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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Current Practice Patterns in Schizophrenia: Show What You Know

  • Authors: Christoph U. Correll, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 2/10/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 2/10/2024
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.25 ABIM MOC points

    Nurses - 0.25 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0.25 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

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    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other clinicians who treat patients with schizophrenia.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to identify clinical practice gaps in the recognition and management of schizophrenia and be better able to assess their learning needs in schizophrenia care and advancements in treatment.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Potential of investigational therapies to fill unmet needs in schizophrenia care
  • Self-assess learning needs related to
    • Individualized selection of antipsychotic therapies for patients with schizophrenia


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Faculty

  • Christoph U. Correll, MD

    Professor of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra
    Northwell, New York
    Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
    Charité University Medicine 
    Berlin, Germany 

    Disclosures

    Christoph U. Correll, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie Inc.; ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Alkermes, Inc.; Allergan, Inc.; Angelini Pharma; Aristo Pharma; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Cardio Diagnostics; Cerevel Therapeutics; CNX Therapeutics; Compass Pathways; Darnitsa; Gedeon Richter; Hikma Pharmaceuticals; Holmusk; Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.; Janssen/Johnson and Johnson; Karuna Therapeutics; LB Pharma; Lundbeck, Inc.; MedAvante-ProPhase; MedinCell; Merck; Mindpax; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; Mylan Laboratories Inc.; Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.; Newron Pharmaceuticals SPA; Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Pharmabrain; PPD Biotech; Recordati; Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.; Reviva Pharmaceuticals Inc.; ROVI; Seqirus; SERVIER; SK Life Science; Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.; Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company; Teva Pharmaceuticals; Viatris
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie Inc.; Angelini; Aristo Pharma; Darnitsa; Gedeon Richter; Hikma Pharmaceuticals; Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.; Janssen/Johnson and Johnson; Lundbeck, Inc.; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; Mylan Laboratories Inc.; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Recordati; Seqirus; Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company; Viatris
    Research funding from: Janssen; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
    Stock options from: Cardio Diagnostics; LB Pharma; Mindpax; Quantic

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  • Frances McFarland, PhD, MA

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

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  • Megan Breuer, PhD

    Medical Writer, Medscape, LLC

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    Megan Breuer, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant/advisor: Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. (former)
    Owns stock (publicly traded) in: Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Johnson & Johnson; Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

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This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Current Practice Patterns in Schizophrenia: Show What You Know

Authors: Christoph U. Correll, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 2/10/2023

Valid for credit through: 2/10/2024

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References

  1. Correll CU, et al. Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: a review and clinical guide for recognition, assessment, and treatment. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2020;16:519-534.
  2. Correll CU, et al. Cariprazine in the management of negative symptoms of schizophrenia: state of the art and future perspectives. Future Neurol. 2020;15:4.
  3. Sellgren CM, et al. Increased synapse elimination by microglia in schizophrenia patient-derived models of synaptic pruning. Nat Neurosci. 2019;22:374-385.
  4. Tandon R, et al. Definition and description of schizophrenia in the DSM-5. Schizophr Res. 2013;150:3-10.
  5. The American Psychiatric Association. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia. 3rd ed. The American Psychiatric Association; 2021.
  6. Park SC, et al. Factor structure of the clinician-rated dimensions of psychosis symptom severity in patients with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Investig. 2016;13:253-254.
  7. Correll CU, et al. Emerging treatments in schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2022;83:SU21204IP1.
  8. Foster DJ, et al. Targeting muscarinic receptors to treat schizophrenia. Behav Brain Res. 2021;405:113201.
  9. Galling B, et al. Efficacy and safety of antidepressant augmentation of continued antipsychotic treatment in patients with schizophrenia. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2018;137:187-205.
  10. Vernon JA, et al. Antidepressants for cognitive impairment in schizophrenia -- a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Res. 2014;159:385-394.
  11. Krystal JH, et al. Emraclidine, a novel positive allosteric modulator of cholinergic M4 receptors, for the treatment of schizophrenia: a two-part, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1b trial. Lancet. 2023;400:2210-2220.
  12. Correll CU, et al. Effects of olanzapine combined with samidorphan on weight gain in schizophrenia: a 24-week phase 3 study. Am J Psychiatry. 2020;177:1168-1178.
  13. Marteene W, et al. Strategies to counter antipsychotic-associated weight gain in patients with schizophrenia. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2019;18:1149-1160.
  14. Citrome L, et al. Sublingual dexmedetomidine for the treatment of acute agitation in adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2022;83:22m14447.
  15. Fleischhacker WW, et al. Efficacy and safety of the novel glycine transporter inhibitor BI 425809 once daily in patients with schizophrenia: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 2 study. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021;8:191-201.
  16. Correll CU, et al. Safety and effectiveness of ulotaront (SEP-363856) in schizophrenia: results of a 6-month, open-label extension study. NPJ Schizophr. 2021;7:63.
  17. Brannan SK, et al. Muscarinic cholinergic receptor agonist and peripheral antagonist for schizophrenia. N Engl J Med. 2021;384:717-726.
  18. Correll CU, et al. Safety and tolerability of KarXT (xanomeline-trospium) in a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia (Heidelb). 2022;8:109.
  19. Bugarski-Kirola D, et al. Pimavanserin for negative symptoms of schizophrenia: results from the ADVANCE phase 2 randomised, placebo-controlled trial in North America and Europe. Lancet Psychiatry. 2022;9:46-58.
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