Learning Objectives:

1. Explain and interpret the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders.

2. Identify risk factors for early psychosis.

3. Identify when and how to utilize appropriate psychosis screening and monitoring tools.

4. Evaluate safety risks for patients and healthcare providers, including risk of violence assessment and suicide risk assessment.

5. Review and interpret the Canadian Schizophrenia treatment guidelines.

6. Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of antipsychotic treatments including initiation, dosing, and monitoring.

7. Describe and interpret the Health Canada indications for antipsychotics with respect to children and adolescents.

By attending this webinar, you will receive CME/CPD credits from:

Learning Objectives:

1. In order to better understand where the new ANTIPSYCHOTIC treatment options fit in the pharmacological toolkit, we will review what treatments are currently available, including a rapid overview of conventional/typical agents and a deeper dive into atypical antipsychotics, including D2 partial agonists.

2. Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of newer treatments and how they may be utilized in daily practice.

3. Review each newer treatment based on the expected clinical utilization, highlighting:

   • mechanism of action

   • route of administration (oral, sublingual, IM, long-acting injectable)

   • typical dosage and titration schedule

   • switching and combining

   • common adverse events

   • usual treatment population

By attending this webinar, you will receive CME/CPD credits from:

Date: Friday, September 17, 2021
Time: 08:00-12:30 PST (11:00-15:30 EST).
Topic: Insomnia
Learning objectives:
1. Explain the neurobiology of sleep and the critical association between sleep, learning and health.
2. Demonstrate the approach to evaluating insomnia in clinical practice.
3. Review sleep hygiene and share clinical tips regarding how to assist patients to adopt healthier sleep routines.
4. Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of sleep treatments, including how to make the most appropriate treatment choice, expected side effects, and discontinuation of sleep treatments.
5. Review the safety of sedative/hypnotics in older adults, with a focus on falls and fractures.

By attending this webinar, you will receive CME/CPD credits from:

By attending this webinar, you will receive CME/CPD credits from:

For more information, please click here.

Date: Friday, May 28, 2021
Time: 08:00-12:30 PST (11:00-15:30 EST).
Topic: ADHD from A to Z.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain and interpret the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ADHD in adults.
2. Identify when and how to utilize appropriate ADHD screening and monitoring tools.
3. Compare how ADHD changes from childhood into adolescence and adulthood, including the associated risks of untreated illness.
4. Review and interpret the CADDRA ADHD treatment guidelines.
5. Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of psychostimulant and non-stimulant treatments, including initiation, dosing and monitoring.
6. Identify common comorbid conditions and determine the appropriate approach to treatment for patients with ADHD and psychiatric comorbidities.
7. Critique treatment myths and analyze the evidence to enhance the confident diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in an adult population.

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By attending this webinar, you will receive CME/CPD credits from:

For more information, please click here.

Date: Friday, April 16, 2021
Time: 08:00-12:30 PST (11:00-15:30 EST).
Topic: What’s New In Psychopharmacology? ANTIDEPRESSANTS’ DEEP DIVE
Learning Objectives:
1. In order to better understand where the new ANTIDEPRESSANT treatment options fit in the pharmacological toolkit, we will review what treatments are currently available, including SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, NASSA, and NRIs. 
2. Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of newer treatments and how they may be utilized in daily practice. 
3. Review each new treatment based on the expected clinical utilization, highlighting:
a- mechanism of action
b- typical dosage and titration schedule
c- switching and combining
d- common adverse events
e- usual treatment population

Date: Friday, March 26, 2021
Topic: Bipolar Disorders: Is Your Spidey-Sense Working for Your Patients? 
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain and interpret the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder, including the spectrum of bipolar presentations.
2. Identify appropriate bipolar screening and monitoring tools.
3. Identify evidence-based strategies for differentiating unipolar and bipolar depression.
4. Review and interpret the CANMAT bipolar treatment guidelines.
5. Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of bipolar treatments and apply the treatment algorithm in daily practice, including appropriate use of combination treatment strategies.
6. Appraise the management of partial & non-responders.
7. Identify the characteristics of individuals who might benefit from long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatments.

Accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Date: Friday, February 19, 2021
Time: 08:00-12:30 PST (11:00-15:30 EST).
Topic: The Mind-Body Connection / Gut Biome
Learning Objectives:
1. Demonstrate that depression and anxiety may become chronic, inflammatory illnesses by:
  a. explaining the difference between normal fear and pathological anxiety.
  b. reviewing the impact of chronic psychiatric symptoms on brain structure.
  c. explaining how structural changes might result in functional brain changes and how those might ultimately impact treatment response and patient outcomes.
2. Identify the biological underpinnings of the mind-body connection and consider how that knowledge is critical for excellent patient care.
3. Review the multiple pathways that facilitate the gut biome-brain interaction.
4. Based on a review of scientific evidence, explain the potential role of anti-inflammatory treatments in psychiatry. 

