Clinical Controversies in Catatonia

Speaker

Mark Messer, D.O.
Superintendent and Medical Director
Terrell State Hospital
Health & Specialty Care System/Texas Health and Human Services

Learning Objectives

Recognize symptoms, common rating scales, and complications of catatonia
Examine the role of pharmacotherapy and ECT in catatonia,
Compare and contrast the evidence to support novel treatment strategies for the management of catatonia.
Develop a treatment plan for someone with the diagnosis of catatonia.

Instructions

This program consists of one video and downloadable resources in PDF format.

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Fee

$20.00

CE Hours

1.00

CE Units

0.100

Activity Type

Knowledge

Support/Credits

Continuing Education Credit

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This online activity is approved for 0.10 CEUs (1.00 contact hour) of continuing education credit. To receive 1.00 contact hour of CE credit, the participant must watch the included video in its entirety, pass the online post-test ( >70% within 5 attempts), and complete the online evaluation. Upon successfully completing the course evaluation, the continuing pharmacy education credits will automatically be uploaded to CPE Monitor (allow 3-7 days).

Clinical Controversies in Catatonia

About the Speaker

Mark Messer, D.O.
Superintendent and Medical Director
Terrell State Hospital
Health & Specialty Care System/Texas Health and Human Services

Dr. Mark Messer is a board-certified psychiatrist who has been practicing psychiatry for 24 years and has been dedicated to the community with extensive experience in public and private inpatient and outpatient settings, including, but not limited to, forensic, child and adolescent, clinical research, and at present three academic faculty appointments. He is an experienced psychiatric director who continues to actively participate in the treatment of seriously mentally ill and dually diagnosed patients. Dr. Messer is currently the CEO and Medical Director at Terrell State Hospital, a 305-bed inpatient psychiatric facility.

Disclosure: Dr. Messer does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Activity Number

0067-0000-22-125-H01-P

Release Date: Oct 14, 2022

Credit Expiration Date: Oct 13, 2025

CE Hours

1.00