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Integration of Behavioral Health Care Coordination in the Primary Care Setting

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Primary care providers and specialists who work with and care for adolescents.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explain key clinical points about depression to help guide practice.
  • Identify depression in adolescents and how to assess safety.
  • Explain the role of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for treatment of depression in adolescents.

Joint Sponsor Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring materials activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits'. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .10 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.0 contact hours. Faculty for this activity have been requested to identify significant financial or other relationships with manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or with provider(s) of any commercial service(s) which might affect the balance of their presentation.

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Authors:
Abigail Schlesinger, MD — Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Colleen Gianneski, LCSW — TiPS Program Manager/TiPS Licensed Therapist, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Renee Turchi, MD, MPH, FAAP — Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine, and in the Department of Community, Health and Prevention at Drexel University School of Public Health.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.