Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Using Telehealth

August 25, 2020

A common concern for clinicians who are now treating patients using telemedicine includes how they can properly screen and identify patients at risk for suicide.  During this webinar the speakers will address how to triage at-risk patients via telehealth visits and implement appropriate treatment protocols.  It has become an urgent need to address patients that are expressing suicidal thoughts, plans or intent or expressing self-harm intentions via telemedicine consult.

Live webinar only.  Please register for Zoom link.

Baptist Health South  Florida is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Baptist Health South Florida maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

Target Audience

Primary Care Physician, Family Practice Physicians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Psychiatrist, Psychologist (intermediate), Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Respiratory Therapists and other interested clinical care providers.

Learning Objectives

  • Screen and identify patients at risk for suicide.
  • Triage at risk patients appropriately via telehealth visits.
  • Utilize appropriate treatment protocols for patients identified with suicidal thoughts, plans or ideations. 
  • Identify available community resources for this vulnerable patient population to mitigate patient risk.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Psychology CE
  • 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: 
07/01/2020
Course expires: 
10/30/2020
Event starts: 
08/25/2020 - 6:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/25/2020 - 7:00pm EDT
Rating: 
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Live Webinar
FL
United States

Rachel Rohaidy, M.D. 
Psychiatrist, Addiction Psychiatry 
Baptist Health South Florida 
Medical Director 
The Recovery Village at Baptist Health in Miami

Graciela (Grace) Jimenez, LMFT
Psychotherapist
Manager, Community Health 
Baptist Health South Florida
 

Rachel Rohaidy, M.D. and Graciela Jimenez, LMFT indicated that neither their they nor their spouses/partners has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and they will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in their presentations or discussions.

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

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 has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME 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 #20-711115, 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 hour for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, Respiratory Therapists and Social Workers. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Psychology CE
  • 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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