Goldilocks and Bipolar Disorder Getting Treatment Just …：金发姑娘和双相情感障碍得到治疗….pdf

Goldilocks and Bipolar Disorder – Getting Treatment Just Right Event Type Live Online ACPE Expiration Date 10/22/2016 Credits 1 Contact Hour Target Audience Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians Program Overview Patients with bipolar disorder and their health care providers search for a treatment solution that is just right, much like Goldilocks. This program will focus on what health care providers can do to refine and adjust treatment until they get it just right. The science of treating bipolar disorder continues to improve; getting the art of treatment continues to be a challenge. A combination of education, safe prescribing and appropriate monitoring will help us eventually eliminate the consequences of poorly managed bipolar disorder. As the bridge between patients and physicians, pharmacists are in the position to plan an integral part of a multi-pronged solution to this challenge and have the potential to ensure that bipolar disorder is not a chronic drain on patient health. Nurse Educational Objectives  Outline the basic signs and symptoms of patients living with bipolar disorder and in particular, those patients that appear to be inadequately treated  Review the current and emerging pharmacological approaches to the management of bipolar disorder (pharmacologic profiles, efficacy, side effects, adverse events)  Identify counseling techniques that nurses can use with patients and caregivers, about the benefits of managing bipolar disorder according to prescription indication to include adherence and life style changes to improve patient quality of life on long term maintenance of bipolar disorder Pharmacist Educational Objectives  Outline the basic signs and symptoms of patients living with bipolar disorder and in particular, those patients that appear to be inadequately treated  Review the current and emerging pharmacological approaches to the management of bipolar disorder (pharmacologic pro