Please note that BOTH the pre-test and the evaluation for each video must be completed to earn CME or CE credits for the video. The pre-test and the evaluation must be completed within one week of beginning a video.

A limited number of physicians and other providers of services to Pennsylvanians with autism and their families are eligible to receive free CME and CE credit.

You will be prompted for your CME or CE completion certificate at the end of the evaluation. This is also where you will be prompted for payment or exemption as a Pennsylvania provider. After completing, the evaluation, the certificate will be mailed electronically within 7 days. 

Continuing Medical Education Credit Statements

CME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Drexel University College of Medicine and the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. The Drexel University College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA: The Drexel University College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA: This program is eligible for 4 credits in Category 2A of the American Osteopathic Association.

Disclosure Statement: It is the policy of Drexel to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. Faculty at continuing medical education activities are required before the start of the activity to disclose to the audience, any relevant financial relationships (which is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients). Any relationships must be mitigated prior to the presentation and announced to the audience. In addition, speakers are required to openly disclose an off-label, experimental or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation.

Recognizing and Diagnosing ASD and Psychopharmacology

Joel Bregman, M.D.

Edward Brodkin, M.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of the Adult Autism Spectrum Program
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Objectives:

• Accurately describe ASD manifestation in adults
• Identify follow-up testing that is necessary after an adult ASD diagnosis
• Recognize when medication intervention is necessary with behavioral interventions   

Speaker Disclosures:

Joel Bregman, M.D., and Edward Brodkin, M.D. have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Credits Earned for CME:  

Credits Earned for CE: .1 IACET

Post-Test and Evaluation Here

Psychopharmacology and Coordination with Behavioral Treatment in Individuals with ASD

James Connell, Ph.D., NCSP, BCBA-D

Edward Brodkin, M.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of the Adult Autism Spectrum Program 
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Objectives:

• Increase comprehension of the beneficial relationship between medication management and behavioral treatment
• Recognize how medication management and behavioral treatment can be used together to increase treatment results
• Identify how medication management and behavioral interventions can be used together in treatments for adults with ASD 

Speaker Disclosures:

James Connell, Ph.D., NCSP, BCBA-D, and Edward Brodkin, M.D. have relevant financial relationships to disclose.  

CME Credits Earned:  1
CE Credits Earned: .1 IACET

Post-Test and Evaluation Here

Psychopharmacology and Treating ADHD and OCD Symptoms in Individuals with ASD

Manely Ghaffari, M.D.

• Identify differences in ADHD, tics, and OCD-like symptoms in individuals with ASD
• Associate information about symptoms to medication & behavioral treatment of adults with ASD

Speaker Disclosures:

Manely Ghaffari, M.D., and Edward Brodkin, M.D. have relevant financial relationships to disclose.  

CME Credits Earned:  1

CE Credits Earned: .1 IACET

Post-Test and Evaluation Here

Psychopharmacology and Treating Social Interaction Difficulties in Individuals with ASD

Michael Murray, M.D.