Managing Late-Life Depression

Ellen M. Whyte, MD, presents on late-life depression and how it affects cognitive impairment, and provides treatment management geared towards improving depression among the elderly.

Educational Objectives 

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

  • Recognize the role of measurement-based, stepped care in improving depression treatment outcomes among the elderly
  • Recall commonly used algorithms supporting rationale pharmacotherapy choices for late-life depression
  • Explain the relationship between late-life depression and cognitive impairment

Disclosures

Dr. Whyte has reported no relevant relationships with entities producing health care goods or services.

All presenters' disclosures of relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients is listed above. No other planners, 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 to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates enduring material activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

For your credit transcript, please access our website four weeks postcompletion at http://ccehs.upmc.com and follow the link to the Credit Transcript page.

Release Date: 5/17/2021 | Last Modified On: 5/17/2021 | Expires: 5/17/2022