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Screen Use and Mental Health


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Podcast: Screen Use and Mental Health Evaluation and Credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MedChat58 Target Audience This activity is targeted toward primary care and geriatric healthcare providers and advanced providers. Statement of Need This program will review the negative impact of digital technology (screen use) on brain health and cognitive brain development. Recent research indicates that children in the US spend more than 4 - 6 hours a day watching/using screens, and teens up to 9 hours; adults approx. 10.5 hours per day. This podcast will discuss the negative impacts of screen use for adolescents as well as characteristics and management of screen addiction.. Objectives

At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

  1. Distinguish between passive and interactive screen use.
  2. Identify the current diagnostics and clinical presentations for screen addicted patients.
  3. Discuss the emotional and physiological underpinning of interactive screen use compulsivity.
  4. Review the overview treatment methodology and clinical interventions for screen addiction.
Moderator Erin Frazier, M.D. Pediatrician Norton Children's Medical Group – Broadway Norton Healthcare Louisville Kentucky Speakers Michael Eiden, LCSW, LCADC, CSAT Eiden Integrative Counseling Louisville, Kentucky Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Commercial Support There was no commercial support for this activity. Physician Credits Accreditation Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Designation Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nursing Credits Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance. For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].

Social Workers The National Association of Social Workers, Kentucky Chapter (NASW-KY), is an approved provider for social work credits through the Kentucky Board of Social Work. This activity will provide 1.0 hours of required continuing education units. NASWKY#090123

For more information about social worker credits, contact the Norton Healthcare Center for Medical, Provider & Nursing Education at (502) 446-5955 or [email protected].

Resources for Providers Healthy Children.org from the American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics Screen Time Guidelines Resources for Additional Study Screen Time and Children Screen Time and Children (aacap.org) Dunckley V. L. (2015). Reset your child's brain: a four-week plan to end meltdowns raise grades and boost social skills by reversing the effects of electronic screen-time. New World Library. Norton Healthcare, a not for profit health care system, is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. Five Louisville hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women's and pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a multitude of areas. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at NortonHealthcare.com. Date of Original Release |Oct 2023; Information is current as of the time of recording. Course Termination Date | Oct 2025 Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical, Provider and Nursing Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]
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