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Mental Health 101 & Suicide Prevention
Event Date: February 19, 2025
2 - 3 p.m. ET
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE
- Define and discuss common mental health disorders in nursing facilities.
- Discuss causes contributing to the onset or exacerbation of symptoms.
- Provide awareness of suicide prevention and helpful strategies to assist residents.
Speaker: Bryan G. Stephens, MA, MBA, CPCS, LPC
Event
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
Event Date: February 20, 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
Event
Managing Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in Nursing Facilities Office Hours
Event Date: February 21, 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
Event
Utilizing In-service Toolkits to Expand Behavioral Health Capacity
Event Date: February 25, 2025
2 - 3 p.m. ET
ACCME AND NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE
Admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to log in early to secure your spot!
Join the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) team as they showcase their new in-service toolkits and demonstrate how to use them effectively to enhance team training in nursing facilities. These toolkits address essential topics such as de-escalation, substance use disorder, and major depressive disorder. Designed to guide facility education leads, the toolkits provide comprehensive support for every step of the training process, from scheduling and promoting to hosting and facilitating behavioral health education sessions.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover how a multipronged training approach promotes engagement, increases competency, and reinforces different learning styles.
- Learn the purpose, and key features of the COE-NF Inservice Toolkits.
- Understand how to utilize these innovative toolkits to simplify the behavioral health training process.
Event
CARES Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Office Hours
Event Date: February 26, 2025
2:30 - 3 p.m. ET
The COE-NF is making the CARES® Serious Mental Illness™ Online Training Program available to CMS-certified nursing facilities at no cost. CARES SMI focuses on how to develop care strategies for individuals diagnosed with a serious mental illness and how it differs from dementia. Interested in learning more about CARES SMI before committing or have general questions about the program? Join our monthly office hours meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 2:30-3 p.m. ET for an open discussion on implementation, benefits, case studies and successes.
Event
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
Event Date: February 28, 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: Marti Vogt
Event
Managing Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in Nursing Facilities Office Hours
Event Date: March 21, 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
Event
CARES Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Office Hours
Event Date: March 26, 2025
2:30 - 3 p.m. ET
The COE-NF is making the CARES® Serious Mental Illness™ Online Training Program available to CMS-certified nursing facilities at no cost. CARES SMI focuses on how to develop care strategies for individuals diagnosed with a serious mental illness and how it differs from dementia. Interested in learning more about CARES SMI before committing or have general questions about the program? Join our monthly office hours meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 2:30-3 p.m. ET for an open discussion on implementation, benefits, case studies and successes.
Event
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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