Accreditation:

• This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

• FOR FAMILY PHYSICIANS ONLY: This 3 credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 12 Mainpro+® credits.

  You will receive 4.5 Group Learning Activity (Section 1) credits for attending any PsychedUp CME. However, if you wish to earn the 12 Mainpro+ credits, the CFPC requires you to answer the following question, 2-3 weeks after the event.
  The question is: "Based on what I learned at PsychedUp CME, I have made the following changes in my practice”.
  2 to 3 weeks after any PsychedUp event you attend, we will send you this question, and when you submit your response, you will receive a second certificate for the 12 Mainpro+ credits. 

• Nursing: Upon the completion of a PsychedUp CME program, we will email you a “proof of attendance” certificate.
  Your PsychedUp CME educational experience is a Professional Development Activity.  This includes conferences, teleconferences, seminars, workshops that apply to your certification specialty. Calculate the total hours attended. On average, claim 6 hours for each day spent at a conference. Learn more.

• American Medical Association (AMA): Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit, please click here.

• The CFPC has an agreement regarding credit reporting and reciprocity with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College). Accredited Section 1 Royal College credits are eligible certified credits for CFPC members, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits. 

Accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Topic: What’s new in psychopharmacology? The last 5 years medication!

Learning Objectives:
- Review and interpret treatment guidelines.
- Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of newer treatments and how they apply in daily practice.
- Demonstrate medication discontinuation and switching strategies.
 - Analyze clinical cases that highlight the didactic proportion of the program.
This lecture focuses on the newer medications (available over the last 5 years) for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. We will discuss pharmacology as it relates to newer treatments in depression, bipolar, ADHD, and psychotic disorders. Discussion includes patient selection, potential adverse effects, clinical experience, treatment combinations, and optimizing drug use.

• This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

• FOR FAMILY PHYSICIANS ONLY: This 3 credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 12 Mainpro+® credits.

  You will receive 4.5 Group Learning Activity (Section 1) credits for attending any PsychedUp CME. However, if you wish to earn the 12 Mainpro+ credits, the CFPC requires you to answer the following question, 2-3 weeks after the event.
  The question is: "Based on what I learned at PsychedUp CME, I have made the following changes in my practice”.
  2 to 3 weeks after any PsychedUp event you attend, we will send you this question, and when you submit your response, you will receive a second certificate for the 12 Mainpro+ credits. 

• The CFPC has an agreement regarding credit reporting and reciprocity with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College). Accredited Section 1 Royal College credits are eligible certified credits for CFPC members, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits. 

• Nursing: Upon the completion of a PsychedUp CME program, we will email you a “proof of attendance” certificate.
  Your PsychedUp CME educational experience is a Professional Development Activity.  This includes conferences, teleconferences, seminars, workshops that apply to your certification specialty. Calculate the total hours attended. On average, claim 6 hours for each day spent at a conference. Learn more.

• American Medical Association (AMA): Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit, please click here.

PsychedUp is accredited by the CFPC for up to

12 Mainpro+ and by the Royal College 4.5 (Section 1) credits

Friday, November 27, 2020. 07:30-12:00 PST (10:30-15:00 EST)

Programs are only offered LIVE

Topic:
+ ADHD
+ Epigenetics

ADHD Learning Objectives:
1- Explain and interpret the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ADHD in adults
2- Identify when and how to utilize appropriate ADHD screening and  monitoring tools
3- Compare how ADHD changes from childhood into adolescence and  adulthood, including the associated risks of untreated illness
4- Review and interpret the CADDRA ADHD treatment guidelines
5- Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of  psychostimulant and non-stimulant treatments, including initiation,  dosing and monitoring
6- Identify common comorbid conditions and determine that  appropriate approach to treatment for patients with ADHD and  comorbidity
7- Critique treatment myths and analyze the evidence to enhance the  confident diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in an adult population
8- Analyze clinical cases that highlight the didactic proportion of the  program

EPIGENETICS learning objectives:
1- Review and interpret the basic science of genetics, including definitions of heritability, DNA, genes, histones and epigenetics
2- Define the different epigenetic processes that impact gene expression.
3- Identify what constitutes early-life adversity.
4- Review and interpret the evidence regarding the inflammatory basis for chronic mood and anxiety disorders.
5- Analyze evidence from animal models that brain development is tightly bound to parental care and other social and environmental factors.
6- Correlate evidence regarding the mind-body connection: the bidirectional relationship between mental and physical illnesses.
7- Analyze clinical cases that highlight the didactic proportion of the program

• This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

• FOR FAMILY PHYSICIANS ONLY: This 3 credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 12 Mainpro+® credits.

