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Poster
1582030
Pharmacogenomic Testing in Depression Care: Can Curriculum Based Online Education Improve Provider Knowledge, Competence, and Confidence?
Psych Congress 2023
This work was sponsored by Medscape Education
Objective: To examine whether multiple continuing medical education (CME) interventions can improve provider knowledge, competence, and confidence related to pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Methods: The online CME curriculum consisted of 2 online activities, which used repeated pairs pre-/post-assessment study design and McNemar’s test (P <.05 is="" considered="" significant="" to="" assess="" educational="" effect.="" clinicians="" who="" completed="" questions="" both="" pre-="" and="" post-assessment="" were="" aggregated="" across="" activities="" stratified="" by="" learning="" themes.="" results:="" improvements="" p="" seen="" for="" knowledge="" all="" providers="" pcps="" nps="" pas="" notable="" improvements:="" relative="" improvement="" among="" related="" clinical="" data="" on="" pgx="" mdd="" interpretation="" of="" test="" results="" care="" psychiatrists="" recommending="" testing="" appropriate="" patient="" populations="" gains="" in="" confidence="" incorporating="" into="" team-based="" was="" most="" change="" however="" post-intervention="" remained="" low="" learners="" reporting="" be="" confident="" specialties.="" conclusion:="" participation="" multiple="multiple" cme="" interventions="" significantly="" improved="" psychiatric="" primary="" providers.="" indicates="" the="" need="" further="" education.="">