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Managing Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in Nursing Facilities Office Hours

Event Date: April 18, 2025

1 - 1:30 p.m. ET

Interested in receiving expert answers to substance use challenges you are facing in your nursing facility?

Join subject matter experts, Dr. Jenn Azen and Dr. Swati Gaur, during monthly office hours as they answer questions to your complex cases. No question is too big or small.

Monthly office hours are held on the 3rd Friday of each month from 1-1:30 p.m. ET.

Subject Matter Experts:

Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, AGSF

Medical Director, Alliant Health Solutions

Medical Director, Post Acute Northeast Georgia Health System

Jenn Azen, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

Attending Physician, UW Medicine Post-Acute Care Service Medical Director, UW Medical Center Addiction Medicine Consult Service

Primary Care Physician and Physician Educator, UW Medicine Primary Care Clinics

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Building A Better Suicide Risk Assessment: The Nuts and Bolts of the Columbia Protocol C-SSRS

Event Date: April 23, 2025

2 - 3 p.m. ET

ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

Utilize the Columbia protocol also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) to learn how to utilize the six simple questions to identify whether a resident is at risk for suicide. The responses will help assess the severity and immediacy of that risk and determine the level of support needed.

Participants will learn to ask:

  • Whether a resident has thoughts about suicide (ideation)
  • What actions a resident have taken to prepare for suicide
  • Whether a resident attempted suicide or began a suicide attempt that was either interrupted by another person or stopped of their own volition.

Speaker: Adam Lesser, LCSW – adam.lesser@nyspi.columbia

Connect with the presenter on LinkedIn – Adam Lesser

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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

Event Date: April 25, 2025

11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET

FULL

ACCME AND NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides skills to contact and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use challenge or experiencing a crisis.

This session provides a MHFA certification for three years.

The training covers:

  • Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and substance use challenges.
  • How to interact with a person in crisis.
  • How to connect a person with help.
  • Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care

The training is divided into three (3) parts:

Part 1 starts AFTER initial registration has been APPROVED by the instructor. Approved registrants will be emailed instructions on how to create an on-line profile using MHFA Connect and completing a pre-survey/quiz followed by a 2-hour self-paced online course. Registrants MUST complete Part 1 no less than 48 hours (two business days) prior to the scheduled Part 2 session.

Part 2 is a 5.5-hour live instructor led virtual training. Participants are required to be on camera the entire time.

Part 3 participants will return to MHFA Connect to complete the post test and evaluation, required to receive a certificate of participation.

7.75 NAB credits and 5.5 ACCME credits will be offered after completing this live training.

Registration is limited.

Speaker: Holly Pounders – Hpounders@comcast.net

Connect with the presenter on LinkedIn – Holly Pounders

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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) – Suicide Prevention

Event Date: April 29, 2025

2 - 3:30 p.m. ET

FULL

ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

QPR training offers strategies to support your work in providing suicide prevention and mental wellness to your residents. This 1.5-hour evidence-based instructor-led training is held virtually and will provide a comprehensive review of a three-step approach anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. This session will provide a one-year certification to attendees.

Key components covered in the training:

  1. How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal
  2. How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide
  3. The common causes of suicidal behavior
  4. The warning signs of suicide
  5. How to get help for someone in crisis

Registration is limited.

Speaker: Marti Vogt

Connect with the presenter on LinkedIn – Marti Vogt

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Established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the COE-NF offers Certified Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Staff a centralized resource hub with easy access to trainings, technical assistance and additional resources, at no cost.

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We help nursing facilities to improve the quality of life and care provided for residents who are experiencing a variety of behavioral health disorders, with a focus on Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Co-Occurring Disorders (COD).

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We provide direct technical assistance, evidence-based training, and resources that are appropriate for every member of your long-term care facility — from those providing day-to-day direct care, to clinical and administrative staff.

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