Mental Health Conference Series: Update on Treatment for Anxiety Disorders

December 2, 2025

Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental health conditions encountered by healthcare professionals, yet they often remain underrecognized and undertreated. Please join us to hear Dr. Shawn Agharkar as he discusses the major types of anxiety disorders and evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Participants will gain practical insights into both psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic strategies to enhance clinical confidence and improve patient outcomes.

Live webinar only. Please register for Zoom link.

Target Audience

Primary Care Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Neurologists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurses, Social Workers and other interested clinical care providers.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify and differentiate the various types of anxiety disorders based on diagnostic criteria and clinical presentation.
  • Explain the complexities and challenges involved in the treatment of anxiety disorders, including factors that influence therapeutic decision-making. 
  • Apply evidence-based psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions in the management of patients with anxiety disorders.
     
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Psychology
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
10/26/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
12/02/2025 - 6:00pm EST
Event ends: 
12/02/2025 - 7:00pm EST
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Live Webinar
FL
United States

Shawn Agharkar, M.D., DFAPA
Adult and Forensic Psychiatry
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine
Clinical Faculty, Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Shawn Agharkar, M.D., DFAPA, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Barry M. Crown, Ph.D., FACPN, director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-719045, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Psychology and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists and Techs, Respiratory Therapists, and Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Psychology
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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  • Provide your full name and email address when you register for the webinar.
  • Complete the post-conference evaluation and attestation form, which will be emailed to you after the activity.

Required Hardware/Software

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