1025: Survival Skills for Family Practice/Primary Care Nurses: Managing the Care of the Complicated Mental Health Patient in the Primary Care Setting

Treatment of mental health issues in the primary care setting can be difficult to manage. This workshop will address psychopathology, diagnostic criteria and most importantly cognitive behavioral interventions that will help you survive. The theories of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Self-Determination theory will pave the way for interventions that will help guide your therapeutic interventions and survival skills.
*The content of this CNE pertains to pharmacology.*

1032: Psychiatric Integrated Practice: Transitioning to a More Complete Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Practice for the Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Homo trancendens model, examples of medical disease states produced by mental disorders, and brain structure induced cascades will be discussed during the first hour of this class. The second section of the class will be "how to" on changing a psychiatric practice into an integrated practice. Tips, tools, tests, resources, and alliances with other practitioners will be covered in detail.

2015: Managing Metabolic Syndrome in a Partial Hospitalization Program: A Feasibility Study

This study incorporates 3 additional components into the infrastructure of a partial hospitalization program 1) a locally developed curriculum targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (SugarWatch) shown to be successful in improving risk factors for metabolic syndrome in a worksite study; 2) structured physical activity; and 3) healthy food demonstrations during group lunch.

2025: Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Severe Mental Illness

This presentation will present data from a prospective chart review study looking at the risks for metabolic syndrome in patients admitted to acute psychotic disorder units. Risk factors pertinent to this group will be reviewed and the lack of interface between psychiatry and primary care will be discussed. Recommendations will be made for future studies and interventions.

3045:  Behavioral and Physical Health Integration in the Community Mental Health Center:  A Truly Integrated Approach

Individuals with SMI are expected to live 25 years less than individuals without SMI due (in part) to the complications of co-morbid physical health conditions. This is concerning with the already undeserved Medicaid population. This presentation will discuss a community mental health center’s efforts to integrate physical and behavioral health and select outcomes (including improved quality of care/some decrease in costs).

4015:  Depression, Cancer Therapy-Related Symptoms, and Self-Care Among Mexican American Adults

This presentation underscores the importance of integrated mental health-oncology care in meeting the needs of Hispanic adults undergoing cancer treatment. Pilot study findings on associations among depression symptoms, other cancer therapy-related symptoms, and self-care strategies utilized by patients are described. Emphasizes Nursing's contributions to addressing Hispanic health disparities especially related to the health burden associated with co-existing depression and cancer.

4025: Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultation Services - What it is and How to Make it Happen in Your Organization

The need for APRN-PMH providers in primary care settings has never been greater. This presentation examines how Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultation Services would be provided by the APRN-PMH, including assessing site readiness, services offered, and the formative/summative evaluations needed. Finally, its role development and educational preparation as a new LACE-criteria specialty in primary care will be discussed.

4035:  The Integration of Mental Health Care into Primary and Specialty Health Care -- (Wanted! Psych Nurses!)

Integration has arrived! The integration of mental health care into primary and specialty healthcare must have Psychiatric Nurses! Learn about these new models of care and the exciting opportunities psychiatric nurses can have leading and working in Integrated Health Care practice settings.

2062: Practical strategies for providing an evidence-based therapy, COPE (CBT -skills building therapy),to depressed adolescents in primary care, community, and mental health settings      

Effective evidence-based therapies have been developed for depressed adolescents, but teens who need these interventions are not receiving treatment. There is a current emphasis on providing evidence-based treatment where adolescents are most comfortable -coordinating primary and mental health specialty care. In this webinar, practical strategies are described for presenting COPE, a cbt skill-based therapy in primary care, community and mental health settings

3021: The Dynamics of Disease    

This webinar will demonstrate to participants the role and value of an integrative psychosocial approach to the management of the medically complex cancer patient.