CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live CE Activity Medical Ethics in Mental Health Practice Premieres Wednesday April 6 2005



March 29, 2005 -- CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive CE activity titled "Medical Ethics in Mental Health Practice." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, April 6, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on providing clinicians with an overview of the history of medical ethics and identifying common ethical dilemmas and practical approaches related to mental health. The recorded satellite broadcast will re-air from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET; the archived webcast and telephone audioconference will be available shortly after the live broadcast.

Participation in this activity is free, as is obtaining a CE certificate; however, registration is required. Three forms of registration are accepted:
Fax: View the activity details page at http://www.psychCME.net/cmea.aspID=110, print and complete the activity details form, and fax to 240.243.1033
Online: Visit the psychCME TV page at http://www.psychCME.net
Phone: Call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767)

Special Thanks
Special thanks to the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County (MHA) for their assistance in facilitating this educational activity. MHA is a private, nonprofit, United Way agency serving Montgomery County, Maryland.

Statement of Need
Ethics is an issue that dominates today's headlines. Ethics is a core aspect of the definition of a profession, and the oldest profession to have developed a consciousness of ethics is medicine. It is from the trunk of medicine and its ethics that all mental health professions have sprouted. In this ethics-focused continuing education activity, Dr. Mark Komrad reviews the history of medical ethics and explains basic concepts used in formal ethical reason and some of the methods whereby those concepts can be applied to the rigorous thinking-through of an ethical dilemma. Specific ethical codes developed for various professions are examined. Finally, specific ethical issues and dilemmas pertaining to the practice of mental health are reviewed.

Faculty
Mark S. Komrad, MD
Psychiatrist in Private Practice
Psychiatrist, Clinical and Teaching Staff
Sheppard Pratt Health System, and The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Activity Goal
To provide clinicians with an overview of the history of medical ethics, and identify common ethical dilemmas and practical approaches related to mental health.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
* Discuss the history of medical ethics and the formal discipline of medical ethics in the 20th century.
* Review basic philosophical ideas essential to ethics and common ethical dilemmas in mental health.
* Identify practical approaches to systematic reasoning for ethical issues.

Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, certified case managers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with an interest in mental health.

Credit Information
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
Note to Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA Category I CME credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME.

CNE Credit (Nurses):
This Educational Activity is presented by CME Outfitters, LLC, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned code 5UYSJZ-PRV-0455. 1.2 contact hours

CEP Credit (Psychologists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. CME Outfitters, LLC, maintains responsibility for the program. 1.0 CE credits

NASW Credit (Social Workers):
This program was approved by the National Association of Social Workers (provider #886407722) for 1 continuing education contact hour.

CCMC Credit (Certified Case Managers):
This program has been approved for 1 hour by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC).

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs)
Universal Program Number: 376-999-05-010-L04 (live presentation) 376-999-05-010-H04 (recorded programs)

To receive credit, participants must review all activity materials in their entirety, score 70% or above on a posttest, and fully complete and return both the credit request form and activity evaluation. A certificate or statement of credit will be mailed within 4-6 weeks to all who successfully complete these requirements.

This CE activity satisfies 1 hour of mandatory Ethics CE requirements in states where applicable.

About CME Outfitters:
CME Outfitters is a full service healthcare communications agency providing continuing education content development, production, marketing, accreditation, and project management services to the healthcare industry. Among its many collaborative ventures, CME Outfitters enjoys an exclusive role in producing, certifying, and supporting the popular psychCME series of educational activities originally developed at Duke University Medical Center. For more information on CME Outfitters, including a complete calendar of its free award-winning educational activities, please visit http://www.cmeoutfitters.com, or call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).

CME Outfitters' weekly e-newsletter, psychCME EXTRA, is a convenient way to stay informed of all upcoming psychCME activities, along with other news and information. To subscribe, visit http://www.cmeoutfitters.com and click on "Register for Updates."

Contact: Christopher Perez
CME Outfitters, LLC
240.243.1303 direct
240.243.1033 fax





CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live CE Activity Medical Ethics in Mental Health Practice Premieres Wednesday April 6 2005