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Behavioral Health care managers, nurse care managers and social workers who provide care in the community are challenged in the management and assessment of patients who have anxiety symptoms and disorders. As of the result this puts limits on consulting psychiatrist, primary care providers care plan recommendations and results in delayed or inadequate treatment.
This activity will equip nursing and social work team members to provide a holistic assessment of patients with anxiety. It will guide patients to the right resources, at the right time and activate new tools and skills to address their bio-psycho-social needs. This activity will help reduce the burden that is placed on providers at UPMC whom are left to manage a population that is lacking in resources.
Target Audience
Nurse
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
Learners will be able to:
1. Describe key feature of anxiety disorders.
2. Describe differential diagnosis of anxiety.
3. List treatment options for anxiety disorders.
4. List unhelpful automatic thinking or behavioral pattern(s).
5. List advantages or disadvantages of using medications to treat anxiety disorders.
Additional Information
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Behavioral Health care managers, nurse care managers and social workers who provide care in the community are challenged in the management and assessment of patients who have anxiety symptoms and disorders. As of the result this puts limits on consulting psychiatrist, primary care providers care plan recommendations and results in delayed or inadequate treatment.
This activity will equip nursing and social work team members to provide a holistic assessment of patients with anxiety. It will guide patients to the right resources, at the right time and activate new tools and skills to address their bio-psycho-social needs. This activity will help reduce the burden that is placed on providers at UPMC whom are left to manage a population that is lacking in resources.
Bethany Franklin, MD
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 ASWB
- 1.00 Attendance