Primary Care Psychopharmacology
Eligibility – completion of Cincinnati Children’s Project ECHO: Depression or Anxiety courses.
Apply what you learned in the Anxiety and Depression courses and continue to expand the “how” of pediatric medical management of mental health problems. Best Practices for common mental health scenarios encountered in primary care will be covered along with ongoing practice coaching by child and adolescent psychiatrists and child psychologists. Each session represents a theme, and includes relevant psychopharmacology, office interventions, and communication strategies that amplify basic knowledge to a new practice confidence level.
Session Topics
When to Adjust, Switch or Add ADHD Medications
ADHD Management with Concurrent Medications and Other Medical Conditions
Addressing ADHD in Adolescents; Substance Use Considerations
Navigating ADHD Medication Supply and Access Challenges
Disruptive Behavior and ADHD
Dates
2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM | February – June 2025 | 5 week course.
February: 12
March: 12
April: 9
May: 14
June: 11
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Featured Faculty
Dr. Harris is the Director of Psychiatry Pediatric Integration. She is board certified in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. She provides direct clinical care as a general pediatrician in primary care offices and as an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatrist for Cincinnati Children’s at the College Hill campus.
Dr. Bennett is the psychology liaison for the inpatient eating disorder medical unit. She provides direct clinical care on the inpatient unit and to outpatients with eating disorders for Cincinnati Children's at the Liberty campus.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Cincinnati Children’s 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.
CME – Cincinnati Children’s designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ per session. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MOC – Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1.25 MOC points per session in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
CNE – This activity is approved for a maximum 1.25 continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours per session. *Some sessions CE activity is designed for the additional hours required for APRNs with prescriptive authority in Ohio.*
