Total Credits: 1 including 1.0 AOA Category 2-A Credit
In this lecture, Dr. Downs looks in-depth at pediatric emergency psychiatric care.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify psychiatric emergencies you may see in your general practice.
2. Understand how to perform an initial evaluation for suicidal ideation.
3. Gain knowledge regarding appropriate management of agitation/aggression.
Faculty Disclosure Declaration Statement
This presenter has no conflict of interest or disclosure to declare of any financial interest or other relationship with any commercial entities discussed in this educational presentation.
Accreditation Statement
This educational presentation was developed according to the planning, design, implementation and evaluation standards of the accreditation requirements for category 1 CME sponsors of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The Indiana Osteopathic Association (IOA) is accredited by the AOA to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.
Grievance Policy Statement
If you have any questions or concerns about this educational experience, you may call the IOA office at (317) 926-3009 or send an email message to info@inosteo.org. All questions or concerns will be addressed promptly.
Presently, Dr. Downs is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) in Indianapolis, IN. She has been on the faculty at IUSM for the last three years with clinical work including pediatric and psychiatric care, such as the creation of an acute psychiatry clinic for children needing immediate access to care. She is the director of the emergency psychiatry service at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Dr. Downs is originally from Kentucky and attended medical school at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, followed by a five-year combined residency in pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry at Brown University in Providence, RI.
Dr. Downs discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
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