The Use of Psychotropic Medications and Their Impact on Functioning Out of Stock
Mental Health Lunch Series
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April 2018
Quarterly Mental Health Lunch Series!
The Use of Psychotropic Medications and Their Impact on Functioning
Program Description
The Care and Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness Act allows petitioners to hold persons suffering from a mental illness resulting in dangerousness or grave disability for up to 6 months without a court order. However, section 27-65-111, C.R.S., requires that a treating physician motion the court for authority to administer psychiatric medication involuntarily for therapeutic treatment, and the court must find by clear and convincing evidence each of the four elements required by People v. Medina to order the involuntary treatment. The Medina elements include discussing the benefits, side effects, and lack of viable alternatives to the proposed medications. Dr. Jeffrey Gold will review the pathophysiology of select psychiatric disorders and the psychotropic agents used to treat them. We will discuss in practical detail the utility of such medications, their implications on functioning, and potential side-effects.
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Meet Your Presenter
Dr. Jeffrey D. Gold, PharmD, BCPP, is a Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DVAMC) and Senior Instructor for the University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC) School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and School of Pharmacy. He is a clinical pharmacist, psychopharmacologist, consultant, and educator, with an overall focus on providing clinical services to veterans and instruction to healthcare trainees. Beyond this role, Dr. Gold serves the Denver Metro Area through active involvement in community-based program development and event planning around mental health and wellness, working in conjunction with various nonprofit organizations and public school districts. His areas of interest include trauma, substance use, and the patient experience of medication use.
Dr. Gold earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and is a Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Specialist. He is the director of the PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Denver VA.
Program Agenda
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration
12:00 PM
The Use of Psychotropic Medications and Their Impact on Functioning
- Discussion of the benefits, side effects, and lack of viable alternatives to the administration of psychotropic medications
- Review of the pathophysiology of select psychiatric disorders and the psychotropic agents used to treat them
- Discussion in practical detail of the utility of such medications, their implications on functioning, and potential side-effects
Presented by Dr. Jeffrey D. Gold, PharmD, BCPP
1:00 PM
Adjourn
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- Standard Price $39.00 USD
- Member Price $29.00 USD
- General Credits 1.00
- Ethics Credits
- EDI Credits