POEMs: Topics About Depression

Overview:

Relapse of Depression More Likely After Discontinuation of Medication
Gemstonn Alegre, MD

After this presentation, attendees will be able to:

• Review dose and indication for common SSRI monotherapy options
• Identify characteristics of patients to consider discontinuation of SSRI therapy
• Discuss risks and benefits of discontinuation of depression monotherapy

Combination Antidepressant Therapy is More Effective Than Monotherapy for Acute Severe Depression and Nonresponding Depression
Carmella DeSerto, MD

After this presentation, attendees will be able to:

• Identify clinical presentations appropriate for combination antidepressant therapy
• Select appropriate combination antidepressant therapy based on clinical indication
• Review other options for evidence-based adjunctive antidepressant therapy

Presenters:

Gemstonn, MD

PGY3 Resident

Carmella DeSerto, MD

PGY3 Resident

Financial Disclosures:

Gemstonn Alegre, MD & Carmella DeSerto, MD, along with their faculty mentor Yun Shi, MD have no financial relationships with  ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, MBA; Nehman Andry, MD; Maria Del Pilar Montanez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD; Yun Shi, MD, PhD; Marcy Wiemers, MD; Christine Song, DO; Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD; Margaret Finley, MD; Richel Avery, MD; Khorshid Amirkhosravi, MD; Jeff Svec, MD; Oralia Bazaldua, Pharm D; Kelsi Sexton Barajas, MA, MEd) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to 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.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Kelsi Sexton Barajas- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: sextonk@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu