This online intensive course will review the common psychiatric disorders seen in late life in detail, including neurocognitive disorders, anxiety disorders and mood disorders. This course is intended for practitioners who want to gain expertise and be engaged in the care of older adults with these psychiatric disorders using the most evidence-based and innovative treatments that are currently available.

Format

This will be a virtual learning collaborative. The collaborative consists of modules equating to 2 hours of time per module. The modules will contain recorded lectures.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the epidemiology, neurobiology, assessment, and management of neurocognitive disorders
• Describe the epidemiology, and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of neurocognitive disorders
• Elaborate on the epidemiology, and management of substance use disorders in late life
• Elaborate on the epidemiology, and management of psychotic disorders in late life
• Enumerate on the epidemiology, and management of anxiety and mood disorders in late

Target Audience

Psychiatrists, Residents/Fellows

Estimated Time to Complete

Estimated Duration: 4 hours
Begin Date: June 21, 2021
End Date:  June 21, 2024

How to Earn Credit

Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ or a certificate of participation may do so by completing all sections of the course including the 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 disciplines) showing the event date and hours earned.

Continuing Education Credit

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The APA designates this enduring CME activity for a maximum of 4.0 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

All financial relationships relevant to this activity have been mitigated.

Program Presenters

• Rajesh Tampi, M.D., Professor Adjunct, Psychiatry; Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Learner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Susan Lehmann, M.D., Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Day Hospital Program, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Brandon Yarns, M.D., Veterans Administration, Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic., Research Psychiatrist at New York State Psychiatric Institute; Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.

Program Planners

• Tristan Gorrindo, M.D., Former Director of Education, American Psychiatric Association. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Rajesh Tampi, M.D., Professor Adjunct, Psychiatry; Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Learner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.

Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities

The American Psychiatric Association is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website to people with disabilities. If you have trouble accessing any of APA’s online resources, please contact us at 202-559-3900 for assistance.

Technical Requirements

This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using any of the following:

• The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
• Internet Explorer 11+

This Web site requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.

Optimal System Configuration:

• Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version)
• Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version)
• Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher

Minimum Requirements:

• Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
• Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content

For assistance: Contact educme@psych.org for questions about this activity | Contact learningcenter@psych.org for technical assistance