VETERANS MENTAL HEALTH – PRIMARY CARE TRAINING INITIATIVE PRESENTATION

“Recognition, Management and Prevention of Veteran Suicide”
Critical Information for Primary Care Physicians, Providers, Psychiatrists & Residents as Veterans Administration Prepares to Launch New Initiative to Expand Access to Care from Community Providers (MISSION Act)

Presented by:

Marianne Goodman, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Tuesday - September 7, 2021
12:30-1:30PM

via ZOOM, to Register
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Educational Objectives
• Better identify suicide risk and protective factors in Veterans
• Appreciate the role of primary care physicians in suicide prevention of Veterans along with improving the recognition and assessment of suicide risk in Veterans in these settings
• Better manage acute and chronic presentations of suicidality in Veterans

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint-providership of the Westchester Academy of Medicine and the New York State Psychiatric Association, Inc.. The Westchester Academy of Medicine is accredited by MSSNY to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

The Westchester Academy of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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