Journal Club Discussions: ABPN Article Pathway

Psychiatry Education Forum’s Journal Club is an additional feature for our Academy’s members. All academy members will be automatically enrolled in this journal club.

In this journal club, we post the most recently published psychiatry articles relevant to your daily clinical practice with CME credits available for selective journal club activities. 

Now these journal club discussion also includes the ABPN’S Article Based Continuing Certification (ABCC) pathway track articles:

This new Article Based Continuing Certification (ABCC) Pathway is an ongoing professional journal article-based assessment activity designed by ABPN (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) for physicians to meet their Continuing Certification program requirement. 

Dr. Harvinder Singh is discussing these articles from the ABCC track in a clinically relevant fashion. This will help you answer the multiple-choice questions on ABPN’s website to get the credits for each article discussion. 

List of 5 Articles Discussed from ABPN Article Pathway:

(1) Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Antipsychotics for Acute Schizophrenia

This 45 min video discussion will attempt to answer the following questions:

  1. Why was this meta-analysis conducted?
  2. Impact of animal studies on the antipsychotics licensed doses ranges.
  3. Identify the maximum effective dose for each antipsychotic medication.
  4. Can the current approved licensed doses for antipsychotics be higher or lower than the maximum effective doses?
  5. Which antipsychotics may not show efficacy with an increase in doses?
  6. Which antipsychotics may show more efficacy with an increase in doses?
  7. What is the likely reason for the reduction in certain medications’ efficacy with an increase in doses?
  8. Learning the risperidone, olanzapine, and haloperidol equivalences for each antipsychotic medication.

(2) Clinical Interpretation of Urine Drug Tests

This discussion will be summarized in the following sections:

  1. Urine Drug Screen: Overview (10 min)
  2. Cannabinoids (18 min)
  3. Opioids (15 min)
  4. Benzodiazepines (12 min)
  5. Amphetamines (9 min)
  6. Cocaine (5 min)
  7. Phencyclidine (7 min)
  8. Synthetic Cathinones & Cannabinoids (10 min)
  9. Alcohol & Tricyclic Antidepressants (6 min)

(3) Lithium During Pregnancy & Postpartum

This discussion will attempt to answer the following questions:

  1. Understanding Bipolar Disorder in Women.
  2. Mood stabilizers use during pregnancy.
  3. Lithium & risk of Spontaneous Abortion.
  4. Lithium & risk of Preterm Birth & Low Birth Weight.
  5. Lithium & risk of Any Congenital Anomaly.
  6. Lithium & risk of Cardiac Anomalies.
  7. Role of Lithium in Relapse Prevention.
  8. Comparing this study (Am J Psychiatry 177:2, Jan 2020) with: Lancet Psychiatry. 2018 Aug;5(8):644-652.
  9. Managing Lithium Dose during pregnancy & postpartum.
  10. How to minimize Neonatal Complications?
  11. Lithium Level changes during pregnancy & postpartum.
  12. Comparing Risks & Benefits in your clinical decision-making during discussions with patients.

(4) Low Testosterone Level in Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

This discussion will be summarized in the following sections:

  1. Clinical Manifestations of Low testosterone: versus MDD symptoms.
  2. Functional Hypogonadism & Aging?
  3. Pathophysiology of functional hypogonadism.
  4. How do all SSRIs affect testosterone levels?
  5. How do testosterone levels affect mood?
  6. Can testosterone levels predict the onset of depression?
  7. Impact of testosterone replacement on depressive symptoms. 
  8. Psychiatric safety of testosterone replacement?
  9. Recommendations: (a) When to check a testosterone level, (b) what to order, and (c) when to refer for treatment?

(5) Anorexia Nervosa: How to Diagnose, Evaluate & Treat

This discussion will be summarized in the following sections:

  1. How to Diagnose Anorexia Nervosa?
  2. Role of BMI in classification.
  3. Which symptoms(s) are integral to the disorder?
  4. Coexistent psychiatric diagnoses with Anorexia Nervosa.
  5. Risk Factors for the development of Anorexia Nervosa.
  6. Medical Complications from Anorexia Nervosa?
  7. Recommended Evaluation for Suspected Anorexia Nervosa?
  8. Physical Examination Findings for Suspected Anorexia Nervosa?
  9. Which Laboratory Tests to order?
  10. When is hospitalization indicated?
  11. Which psychotherapy is recommended for anorexia nervosa treatment?
  12. What is the role of pharmacotherapy?
  13. Management options for bone loss in Anorexia Nervosa?
  14. Case Discussion

Stay Tuned… for more articles releases

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