In this installment of the CPAN Webinar Series, Sarah Wakefield, M.D., presents “Bipolar vs. Personality Development: What Every PCP Should Know.” Wakefield is an associate professor in psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
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The series is a program of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium’s Child Psychiatry Access Network and is designed for primary care providers or individuals working in pediatric care environments.
This series aims to enhance primary care physicians’ capabilities in recognizing and managing mental health conditions to improve outcomes for youth within their clinical practice. PCPs currently demonstrate a significant gap in knowledge and clinical competence regarding the identification and management of mental health disorders in youth. This professional practice gap is primarily attributed to insufficient training and limited access to mental health resources. As a result, PCPs often serve as the first point of contact for families dealing with adolescent mental and behavioral health issues, yet they report lacking the necessary skills to effectively screen, assess and treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and behavioral disorders.
For more information about the event, email cpd@bcm.edu.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:
Recognize the clinical presentation of pediatric bipolar disorder.
Understand differential diagnoses and comorbidities of PBD.
Explore evidence-based treatment options and collaborative care strategies specific to PBD.
Accreditation Statement
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.