What You’ll Learn
- Describe the prevalence of depression among people with serious illness and its impact on quality of life
- Recognize that depression is treatable
- Identify the importance of screening for depression
- Deploy evidence-based strategies for the treatment of depression
What You’ll Earn
After completing the course, you’ll earn a Verification of Attendance certificate.
CAPC members can earn the following free continuing education credits:
- Case Management: 1.00 CE
- Licensed Professional Counselors: 1.00 CE
- Medicine: 0.75 CME, 0.75 ABIM MOC (Medical Knowledge Only)
- Nursing: 1.00 CNE, 0.50 Pharmacotherapy
- Social Work: 1.00 CE (NYSED)
- Social Work: 1.00 CE (NASW)
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Tools & Resources
PHQ-9: Validated Screening Tool for Depression
Used to screen, diagnose and measure the severity of depression.
downloadSymptom Management Glossary
Key terms related to symptom management. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2017.
downloadCourse References: Depression
Course citations. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2017.
downloadFast Fact #7: Depression in Advanced Cancer
Screening and and assessment of depression in patients with advanced cancer.
viewFast Fact #146: Screening for Depression in Palliative Care
Screening tools for depression and recommendations for their use.
viewDignity Therapy Toolkit
Practical tools to support health professionals in addressing the emotional needs of patients and caregivers. Published by Dignity in Care, 2016.
viewDSM-V: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
Taxonomic and diagnostic tool for mental disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
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Course Faculty
Drew Rosielle, MD, FAAHPM. Palliative Care, Fairview Health Services, University of Minnesota Medical School.
Lolita Melhado, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC. Family Nurse Practitioner/Palliative Care, Gulf Coast Medical Center - Lee Memorial Health System.
Philip Higgins, PhD, LICSW. President, Lighthouse Counseling of Salem, Inc.
Peer Reviewers
Amy Case, MD, FAAHPM. Associate Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Supportive Care.*
Melissa Bakar, MD. Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.*
Linda Pang, MD. Fellow, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
*indicates ABIM Peer Reviewer
Contact information: For technical questions about online activity or continuing education credits, contact membership@capc.org or 212-201-2674.
Provided by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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