Ambulatory Care PRN Focus Session — Breaking Down Depression and Anxiety Management for the Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Sunday, November 12, 2023 from 2:15 PM to 3:45 PM CST at Lone Star Ballroom C2
Available for 1.50 hours of CPE credit
Activity Number: 0217-0000-23-125-L01-P
Activity Type: An Application-Based Activity
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression has risen by a massive 25%. Not only will ambulatory care pharmacists be likely to encounter these conditions incidentally, but they are also well positioned in multiple care settings to respond to this post-pandemic epidemic. In spite of this, many ambulatory care pharmacists do not feel confident in their abilities to provide medication management services to this population. This session will support pharmacists by reviewing foundations of medication management for anxiety and depression. Further, we will explore the relatively recent innovation of pharmacogenetics in guiding depression and anxiety pharmacotherapy. A case-based component of the session will help with practical implementation of the concepts reviewed and introduced.
Faculty
 | Moderator: Jonathan C. Hughes, Pharm.D., BCACP
Title: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Manager
Institution: Ascension Saint Thomas
City/State: Rockvale, TN
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Learning Objectives
1. Apply evidence-based practices to the role of the ambulatory care pharmacist in the management of depression and anxiety.
2. Interpret the literature surrounding pharmacogenetics to guide depression and anxiety treatment.
3. Compare new drug therapies for the management of depression and anxiety.
4. Design a pharmacotherapy plan for patients with depression and anxiety including new drug therapies and practical implementation of pharmacogenetics.
5. Discuss strategies to navigate the challenges of depression and anxiety management in the primary care setting.
Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Management of Depression and Anxiety2:15 PM to 3:00 PM  | Speaker: Richard J. Silvia, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPP
Title: Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Institution: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
City/State: Rehoboth, MA
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Pharmacogenetics to Guide the Management of Depression and Anxiety3:00 PM to 3:45 PM  | Speaker: Jordan Baye, Pharm.D., MA, BCPS
Title: Clinical Pharmacist
Institution: Sanford Imagenetics
City/State: Sioux Falls, SD
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