Activity Date: 04/27/2025
Date: Sunday, 04/27/2025
Time: 3:15 PM (view in the schedule)
Room: TBD
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.
Recent developments and research have led to a broader and more inclusive approach to difficult-to-treat depression (DTD), emphasizing the need to consider a concept that goes beyond mere resistance to traditional pharmacologic treatments. This new perspective, encompassing psychosocial, biological, and interactive aspects, paves the way for an integrative model of therapeutic management of resistance in depression. There is now increased access to medications for DTD, like ketamine and esketamine, but there are still challenges related to the administration of these medications. This session will uncover the latest strategies for managing DTD and help psychiatric pharmacists navigate the complexities of this challenging condition.
Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS
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The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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