Screening for Mental Health & Substance Use in the Skilled Setting
November 2, 2023
3 p.m. EST
SMEs: Melissa Cheng, MD, MOH, MHS, FACOEM & Sarah McCutcheon, MD, FAPA, BCPA
Dr. Melissa Cheng is the Medical Director for 3 occupational medicine clinics within the University of Utah Health System. She is also the Program Director for the Utah SBIRT program (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment).
Dr. Sarah McCutcheon is the Regional Medical Director for Comagine Health and is a board-certified Adult Psychiatrist in addition to a board-certified patient advocate. She currently works a psychiatrist and has completed fellowships in Neuoropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology with an emphasis on Age-Related Mood and Cognitive Disorders.
In this session, participants will be exposed to using several tools to help further their behavioral health program at their facilities.
Participants can expect to learn about:
- Overview of Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)
- Recommended Mental Health Screening Tools for the Nursing Home (NH) Setting
- Recommended Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Screening Tools for the NH Setting