinical Care Options.
Planners
- John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Teri Brister, PHD, LPC, National Alliance for Mental Illness. Dr. Brister has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, University of Texas School of Nursing. Dr. Rolin has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities
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