May 14 2025

Screening, diagnosis and pharmacologic management of bipolar disorder in primary care settings

May 14, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location

Zoom link available upon registration

This activity aims to increase knowledge of identifying and managing bipolar disorders in primary care settings

Learning objectives:

  • Describe the prevalence and course of illness for bipolar disorder.
  • Accurately diagnose bipolar disorder and differentiate it from major depressive disorder.
  • Discuss pharmaceutical management options, as well as medications to avoid, for patients with bipolar disorder.
  • Understand best practices for drug monitoring, potential adverse effects, and drug interactions.
  • Describe the role of the Collaborative Care Model for managing bipolar disorder in primary care settings.

Speaker:

  • Hsiang Huang, MD, MPH

Click here to view Dr. Huang's paper

Participants will receive 1.0 contact hours for attending 100% of activity and completing an evaluation.

For questions, contact Carol Sieck at csieck@uic.edu.

University of Illinois Chicago- College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. UIC College of Nursing and UI Health are both involved in the planning and development of the learning activity. UIC College of Nursing is responsible for providing contact hours to those that participate in this learning activity.

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Contact

Carol Sieck

Date posted

May 4, 2025

Date updated

May 4, 2025