Optimizing Patient Outcomes in Bipolar Disorder: Long-term Management of Major Depressive Episodes Evaluation (ID: i790a-2) Survey

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* 1. What is your degree?

MD/DO

Pharmacist

Nurse

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is your specialty?

Psychiatry

Internal Medicine

Family Practice/ Primary Care

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please select the option that best describes your practice setting.

Academic medical center

Community medical center

Private practice

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* 4. How many years have you been in practice?

1-10

11-20

>21

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* 5. Following your participation in this activity, how confident are you in the long-term management of patients with bipolar disorder in your practice?

Very confident

Confident

Neutral

Little confidence

No confidence

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* 6. How committed are you to making changes in your practice based on your participation in this activity?

Very committed

Committed

Neutral

Not committed

I do not plan to make changes

If not committed or do not plan to make changes, please indicate reason

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* 7. Which of the following best describes the impact of this activity on your performance?

I gained new strategies/skills/information I can apply to my area of practice

I need more information before I can change my practice

My practice is already consistent with the information presented

This activity will not change my practice

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* 8. What barriers do you see to making changes in your practice?

Lack of knowledge regarding evidence-based strategies

Lack of convincing evidence to warrant change

Lack of time/resources to consider change

Insurance, reimbursement or legal issues

Conflicting guidelines or evidence

Patient compliance and/or patient resource barriers

Other (please explain)

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* 9. After participating in today’s activity, I am now better able to:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly disagree
Formulate a differential diagnosis of BD, differentiating BPD from unipolar depression, MDD, subsyndromal mania/hypomania, and other disorders	Formulate a differential diagnosis of BD, differentiating BPD from unipolar depression, MDD, subsyndromal mania/hypomania, and other disorders Strongly agree	Formulate a differential diagnosis of BD, differentiating BPD from unipolar depression, MDD, subsyndromal mania/hypomania, and other disorders Agree	Formulate a differential diagnosis of BD, differentiating BPD from unipolar depression, MDD, subsyndromal mania/hypomania, and other disorders Neutral	Formulate a differential diagnosis of BD, differentiating BPD from unipolar depression, MDD, subsyndromal mania/hypomania, and other disorders Disagree	Formulate a differential diagnosis of BD, differentiating BPD from unipolar depression, MDD, subsyndromal mania/hypomania, and other disorders Strongly disagree
Propose appropriate and effective treatment for major depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder	Propose appropriate and effective treatment for major depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder Strongly agree	Propose appropriate and effective treatment for major depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder Agree	Propose appropriate and effective treatment for major depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder Neutral	Propose appropriate and effective treatment for major depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder Disagree	Propose appropriate and effective treatment for major depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder Strongly disagree
Integrate strategies for treatment of patients with bipolar depression and comorbidities	Integrate strategies for treatment of patients with bipolar depression and comorbidities Strongly agree	Integrate strategies for treatment of patients with bipolar depression and comorbidities Agree	Integrate strategies for treatment of patients with bipolar depression and comorbidities Neutral	Integrate strategies for treatment of patients with bipolar depression and comorbidities Disagree	Integrate strategies for treatment of patients with bipolar depression and comorbidities Strongly disagree
Apply management and patient education recommendations in current clinical practice guidelines to routine care of patients with bipolar disorder	Apply management and patient education recommendations in current clinical practice guidelines to routine care of patients with bipolar disorder Strongly agree	Apply management and patient education recommendations in current clinical practice guidelines to routine care of patients with bipolar disorder Agree	Apply management and patient education recommendations in current clinical practice guidelines to routine care of patients with bipolar disorder Neutral	Apply management and patient education recommendations in current clinical practice guidelines to routine care of patients with bipolar disorder Disagree	Apply management and patient education recommendations in current clinical practice guidelines to routine care of patients with bipolar disorder Strongly disagree

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* 10. Please rate your level of agreement by checking the appropriate rating.

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly disagree
Faculty for this activity was effective	Faculty for this activity was effective Strongly agree	Faculty for this activity was effective Agree	Faculty for this activity was effective Neutral	Faculty for this activity was effective Disagree	Faculty for this activity was effective Strongly disagree
Content was scientifically rigorous and evidence based	Content was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Strongly agree	Content was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Agree	Content was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Neutral	Content was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Disagree	Content was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Strongly disagree
Avoided commercial bias or influence	Avoided commercial bias or influence Strongly agree	Avoided commercial bias or influence Agree	Avoided commercial bias or influence Neutral	Avoided commercial bias or influence Disagree	Avoided commercial bias or influence Strongly disagree

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* 11. If you indicated that you perceived commercial bias or influence, please describe.

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* 12. As a result of your participation in this activity, what is the one change you are most likely to implement in your practice?

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* 13. Please list any clinical issues/problems within your scope of practice you would like to see addressed in future educational activities for Bipolar Disorder or related disease states.