Course Information

Identification, Diagnosis and Treatment of Adolescent Depression (Major Depressive Disorder)

Identification, Diagnosis and Treatment of Adolescent Depression (Major Depressive Disorder)

This program offers the health care provider a comprehensive, sequential and rational framework for addressing adolescent depression. Each health care provider will be able to extract from this program those components that they can best apply in their own practice setting. By building on the information presented in this course and by utilizing those components of the toolkit that best meet the realities of their practice each health care provider can customize their approach to the treatment of the young person with depression. MDcme recognizes that “Identification, Diagnosis & Treatment of Adolescent Depression” is not a prescriptive program. Therefore, the learners may customize the program and adapt it to their own practice.

After completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss adolescent depression relevant to primary care.
  2. Summarize strategies for identification, treatment and outcomes evaluation of adolescent depression in primary care.
  3. Describe how to evaluate suicide risk in depressed adolescents.
  4. List criteria for referral to mental health specialty services in addressing adolescent depression.


This continuing professional development (CPD) program has been designed to consider the CanMEDS Physician Competency Framework, including the roles of:  Medical Expert, Communicator, Collaborator, Health Advocate, Manager, Scholar and Professional

Funds in support of this CPD activity were provided as an educational grant to Memorial University and independently allocated and disbursed in accordance with current CMA guidelines. Funds in support of this program were provided by the Canadian Medical Association.

Course Registration

Identification, Diagnosis and Treatment of Adolescent Depression (Major Depressive Disorder)

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Credits

    (up to) 2 credit hours

Expiry Date

This course expires on
Friday, August 12, 2016

    Maintenance of Certification (Section 1)
    This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Up to 2 Section 1 credit hours can be claimed.

    Mainpro+
    This one-credit-per-hour Group-Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Office of Professional & Educational Development, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University for up to 2 Mainpro+ credits.


Course Author(s):

  • Stan Kutcher, MD, FRCPC

 

Planning Committee:

  • Lisa Bonang, MD, CCFP, FCFP
  • Jane Brooks, MD, PhD, CCFP
  • Jane Garland, MD, FRCPC
  • Steve Major MD, CCFP, FCFP

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