Anxiety
Anxiety is common in children and adolescents presenting to pediatric primary care settings; however, identification and treatment can be complex. The purpose of this course is to improve the assessment and treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders through the dissemination of evidence-based practical guidelines to medical providers. This course will address several learning objectives, which include distinguishing normative stress from an anxiety disorder, delineating common presentations of anxiety disorders, and formally screening for anxiety in youth. Additional topics of discussion will include managing safety in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, partnering with families and mental health providers, and implementing evidence-based treatment options for pediatric anxiety.
Session Topics
Overview of Anxiety Disorders
Screening & Diagnosis
Safety
Teaching Families About Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
First-Line Interventions for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Starting Medications
Follow-Up Visit
Mind/Body Interventions
Dates
Wednesday 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM | August 5– September 23 | 8 Week Course
August: 5, 12, 19, 26
September: 2, 9, 16, 23
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Featured Faculty
Dr. Mathews is a licensed psychologist in the Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology (BMCP) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Mathews provides direct clinical care through the outpatient mental health service line, and also conducts psychological assessment through the testing service line at CCHMC. Dr. Mathews’ clinical and research interests include Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (OCRDs), tic disorders, food allergy anxiety (FAA), and Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Dr. Strader is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He provides clinical care as a consult/liaison psychiatrist in the hospital and evaluates and treats children in crisis in the emergency department and in outpatient bridge clinic at the Cincinnati Children’s Burnet 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 (for a total of 10 credits). 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 (for a total of 10 points) 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 (for a total of 10 hours) . *Some sessions CE activity is designed for the additional hours required for APRNs with prescriptive authority in Ohio.*