  You will receive 4.5 Group Learning Activity (Section 1) credits for attending any PsychedUp CME. However, if you wish to earn the 12 Mainpro+ credits, the CFPC requires you to answer the following question, 2-3 weeks after the event.
  The question is: "Based on what I learned at PsychedUp CME, I have made the following changes in my practice”.
  2 to 3 weeks after any PsychedUp event you attend, we will send you this question, and when you submit your response, you will receive a second certificate for the 12 Mainpro+ credits. 

• Nursing: Upon the completion of a PsychedUp CME program, we will email you a “proof of attendance” certificate.
  Your PsychedUp CME educational experience is a Professional Development Activity.  This includes conferences, teleconferences, seminars, workshops that apply to your certification specialty. Calculate the total hours attended. On average, claim 6 hours for each day spent at a conference. Learn more.

• American Medical Association (AMA): Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit, please click here.

• The CFPC has an agreement regarding credit reporting and reciprocity with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College). Accredited Section 1 Royal College credits are eligible certified credits for CFPC members, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits.

Friday, October 16, 2020. 07:30-12:00 PST (10:30-15:00 EST)

Topic:
+ Bipolar Disorders: Is Your Spidey-Sense Working for Your Patients? 

Bipolar Disorders Learning Objectives:
1. Explain and interpret the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder, including the spectrum of bipolar presentations.
2. Identify appropriate bipolar screening and monitoring tools.
3. Identify evidence-based strategies for differentiating unipolar and bipolar depression.
4. Review and interpret the CANMAT bipolar treatment guidelines.
5. Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of bipolar treatments and apply the treatment algorithm in daily practice including appropriate use of combination treatment strategies.
6. Identify characteristics of individuals who might benefit from long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatments.
7. Analyze clinical cases that highlight the didactic proportion of the program.

• This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

• FOR FAMILY PHYSICIANS ONLY: This 3 credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 12 Mainpro+® credits.

  You will receive 4.5 Group Learning Activity (Section 1) credits for attending any PsychedUp CME. However, if you wish to earn the 12 Mainpro+ credits, the CFPC requires you to answer the following question, 2-3 weeks after the event.
  The question is: "Based on what I learned at PsychedUp CME, I have made the following changes in my practice”.
  2 to 3 weeks after any PsychedUp event you attend, we will send you this question, and when you submit your response, you will receive a second certificate for the 12 Mainpro+ credits. 

• The CFPC has an agreement regarding credit reporting and reciprocity with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College). Accredited Section 1 Royal College credits are eligible certified credits for CFPC members, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits. 

• Nursing: Upon the completion of a PsychedUp CME program, we will email you a “proof of attendance” certificate.
  Your PsychedUp CME educational experience is a Professional Development Activity.  This includes conferences, teleconferences, seminars, workshops that apply to your certification specialty. Calculate the total hours attended. On average, claim 6 hours for each day spent at a conference. Learn more.

• American Medical Association (AMA): Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit, please click here.

Friday, September 25, 2020. 07:30-12:00 PST (10:30-15:00 EST)

Topic:
+ The Mind-Body Connection / Gut Biome.

Learning Objectives:
This lecture focuses on the relationship between mental and physical health. Additionally, we will explore potential new treatments, the gut biome, and the inflammatory bases for depression and anxiety.

• This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

• The CFPC has an agreement regarding credit reporting and reciprocity with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College). Accredited Section 1 Royal College credits are eligible certified credits for CFPC members, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits. 

• Nursing: Upon the completion of a PsychedUp CME program, we will email you a “proof of attendance” certificate.
  Your PsychedUp CME educational experience is a Professional Development Activity.  This includes conferences, teleconferences, seminars, workshops that apply to your certification specialty. Calculate the total hours attended. On average, claim 6 hours for each day spent at a conference. Learn more.

• American Medical Association (AMA): Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit, please click here.

In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, we have decided to offer an alternative means of providing PsychedUp CME for April 3rd, 2020.

We are moving forward with a virtual meeting, which will allow for the interaction we all appreciate at PsychedUp CME meetings.

The accreditation will remain intact and you will receive a survey at the end of the meeting which will allow you to claim your credits.

Please stay well and care for your friends and neighbour who need extra help.

Warm Wishes,

Diane and Charbel

Program is from 9am to 2pm EST.

Topics:
+ Bipolar Disorders: Is Your Spidey-Sense Working for Your Patients? 

+ Is ADHD Fake News?

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 4.5 Mainpro+ credits/day. 

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

PsychedUp London is accredited: 4.5 (Section 1) & Mainpro+ credits

Program is from 9am to 2pm.

Topics:
+ Is ADHD Fake News?

+ Worried Sick: How Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders Wreck Havoc on Our Patient’s Lives?
(GAD, SAD, OCD, PTSD, Panic)

+ Is It Smart to Use a Smartphone? How Screen Time is Making Some People Anxious and Depressed!

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 4.5 Mainpro+ credits.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).