All Patients Safe Webinar Series
Hosted by Forefront Suicide Prevention and All Patients Safe
Free for Washington state providers and client-facing staff
Medical professionals and client-facing staff can make an enormous impact on preventing suicides. They play an important role in educating all patients to proactively make homes safer to prevent suicide, accidents, and overdose/addiction. This webinar series supports the overall All Patients Safe training program with deeper dives into key aspects of suicide prevention for practitioners.
Check back for information about additional webinars in this series.
Thanks to the Harborview Behavioral Health Institute and funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in partnership with the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), in response to the increased risk of suicide due to COVID-19.
Intimate Partner Violence and Suicide Risk: A conversation with the experts
October 20, 11:00 am PST | 2:00 pm EST
Intimate partner violence as well as verbal and emotional abuse can cause PTSD, depression, hopelessness and other forms of psychological distress for victims, which can lead to thoughts of suicide. This panel brings together academics and practitioners to talk about how victims of IPV are impacted by suicide, the importance of screening for suicidal ideation when treating patients who have experienced IPV, and ways to mitigate/reduce the risk.
Presented by:
Kate Cerulli, JD PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Jake Fawcett MPH, MSW, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Sandra Shanahan MSW, King County Regional Domestic Violence Firearms Enforcement Unit
Moderated by: Charlene Ray, MSW, LICSW, Forefront Suicide Prevention, University of Washington
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The Shame Conversation, Part I: How and why we need to start a conversation about shame in medical education
September 13, 2021
Part 1 will utilize personal narrative and empiric research to convey the psychology, origins, and impacts of shame in medical education; 2) advocate for paradigm shifts in the way we evaluate ourselves and learners; and 3) argue for open conversation about the role of shame in medical education.
The Shame Conversation, Part II: Once shame in medical education is in the open, then what?
September 15, 2021
Part 2 presents a workshop format that will guide participants through an exploration of specific, tangible ways they teach, supervise, and practice medicine in a shame-sensitive and shame-resilient manner, with the ultimate goal of reforming the shame culture in medical education.
Presented by: Will Bynum, M.D., Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine.
Supporting ED Providers in Suicide Prevention Best Practices
September 22, 2021
Historically, EDs have had to assume major responsibilities for meeting the needs of individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Approximately 4,000 of these individuals in Washington state seek suicide care in EDs each month, with potentially even higher rates of risk in the wake of COVID-19. With the groundbreaking passage of national and state 9-8-8 laws, the landscape of behavioral health crisis is expected to be transformed. Despite these changes, it provides the opportunity for EDs to redefine their role in the system and advocate for resources needed to effectively identify and manage patients at risk for suicide. This webinar seeks to support ED administrators and providers for this role. It will debut a new checklist and resources that have been developed through a collaboration with ED providers and includes input from individuals with lived experience and their families. This event will also highlight best practices in suicide care happening in ED settings across WA state.
Presented by:
Jessie Whitfield, MD, MPH, Board-certified Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor, University of Washington and Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center
Jennifer Stuber, PhD, Health Services Researcher and Associate Professor, University of Washington, School of Social Work
Taylor Ryan, MS, Researcher, University of Washington, School of Public Health
Sarah Porter, MHS, Second Year Doctoral and MSW Student, University of Washington, School of Social Work