Target Audience and Goal Statement
This educational activity has been developed for psychiatrists,
psychiatric nurses, pharmacists, and other clinicians who treat
patients with severe psychiatric conditions.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of the metabolic syndrome in
people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, whether or not
related to its treatments.
- Apply knowledge of the pharmacology of antipsychotic medications
to more effectively utilize these treatment tools in people with
schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.
- Describe the interrelationships between conditions and treatments
of schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and the metabolic syndrome.
- Select antipsychotic treatments that balance psychiatric
treatment impact, macrovascular risk considerations, and the
potential for development of the metabolic syndrome.
- Initiate preventive and/or therapeutic interventions, or seek
consultative assistance to do so, when manifestations of diabetes or
other components of the insulin resistance syndrome or metabolic
syndrome are present.
Author(s)
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Richard S. Beaser, MD (Moderator)
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Medical Executive Director, Professional Education, Joslin
Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
Disclosures
Disclosure: Consultant: Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals; Speaker's Bureau: Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals.
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Philip Levy, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, Phoenix Endocrinology Clinic
Ltd, Phoenix, Arizona
Disclosures
Disclosure: Grant/Research Support: Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Merck and Company, Inc., Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc.,
Pfizer Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc; Speaker's Bureau: Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company,
GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals
North America, Inc.; Consultant: Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Accreditation Statements
For Physicians
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The Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
The Joslin Diabetes Center designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 1.0 category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition
Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she
actually spent in the activity.
Contact This Provider
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accredited provider for this CME/CE activity noted above. For technical
assistance, contact [email protected]
Instructions for Participation and Credit
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this
online educational activity. For information on applicability and
acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please
consult your professional licensing board.
This activity is designed to be completed within the time
designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those
credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To
successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity
online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page.
Follow these steps to earn CME/CE credit:
- Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author
disclosures.
- Study the educational content online or printed out.
- Online, choose the best answer to each test question. To receive
a certificate, you must receive a passing score as designated at the
top of the test. Medscape encourages you to complete the Activity
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point within this time period you can print out the tally as well as
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