Depression can have a profound impact on patients with chronic conditions. This webinar, hosted with the Michigan Community Health Workers Alliance (MiCHWA), offers strategies to identify and address depression in patients with chronic diseases such as depression and hypertension.
Join Kay Jewell, MD, healthcare consultant and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) volunteer, and Sue Abderholden, MPH, Executive Director of the NAMI Minnesota, for an insightful discussion on leading causes of readmissions in the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) setting and strategies to reduce them. Dr. Jewell will address the leading causes for readmissions across the three states in the Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network (Lake Superior QIN) region and discuss available community resources that improve behavioral health outcomes. Sue will discuss strategies learned while implementing a statewide campaign to reduce IPF readmissions in collaboration with Stratis Health and the Minnesota Hospital Association.
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This webinar is designed to provide the participant an overview of alcohol screening in primary care settings and explain different methods providers can use to address their patients' alcohol use.
Are you aware of the new quality reporting measures coming in July 2016 for inpatient psychiatric facilities? Join us for a webinar overview of the new measures, plus a look at how ProHealth Care System Milwaukee handles transitions of care, including bridge appointments, creating a mobile psych department, and setting up triage protocols in the ED.
Learn how Fairview Health Services uses the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaires for depression screening of patients in primary care and how they developed their current process for depression screening. See how Fairview's process and methods might be a model for your clinic.
Speakers and focus groups at Many Faces of Community Health 10th Annual Conference will examine the ongoing impact of health reforms on safety net providers and showcase ways to improve care and advance health equity for underserved populations.
Studies have shown that 40-80% of the medical information that patients receive is forgotten immediately and nearly half the information retained is incorrect. Health literacy and numeracy have a great impact upon patient engagement, compliance, and health outcomes. In this session, the presenter will explore health literacy and numeracy, and discuss the best strategies when using numbers in patient education and communication.
Background This session will discuss commonly prescribed atypical antipsychotic medications and their indications for use in the primary care and ED setting. It will also examine some of the commonly prescribed “typical”, or traditional anti-psychotic agents and how they are used in clinical practice.
Please join the Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network and Dr. John Briles M.D., director of Behavioral Healthcare at Molina Healthcare of Michigan, for our depression and chronic disease webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, from 11-12 p.m. CT; 12–1 p.m. ET. Dr. Briles will discuss how behavioral health conditions have an impact upon chronic disease states. Bring any questions or comments you have, as Dr. Briles will be available at the end of the presentation. Continuing education credits are available for any social workers that attend.