Originally Held on Friday, September 22: 1-2:30 p.m. ET
This Suicide Suicide Care for Primary Care Providers and Their Teams presentation in Spanish will provide a comprehensive approach to the identification and management of patients at risk for suicide in a primary care setting and within the course of a routine primary care visit. Participants will learn the role primary care can play in suicide prevention, risk assessments, lethal means restriction and safety planning.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn about the prevalence of suicide, risk factors and the role of primary care
- Participants will learn how to screen and assess patients for suicide risk
- Participants will learn how to complete safety plans and conduct lethal means assessments for patients at risk for suicide in primary care
Presenters:
- Dr. H. Martinez, Clinical Psychologist, Hospital General Castañer
- Dr. J. Portalatin, Founder and Director of the Department of Mental Health and Addictive Disorders (DSMDA), Hospital General Castañer
- Mrs. A. Pacheco, First Responder in Mental Health, La Oficina de Calidad de la Administración de Servicios de Salud y Contra la Adicción (ASSMCA)
- Dr. Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-R, CCM, SAP, Concert Health, Zero Overdose
Viernes 22 de septiembre: 1-2:30 p.m. ET
Esta capacitación proporcionará un enfoque integral para la identificación y el manejo de pacientes en riesgo de suicidio en un entorno de atención primaria y en el transcurso de una visita de rutina. Los participantes aprenderán el papel que puede desempeñar la atención primaria en la prevención del suicidio, las evaluaciones de riesgos, la restricción de medios letales y la planificación de la seguridad.
Objetivos de aprendizaje:
- Los participantes aprenderán sobre la prevalencia del suicidio, los factores de riesgo y el papel de la atención primaria
- Los participantes aprenderán cómo detectar y evaluar a los pacientes para el riesgo de suicidio
- Los participantes aprenderán cómo completar planes de seguridad y realizar evaluaciones de medios letales para pacientes con riesgo de suicidio en atención primaria
More Resources on Suicide Safer Care
Using the Zero Suicide framework as a foundation and with the generous support of the Centene Corporation, the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved created the Suicide Safer Care curriculum to train primary care providers and their teams on skills for suicide risk assessment, evidence-based interventions, referral and transition when needed, and changing the culture of addressing suicide risk across clinical practice. Learn more about the curriculum and useful resources for primary care providers, including pediatric, geriatric, and adult suicide prevention toolkits.
