Diagnosis & Treatment of Depression in Adults: A Course for Safety-Net Primary Care Providers

Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Adults: A Course for Safety-Net Primary Care Providers

This free, interactive course focuses on evidence-based depression care for primary care providers, particularly those who work in safety-net settings. This course will provide primary care providers with the tools to screen, diagnose and treat depression with confidence in their practice.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Evaluate how to screen for and diagnose depression
• Apply an evidence-based approach to depression treatment
• Identify medications for depression, the most common side effects, and titration best practices
• Utilize measurement-based care to treat depression to target
• Describe how to access depression care resources for patients and providers

Topics

1. Why Depression Care Education is Important
2. Making the Correct Diagnosis
3. A Depression Treatment Framework
4. Depression Treatment Pearls, Best Practices, and Resources

Format

Interactive Online Course

Target Audience

Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Physician (Non-psychiatrist), Physician Assistant

Instructional Level

Introductory, Intermediate

Estimated Time to Complete

Estimated Duration: 60 minutes (1.0 CE credit)
Begin Date: May 26, 2022
End Date: May 26, 2025

How to Earn Credit

Participants who wish to earn a certificate of participation may do so completing all sections of the course, including the multiple-choice quiz after each section. A passing score of 80% must be achieved on each quiz. Retakes are available for the quizzes. After submitting an evaluation of the program, attest to completing the necessary content to receive your certificate of completion and/or credit.

Faculty and Planner Disclosures

This UCSF CME activity was planned and developed to uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

This activity has been reviewed and approved by members of the UCSF CME Governing Board in accordance with UCSF CME accreditation policies. Office of CME staff, planners, reviewers, and all others in control of content have disclosed they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

The speakers have disclosed they also have NO relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies.

Instructor

Lisa Ochoa-Frongia, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

Planners

Cristina Calderon, BA, University of California, San Francisco

Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS, University of California, San Francisco.

Lori Raney, MD, American Psychiatric Association

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA: UCSF designates this enduring material for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANC: UCSF designates this activity for 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

BRN: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report up to 1.00 hour of credit and list "CME Category 1" as the provider number).

NCCPA: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

AAPA: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1.00 hour of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Pharmacists: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing education for pharmacists coursework which meets the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and is accepted as continuing education by the Medical Board of California.

Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for license renewal. Psychologists outside of California should check with their state and local boards to ensure that ACCME accredited activities are acceptable for renewal.

This CME activity meets the requirements under California Assembly 1195, continuing education and cultural and linguistic competency.

Supplemental Material

Cultural and Linguistic Competency Resources
UC Online Privacy Policy

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UCSF School of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Box 0742
490 Illinois Street, Floor 7
San Francisco, CA 94143

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Phone: (415) 476-5808

www.cme.ucsf.edu

A WELCOME CHANGE

This online course has been relocated to our new UCSF CE Portal, hosted by CloudCME, at https://ucsf.cloud-cme.com. Your account in our current system has been transferred to the new Portal; however, you will need to update your password to access it. Any credits you have earned here have been transferred or will be soon.

Next Steps:

Navigate to the site above and select SIGN IN from the menu bar. Enter your email address and select Forgot Your Password? to finish setting up your new account.

Select MY CME from the menu bar to update your profile – confirm your degree(s) and profession(s) are correct to ensure you receive the appropriate credit.

For more information on the new CE Portal, visit https://ucsf.cloud-cme.com/content/learners for tips on getting started and navigating the new system.

Go directly to this course in the Portal to register.

UCSF Office of CME believes you will enjoy the enhanced functionality and ease of use of the new platform, and we would love to hear your feedback. If you would like to share any feedback, have questions, encounter issues with logging in, or require additional support, please contact us by submitting a Support Ticket.

Note: If you have already started the course on the current platform, you must complete it before May 29, 2026, to earn credit. If you have registered, but have not started, your registration has been transferred. We encourage you to start the course on the new platform.