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Suicide Prevention in Primary Care
Suicide is a major public health problem and a leading cause of death. The number of people thinking seriously about suicide, making plans, and attempting suicide is surprisingly high. Primary care clinicians write more prescriptions for antidepressants than mental health clinicians and see patients more often in the month before their death by suicide.
Given COVID, 'deaths of despair' (suicides, overdose, motor vehicle accidents attributed to drunk driving) are only expected to rise. This training Is designed to help health care providers and their related team members (psychologists, social workers, nurses) confidently identify, screen, and care for patients at risk for suicide.
Format: This training will be presented as a live webinar via the Zoom Meeting Platform.
Guest Speaker
Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, SAP, CCM
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Vice President for Psychosocial Services and Community Affairs
Concert Health, New York
Director, Center for Innovation in Mental Health
CUNY School of Public Health, New York, NY
Co-Founder, Zero Overdose
Dr. Little is a nationally and internationally known speaker for her work in integrating primary care and behavioral health, developing sustainable integrated delivery systems and suicide prevention. Dr. Little is a member of the University of Washington AIMS center and National Council for Community Behavioral Health consulting teams. She is also a faculty member for the national and international Zero Suicide initiatives and has spoken on national suicide prevention strategies at the White House.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for primary care and family medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, psychologists, and social workers providing routine care to patients.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, the learner should be better able to:
1. Accurately identify patients at risk for suicide and effectively screen
2. Detect warning signs of at-risk patients and assess how to intervene
3. Apply intervention strategies (including how to build and implement a safety plan) with patients at risk of suicide
Acknowledgement of Funding
This training is funded by Grant SM-17-006 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Additional Information
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Guest Speaker
Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, SAP, CCM
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Vice President for Psychosocial Services and Community Affairs
Concert Health, New York
Director, Center for Innovation in Mental Health
CUNY School of Public Health, New York, NY
Co-Founder, Zero Overdose
Course Chair
Robert Harrison, MD
Program Director, Washington County Zero Suicide
Planning Committee
Jennifer Maloney
Coordinator, Office of CME
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Susan A. Orban, LICSW
Director, South County Healthy Bodies, Health Minds
Coordinator, Washington County Zero Suicide Program
Maria Sullivan
Director, Office of CME
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Jan Ulrich, MA
Zero Suicide Institute
Education Development Center
Continuing Medical Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and South County Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education.
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education for Psychologists
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is approved by the RI Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Alpert Medical School maintains responsibility for the program.
This activity is approved for 1.5 Category 1 CE Credits. Credits available to RI licensed psychologists only.
Continuing Education for Social Workers
This program has been approved in accordance with the Regulations of the Rhode Island Social Work Board of Licensure for 1.5 Credits.
Other Healthcare Providers
Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Many other disciplines accept AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM towards re-licensure or recertification. Check with your state licensing board to verify.
Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.50 APA
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
In support of improving patient care, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
- 1.50 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.