Course Overview
This course provides essential insights into the link between mental health and cardiovascular risk, helping you recognize and address mental health issues in cardiac patients. Learn evidence-based strategies for screening, referral, and improving outcomes through effective behavioral interventions. Enhance your clinical practice by integrating mental health care into cardiovascular risk management.
Member Cost: $0Non-member Cost: $0
Credits: 0.75 CE contact hours, 0.0 CE pharmacology hours
Learning Objectives
- Describe the prevalence of mental health issues in cardiac populations
- Summarize the associations between mental health issues and cardiovascular outcomes, including hypothesized mechanisms
- Describe best practices for screening and referral for mental health treatment
CE certificate available upon successful completion of the post-test and program evaluation.
Faculty
- Valerie Hoover, PhD
PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602.