131.Patient-Centric Management of Bipolar Disorder: Best Practices for NPs (CE)

Bipolar disorder (BD) is challenging to differentiate from other psychiatric conditions due to its complexity and spectral nature. In fact, approximately 70% of patients with BD are without an accurate diagnosis, evidence-based treatment and management. In this episode of NP Pulse, "Patient Centric Management of Bipolar Disorder: Best Practices for Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment," nurse practitioner (NP) experts Braden Kameg and Lisa Anderson discuss ways in which NPs in primary care, psychiatric and mental health settings may decrease diagnostic delays and avoid misdiagnoses. Learning objectives for this activity include: Review the prevalence, pathophysiology and clinical gravity of BD. Examine evolving screening and assessment best practices to facilitate early and accurate differential BD diagnosis and linkage to treatment. Evaluate the evidentiary base for novel and recently approved BD pharmacotherapies, with a focus on tailored treatment planning for individual patients. Design data-driven and patient-centric treatment plans for BD that integrate patient-specific factors, disease-specific factors and actively incorporate the patient voice. This activity has expired and CE credit can no longer be claimed A clinical reference tool in English and Spanish is available for download: AANP_Bipolar_Clinician_Tool_English.pdf  AANP_Bipolar_Clinician_Tool_Spanish.pdf   This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Alkermes