Live webinar

Medication Treatment for OCD: What Non-Prescribers Need to Know.

February 13, 2024
WITH JAMIE FEUSNER, MD

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Course Description

In this course, Dr. Feusner will teach you what non-prescribing mental health professionals need to know about medication for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We’ll provide an overview of effective and ineffective treatments for OCD, discuss 1st and 2nd line medications and side effects, explain what an augmentation strategy is, discuss theories of how medications work, and review who may be a good candidate for medication plus CBT.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Name two of the first-line medications for OCD.

2. Describe common SSRI side-effects.

3. Identify if a client with OCD may be a good candidate for medication plus CBT.

Live, interactive webinar

Participants will be able to ask questions and interact with the presenters

CE Credits

1 CE Credit; 1 CE Hour

Date & time

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
9am-10am PT
10am-11am MT
11am-12pm CT
12pm-1pm ET

Registration deadline

Closes 30 mins prior to event

Cost of course

Free!

Intended audience

Intermediate-level course for Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Other Mental Health Professionals

Presenter

Jamie Feusner, MD

Jamie Feusner, MD, Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, is NOCD’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Feusner is involved in general oversight of the treatment being delivered by NOCD and how providers are trained; clinical leadership and management; measuring, monitoring, and reporting clinical outcomes; and clinical innovation research. He has expertise in the psychological and pharmacological treatment of OCD and related disorders.

Dr. Feusner obtained his medical degree and completed his psychiatry residency at the University of California Los Angeles. He then completed a one-year clinical psychopharmacology fellowship followed by a two-year National Institute of Mental Health research fellowship. He is also a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Clinician Scientist at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, and Adjunct Professor at the Karolinska Institute. He previously directed UCLA’s OCD Intensive Treatment Program for 15 years.

Dr. Feusner is an experienced teacher and researcher. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, and lectures nationally & internationally on the topics of OCD, BDD, and eating disorders. Dr. Feusner currently resides on the Board of Directors of the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders and the IOCDF Clinical & Scientific Advisory Board

Disclosures:

Financial: Dr. Feusner is employed by NOCD and has completed this training as part of his regular duties. He has an honorarium from Pfizer.

Non-financial: Dr. Feusner does not have any non-financial disclosures to report.

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