Pricing
- Member Price: $60
- Nonmember Price: $75
If your company or organization is interested in offering this program to
your pharmacists or pharmacy technicians, please contact Chris McKerrow.
Learning Objectives & Module Details
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Module 1: Introduction to Mental Health First Aid (30 Minutes)
- Describe "Introduction to Mental Health First Aid: Pharmacy," "Mental Health First Aid,"
and the role of a Mental Health First Aider.
- Discuss the prevalence and impact of mental health disorders in the United States.
- Demonstrate the "Mental Health First Aid Action Plan" and how it fits within the array
of interventions available to address mental health problems.
Module 2: Anxiety and Panic Attack (45 Minutes)
- Identify the signs and symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks.
- Demonstrate the "Mental Health First Aid Action Plan" for people who may be experiencing
anxiety or panic attacks and may be in crisis.
Module 3: Depression and Suicide Prevention (60 Minutes)
- Identify the signs, symptoms, and warning signs of depression and suicidal ideation.
- Demonstrate the "Mental Health First Aid Action Plan" for someone who may be
experiencing depressive symptoms and may be in crisis, such as suicidal thoughts.
Module 4: Psychosis (45 Minutes)
- Define psychosis.
- Describe the types of disorders in which psychosis may occur.
- Identify symptoms of schizophrenia.
- Demonstrate the "Mental Health First Aid Action Plan" for people who may be exhibiting
symptoms of psychosis or may be in a related crisis.
Module 5: Substance Use Disorders (60 Minutes)
- Identify risk factors and warning signs of substance use disorder.
- Demonstrate the "Mental Health First Aid Action Plan" for people who may be exhibiting
symptoms of a substance use disorder or a related crisis.
To earn a Certificate of Completion for Introduction to Mental Health First Aid: Pharmacy, participants must meet all the following requirements:
- Complete all learning activities and exercises.
- Complete the program assessment and evaluation. Participants must achieve a passing score of 70% or better on the assessment for successful completion.
- Credit must be claimed in order to obtain credit.
- Participants will need to have a valid APhA (pharmacist.com) username and password, as well as a CPE Monitor account to claim credit. After credit has been claimed, please visit CPE Monitor for your transcript.
- APhA continuing pharmacy education policy provides you with two opportunities to successfully complete a continuing pharmacy education assessment. Please note that you will not be permitted to submit an assessment a third time. The current policy of the APhA Education Department is not to release the correct answers to any of our CPE tests. This is intended to maintain the integrity of the CPE activity and the assessment.
Computer and Internet access are required to complete this activity.
If you experience technical difficulties, try a different web browser.
Please be aware that if the system detects no activity for an extended amount of time while the
screen is open in the interactive activity, the Next button may freeze, and you
will need to restart that activity again.
The recommendation is that if you cannot complete the activity within one sitting and need to
step away, close the activity so that your place is bookmarked.
If you continue to experience difficulties, please reach out to
education@aphanet.org
with the name of the course, details of your experience, web browser(s) used, and, if possible,
screenshots.
Kelly Gable, PharmD, BCPP
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
Disclosure: Author has nothing to disclose
Jerry McKee, PharmD, MS, BCPP
Director of Pharmacy
Community Care of North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Disclosure: Author has nothing to disclose