Webcast Teaches on Depression & Anxiety in the Young

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Webcast Teaches on Depression & Anxiety in the Young. With adolescent and young adult mental health disorders becoming so commonplace, We have invited two of Ohio State University’s Med-Peds experts to review Anxiety and Depression in the Young. We’re pleased to introduce Dr. Susie Friedman and Dr. Allison Rossetti. Susie is an assistant professor of Internal medicine who practices Med-Peds primary care and has done additional training in pediatric anxiety and Allison is an Assistant professor of Internal Medicine who practices both adult and pediatric hospital medicine where she frequently sees patients hospitalized with mental health crises, while also serving as the Med-Peds residency program director.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Describe the process and recommendations for age-appropriate screening for depression in adolescents and young adults.
  • Understand first line evidence-based treatment strategies for depression in adolescents and young adults.
  • Describe the process and recommendations for age-appropriate screening for anxiety in children, adolescents, and young adults.
  • Understand evidence-based strategies for treating anxiety in children, adolescents, and young adults.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Differences in Presentation between Adults & Younger Ages
  • Protective Factors
  • Age of Diagnosis
  • Consent & Legalities

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn About Refractory Depression on CME Webcast

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Refractory Depression on CME Webcast. We now have additional treatments for resistant depression that are expanding the therapeutic options for these patients. And we’re going to hear about these treatments in today’s webcast. Let us welcome our guests. Dr. Subhdeep Virk is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Ohio State University. And Dr. Kevin Reeves is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry here at OSU.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: define and screen depression and Treatment Resistant Depression; discuss therapeutic options for treating Refractory Depression; become aware of resources to evaluate treatment history; and compare and contrast transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, intranasal esketamine and electroconvulsive therapy.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Epidemiology of treatment resistant depression
  • Electroconvulsive therapy today
  • When to refer patients to a psychiatrist?
  • When to admit patients

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.