Weitzman ECHO Series for Ohio: Adult Psychiatry & Trauma-Informed Care (February 7, 2025)
Program Information
This Weitzman ECHO Series for Ohio connects primary care providers, behavioral health providers, and other care team members to a community of peers and subject-matter experts from across Ohio to address high-value psychiatric topics. The multidisciplinary faculty team will offer best practices for screening, assessing, and managing psychiatric conditions through a trauma-informed lens.
Weitzman ECHO Substance Use Disorders is a no-cost, 9-month, 18-session continuing education series that begins on Friday, May 17th, 2024 and is offered in collaboration with Buckeye Health Plan and Ohio University. Each one-hour ECHO session consists of a brief didactic presentation on key topics related to adult psychiatry, followed by patient case discussions, submitted by participating providers.
CME, CNE, CPE, and CEU credits will be provided for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and social workers, among others, by Community Health Center, Inc., an accredited provider through Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.
This activity meets the first and third Friday of every month from 12-1pm ET.
Acknowledgement of Support
This program is supported by Ohio’s Medicaid Managed Care Plans' community reinvestment initiatives through the 2023 Collaborative Medicaid Managed Care Community Reinvestment Fund. This fund is administered by the Ohio Association of Health Plans.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA)
- Behavioral health providers
- Other members of the care team
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Enhance collaboration between primary care and behavioral health providers to improve medication management and transitions of care.
- Utilize patient-centered and trauma-informed techniques to understand patient risk factors and trends.
- Illustrate best practices in the screening and assessment of patients experiencing common psychiatric conditions.
- Optimize the care of common co-occurring psychiatric conditions and medical comorbidities.
- Demonstrate evidence-based treatment approaches including psychopharmacology and behavioral techniques.
- Implement methodologies to enhance patient adherence and shared decision-making.
Schedule
This activity meets the first and third Friday of every month from 12-1PM ET. Below are the dates of the remaining sessions:
Upcoming Sessions
Addressing Common & Complex Psychiatric Diagnoses
October 18, 2024: Mood Disorders
November 1, 2024: Anxiety Disorders
November 15, 2024 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
December 6, 2024: Personality Disorders
December 20, 2024: Psychotic Disorders
January 3, 2025: SUD - Dual Diagnoses
January 17, 2025: Delirium and Medical Mimics of Psychiatric Illness
February 7, 2025: Models of Integrated Care
February 21, 2025: Transitions of Care
Previous Sessions
May 17, 2024: Overview of Trauma and Psychiatric Disorders
June 7, 2024: Psychiatric Education and Stigma
June 21, 2024: Identification and Management of the Suicidal Patient
July 19, 2024: Screening and Diagnosing
August 2, 2024: Overview of Psychosocial Treatments (Part I - Modalities)
August 16, 2024: Overview of Psychosocial Treatments (Part II - Principles)
September 6, 2024: Overview of Psychopharmacology (Part I)
September 20, 2024: Overview of Psychopharmacology (Part II)
October 4, 2024: SUD – Screenings, Assessments, & Treatments
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Faculty Disclosures
No faculty disclosed a relevant financial relationship for this program.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Ohio University, Buckeye Health Plan, and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Additional credits are available for Physician Assistants/Associates.
By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AAPA Category I CMEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 ACE/ASWBThrough Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
- 1.00 ACPEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit to pharmacists at its activities.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- 1.00 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 1.00 APAThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
- 1.00 Participation Hour(s)You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
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Required Hardware/Software
- This online activity requires use of a device connected to the Internet, such as a computer tablet or mobile device.
- The activity will take place over Zoom, which must be accessed directly from within the activity.