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Session Time and Location

Date: Monday, 04/17/2023

Time: 2:30 PM (view in the schedule)

Room: Centennial II, and virtual

Target Audience

If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional involved in the comprehensive medication management of individuals living with mental health and/or substance use disorders, we invite you to participate in this online course.

Session Summary

This session will identify the herbal/OTC products that are commonly used by individuals to support the treatment of depression and anxiety. The session will review the evidence-based literature on the place in therapy, benefits, side effects, drug interactions, and other therapeutic features of individual products in these areas. The pharmacy practitioner should be able to educate patients on key points to empower them with expectations with these products when used for depression and anxiety.

Course Requirements

To receive ACPE credit for this session, you must:

  • Sign in (or create a FREE account).
  • Register for this course.
  • Review the full content of the activity and reflect upon its teachings.
  • Complete the post-test at the end of the activity no later than the closing activity date.
  • Complete the evaluation at the end of the activity.
  • If necessary, complete the post-test retest no later than the closing activity date.
  • Receive a passing grade (70%).
  • Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.

Upon successful completion, ACPE credit is reported within 24 hours to CPE Monitor although transcripts can be retrieved by participants online in their ACPE Transcript.

Faculty Information and Disclosures

Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss the level of evidence supporting the use of herbal products in the management of common psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety and depression.
  2. Outline important patient education for individuals initiating treatment with an herbal or over-the-counter product for management of symptoms of a mental health disorder. 
  3. Describe a treatment plan utilizing evidence-based herbal or over-the-counter products for the management of symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Dates: 04/17/2023 - 04/17/2026
ACPE Contact Hours: 1
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-23-030-H01-P (Knowledge)
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE credit is accepted for certification renewal.

ACPEThe American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.