CME:1 AAFP-P:1 CNE:1 CPEU:1
Technology, Management
After this session, attendees should be able to:
- Describe national data indicating suicide as the second leading cause of death in college-aged students in the United States.
- Discuss how a structured suicide screening can be implemented in primary care.
- Describe documentation recommendations for recording suicide assessment and linkage to care.
- Discuss the importance of a simulated behavioral health training for medical staff to increased knowledge, skills and comfort level of completing suicide assessments.
Program Abstract:
Implementation of a universal primary care (PC) suicide screening program in a college student health center to heighten awareness, provide support and enhance education of staff and students served will be presented. Methods utilized include incorporation of the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), an EMR alert, referral tracking and simulated staff training for providers. A comprehensive suicide-screening program is feasible for identifying at-risk students and promoting positive clinical changes in college PC practice.