Live Grand Rounds: Digital Innovations to Improve Capacity in Mental Health Care
Access to specialty mental health care is limited for most Americans, with more than half of those having a mental illness not receiving treatment. Further, for patients who need emergent psychiatric care, rates of prolonged length of stay in Emergency Departments have increased with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a need for innovative solutions designed to support clinicians and streamline care processes. Digital health tools (e.g., mobile apps, wearable devices, telemedicine, electronic health records) have the potential to significantly improve the delivery of health care services and care of patients. Given the rising need for mental health services, digital tools are increasingly utilized to improve capacity and augment clinical care. This workshop will discuss several innovative digital solutions designed to improve access to mental health care.
Category
- Basic Science
- Grand Rounds
Format
- Live Webinar
Credits
- 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
- 1.00 Psychologists
- 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
- 1.00 Participation
Event date October 23, 2024
Live Grand Rounds: Psychodynamic Formulation: An Expanded Approach
Formulation is essential to every treatment. Without a formulation, we are unable to make a diagnosis, collaboratively create a treatment plan, or engage in treatment. Yet formulation is not always taught, and, when it is, this teaching is not always clear. In this talk, Deborah Cabaniss will discuss the work that she and colleagues in the Psychodynamic Formulation Collective have done to operationalize psychodynamic formulation and to place the effects of culture and society on par with other psychodynamic models of the mind. Clinically relevant to all patient settings, this talk will be of interest to trainees and seasoned clinicians alike.
Category
- Grand Rounds
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Format
- Live Webinar
Credits
- 1.50 ACEP NBCC clock hours
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.50 Category I credits for Social Workers
- 1.50 Psychologists
- 1.50 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
- 1.50 Participation
Event date October 28, 2024
Live Grand Rounds: Evidence-Based Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Eating disorders are complex. Weight restoration and cessation of disordered eating behaviors, along with psychotherapy, can reverse many of the psychological and physiologic consequences of these disorders. This presentation will cover the evidence base of how (getting started), where (treatment settings), and what (food, therapy, and psychopharmacology) that are involved in the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Category
- Eating Disorders
- Grand Rounds
Format
- Live Webinar
Credits
- 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
- 1.00 Psychologists
- 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
- 1.00 Participation
Event date November 6, 2024
Live Grand Rounds: You say Pain. I say Addiction. Let's call the whole thing off.
At the turn of the 21st century, pain management became a major public health concern, recognized as the 5th vital sign in VA healthcare, while opioid prescribing for chronic pain surged, leading to a fivefold increase in morphine milligram equivalents by 2010. In 2013, the DSM-5 redefined Substance Use Disorder (SUD) criteria, excluding tolerance and withdrawal for medically prescribed opioids. As the opioid epidemic unfolded, the limitations of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain became evident, prompting current guidelines to discourage opioid initiation in favor of non-opioid approaches. However, some patients remain on long-term opioid therapy, struggling to taper without functional improvement, raising questions about whether these cases fit under mild Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) or require a new diagnostic category. This talk will address this ambiguity, outlining a clinical decision-making framework, and exploring the need for new diagnostic approaches when opioid harms outweigh benefits.
Category
- Addiction
- Grand Rounds
Format
- Live Webinar
Credits
- 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
- 1.00 Psychologists
- 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
- 1.00 Participation
Event date November 20, 2024
Live Grand Rounds: Neuropsychiatric Implications of Plastics Pollution
Plastics production and use has grown exponentially since its commercial introduction in the 1950s. Although it has produced many societal benefits, the large-scale and indiscriminate use of plastics, especially in the last few decades, has led to large-scale environmental and health problems. Two findings raise significant neuropsychiatric concerns: micro- and nanoplastics are present in human brains and plastics-related endocrine-disrupting chemicals can cross the placenta and the blood-brain barrier. This talk will provide an overview of the plastics crisis and its relevance to mental health.
Category
- Addiction
- Grand Rounds
Format
- Live Webinar
Credits
- 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
- 1.00 Psychologists
- 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
- 1.00 Participation
Event date December 10, 2024