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Continuing Medical Education
School of Medicine, UAB |
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Online CME Courses
Course Catalog > Online Courses |
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Depression
in the Elderly
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Certified for 1 AMA PRA Category
1 Credit™
Co-Sponsored
by the University of Alabama School of Medicine
Division of Continuing Medical Education and
The Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation
| Release Date:
May 5, 2006 |
Expiration
Date: May 5, 2009
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| TARGET
AUDIENCE: |
| Primary
care physicians |
| OBJECTIVES: |
| Upon completion
of this CME activity, clinicians should be able to: |
- Recognize
the symptoms comprising major depression
- Recognize
the co-morbid conditions that occur in the setting of depression
in the elderly
- Understand
how the elderly differ in the presentation of depressive
symptoms
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| SOURCE: |
| FACULTY: |
William
T. O'Byrne, MD
General Internist
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| DISCLOSURE: |
| Dr.
O'Byrne has no commercial affiliations to disclose. |
| CME
PARTICIPATION: |
| To
participate in this program for CME credit, please review
the objectives before beginning the program. Take the course,
complete the case questions and evaluation before May 5,
2009 to receive CME credit. Your certificate will then be
available online. This process should take approximately
60 minutes. |
| ACCREDITATION: |
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The University of Alabama School
of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
The University of Alabama School
of Medicine designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
The boards of nursing in many
states, including Alabama, recognize Category 1 continuing
medical education courses as acceptable activities for
the renewal of license to practice nursing.
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| DISCLAIMER: |
| Dosages,
indications, and methods of use of any drug referred to in
this online course may reflect the clinical experience of
the authors, clinical literature, or other clinical resources.
Therefore, please see the full prescribing information before
using any product mentioned. |
| Case
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BT is an 80 year
old male with a past medical history of COPD, CAD, and HTN.
You have been following him in your primary care clinic for
approximately 5 years. During this visit, you learn that BT’s
wife was killed in an accident approximately 4 months ago.
Since that time, BT tells you that he has had recurrent thoughts
of her death, has no appetite, and tells you, “I just
want to die.” You review BT’s chart and note that
his COPD is well-controlled with bronchodilators and anticholinergic
medication; however, he recently was prescribed a prednisone
taper (20 mg starting dose) for an acute exacerbation. His
hypertension is well controlled and he had been exercising
daily until the time of his wife’s death.
BT’s
son is present during the interview and reveals that his father
has become a recluse since his wife’s death. He tells
you that his father no longer bathes on a regular basis and
does not eat unless he or another family member brings food
and helps him with preparing it. By contrast, prior to his
wife’s death, the patient was considered to be an accomplished
cook, and regularly had dinner parties for friends and family.
You then
perform a physical examination which reveals a 10 pound weight
loss since the last visit 6 months ago, but is otherwise normal.
You also administer the mini mental-state examination; the
patient scores 28 out of 30.
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