Amy Byers Presents Late Life Suicide Prevention and Interdisciplinary Care Presentation

Amy Byers, PhD, MPH will be presenting about Late Life Suicide Prevention and Interdisciplinary Care on Thursday, 9/10/20 from noon-1pm PST. Anyone can join, although only VA clinicians, faculty, trainees, and staff can get credit through TMS registering / CE credits.  This is the first in a series of talks so also see future topics and dates in the announcement below.

 

Note that slides and recordings for this webinar, and archives of past webinars, will be available to VA personnel only at the VHA Geriatric MH Community of Practice SharePoint site currently under construction, as well as eventually on TMS.

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of

Aging Veterans: Promising Practices

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Geriatric Mental Health Community of Practice

 

A Catalyst for Change: Late Life Suicide
Prevention in Interdisciplinary Care

Thursday, Sept 10, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Presenters: Amy Byers, PhD, MPH; and Ruth Morin, Ph.D.

Registration: To receive credit for attending, VA employees need to register in TMS before the training begins Sept. 10, 2020:

A Catalyst for Change: Late Life Suicide Prevention in Interdisciplinary Care

You must click “Register Now” rather than Assign to me.

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Overview: The purpose of the Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Aging Veterans: Promising Practices webinar series is to build and maintain awareness about promising models of geriatric mental health care among VHA inter-professional clinical staff. The Veteran population is aging, and a large cohort of Vietnam era Veterans is in their 60’s and 70’s. Many in this group may have behavioral or mental health concerns that require assistance from VHA clinical staff. The need for this training is due to knowledge gaps created by new and emerging geriatric mental health treatment approaches, and improvements and updates to existing care options.  

With this training, participants will be able to:

  • summarize epidemiology of and risk factors for late-life suicide;
  • identify at least three mental and physical health comorbidity profiles of older Veterans who attempt suicide following a visit in primary care or mental health; and
  • complete internal clinical checklist about risk and lethality of late-life Veteran suicide

Modality: Presentation on Adobe Connect via TMS or directly (logging on as guest is fine):

http://va-eerc-ees.adobeconnect.com/geriatric/

Audio available via Adobe Connect or through VANTS:
1 (800) 767-1750 then 98651#

Accreditations: 1 hour of CE for the below:

  • Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
  • ACCME Non-Physician (ACCME–NP)
  • Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
  • Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education (JA IPCE)
  • New York State Education Department (NYSED) Social Work Board
  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

 

Be sure to complete the evaluation in TMS by July Sept. 13, 2020, to get credit for attending.

Series Schedule

This series is the 2nd Thursday of every month, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET

Coming up next:

 

October 8: Addressing PTSD among Veterans with cognitive impairment

 

November 12:  Community resources for older Veterans with psychosocial care needs: An overview

 

December 10:  Cultural humility and geriatric mental health practice

 

Stay tuned for further announcements!

 

Additional Information: Please see attached brochure for more information.

Questions?

For registration or logistics questions, email [email protected] or [email protected].

For content or other Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Aging Veterans:  Promising Practices questions, email [email protected].