Anxiously Awaited: Neurobiology & Personalized Treatment of Anxiety
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Updated diagnostic criteria and disease models for anxiety disorders are reviewed. Neurobiological and epigenetic mechanisms that underlie anxiety symptoms are presented as the basis for therapeutic interventions. Specific attention is given to the formulation of rational, genomically-informed pharmacologic treatment approaches for anxiety disorders. Practical applications for nurse practitioners are presented.
*Due to rapidly changing clinical knowledge, once purchased, you have 90 days access to complete this education.
Credits: 1.5 Contact Hours; 1.25 are Pharmacology
Expiration Date: December 31, 2025
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
-Develop a working knowledge of updated diagnostic criteria and disease models to improve case identification and diagnosis of anxiety disorders.
-Discuss contemporary approaches to management of anxiety disorders, including practical applications for nurse practitioners.
-Explore evidence- and eminence-based approaches, including pharmacogenomics, to selecting and monitoring treatments for anxiety.
Josh Hamilton, DNP, RN-BC, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CTMH, CNE, FAANP
President & Chief Clinical Officer
The Hamilton Group LLC
Josh Hamilton resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he practices Tele-psychiatry on a national scale. With more than a quarter-century of nursing experience, he also holds professorial appointments, academic leadership positions and provides extensive professional consultation services in higher education, industry and clinical affairs.
He was associate medical director for the largest managed care behavioral health network in the Desert Southwest and, as a university dean and vice president, he built one of the largest portfolio collections of competency-based graduate Nursing degrees in the United States.
His professional interests include neurobiology, pharmacology and epigenetics. He is an internationally-recognized speaker on these (and related) topics at conferences and professional meetings. He served on the psychiatric medication working group at the Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science & Innovation, a FDA-sponsored project at the University of Maryland.
He is a NEI Master Psychopharmacologist and a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. The Point of Care Network proclaimed Josh to be America’s Top Psychiatric NP in 2021. He won the award again in 2024.
Learn more about Dr. Josh Hamilton at www.linkedin.com/in/hamiltondnp
CE INFORMATION
Obtain Your Credits
To earn credits for this activity, navigate to the Content(s) tab and complete all course components in the following order: 1) watch the course presentation video; 2) complete the course evaluation; 3) pass the post-test with a score of 2/3 (66.7%) or higher. You may retake the post-test until a passing score is achieved, at which point you will be able to view/print a copy of your certificate of completion. This online certificate will also be saved within your profile 'My Courses/Certificates' -> 'Transcript/Certificates Earned' for future access.
Designation Statement
NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.50 contact hours, of which 1.25 is pharmacology credit. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
In addition to ANCC, NPACE is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by: the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP8720 and Florida CE Broker #50-1476.
DISCLOSURES
Faculty
Contributing faculty, Josh Hamilton, DNP, RN-BC, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAANP have disclosed have disclosed:
Consultant & speaker for Myriad Neuroscience
Compensated ambassador for the Point of Care Network (POCN)
Planners
All planners and contributors involved in this educational activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Disclaimer
The material presented in this continuing education program is being made available for educational purposes only and is not intended to represent the best or only methods, medications and/or guidelines appropriate for the medical situation discussed. Rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the presenter(s), which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners and should not be used by clinicians without the evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. NPACE disclaims any liability, loss, injury, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any information given in a presentation.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may mention the uses of products that are not approved by the FDA for the indication(s) being discussed. The presenter(s) are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. The opinions related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed or recommended by NPACE. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
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