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Seeing the Truth About Childhood Schizophrenia
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
Credits
1 Contact Hour

Event Type
Home Study Webcast

Release Date
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Expiration Date
Saturday, September 01, 2012

Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Program Cost
$2.00 - Free For Members



Program Overview
This program is designed to assist healthcare professionals in reviewing the facets of childhood schizophrenia, as well as the benefits of managing this disorder with medications. Their knowledge of available treatment options for children with schizophrenia will be enhanced. The program includes information on pharmacologic treatments, drug interactions, and patient counseling.

Nurse Educational Objectives
  • State the theories associated with the causes of childhood Schizophrenia, as well as detrimental effects that this disorder may have on its victim's lives, incorporating information on the prevalence of this predicament.
  • List therapeutic agents used in the treatment of childhood Schizophrenia, and be able to state an agent's dosage schedule, mechanism of action, and side effects.
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
  • State the theories associated with the causes of childhood Schizophrenia, as well as detrimental effects that this disorder may have on its victim's lives, incorporating information on the prevalence of this predicament.
  • List therapeutic agents used in the treatment of childhood Schizophrenia, and be able to state an agent's dosage schedule, mechanism of action, and side effects.
  • Review the pharmacist's role in counseling patients on drug treatment strategies and medication adherence to improve quality of life and long-term maintenance of childhood Schizophrenia patients.
Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
  • State the theories associated with the causes of childhood Schizophrenia, as well as detrimental effects that this disorder may have on its victim's lives, incorporating information on the prevalence of this predicament.
  • List therapeutic agents used in the treatment of childhood Schizophrenia, and be able to state an agent's dosage schedule, mechanism of action, and side effects.

Activity Type
Knowledge

Accreditation
Nurse N-121709-468-H01
Pharmacist 0798-0000-09-075-H01-P
Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-09-075-H01-T
PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education. In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on this website.
Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education for nurses by the Maryland Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Faculty
Elizabeth Montagnese , MD
Quittie Glen Center for Mental Health
Click Here For Curriculum Vitae


Financial Support By
Pharmcon, Inc

Program Documents
Homestudy PDF: Schiz in Children Handout