We kick off our Fall Lecture Series on September 8, 2023 at noon with a Psychopharmacology Grand Rounds presented by our clinician educators and colleagues in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pharmacy.
Agitation can present in many ways ranging from restlessness to aggression and violence and has many causes, including situational, substance intoxication/withdrawal, medical, and psychiatric etiologies. There are situations where verbal de-escalation alone may not be effective and medications for the treatment of agitation are required to ensure patient and staff safety. This lecture in the practical psychopharmacology series will focus on evidence-based prescribing for the management of acute agitation across various populations and etiologies.
This lecture will be offered exclusively as a virtual event via Zoom. Join us using the Zoom information below:
Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98682735846
Meeting ID: 986 8273 5846
For More Information. Please contact Shardai Key Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPH is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPH maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. The indicated number of clock hours of continuing education is provided through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Office of Educational Resources and Planning, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist. These clock hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT renewal. For more information, call (412) 204-9085.
