AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE, CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Briefings on Patient Safety
presented on August 16, 2007
Is your facility struggling with The Joint Commission's Suicide Assessment goal?
The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal 15—patients must be assessed for suicide risk—applies to nearly all hospitals, but different facilities face varying challenges. Hospitals without behavioral facilities are struggling to comply with the goal and are looking for answers to some tough questions: What does a small, rural hospital with no behavioral unit need to do to comply with this goal? Should we assess patients only in the emergency department (ED)? When do we need to reassess? Will The Joint Commission’s program-specific tracer apply to our facility?
Get practical advice you can use immediately.
Listen to expert speakers Cathy Blosch, RN, MSHA, Director of Quality Assurance/Risk Management at Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Moultrie, GA and Manuel N. Pacheco, MD, for Suicide Assessment in the ED and beyond: NPSG compliance in nonpsychiatric settings. This in-depth 90-minute audioconference discusses obstacles and challenges, danger zones to avoid, and the lessons learned. You will be provided with hands-on examples that you can put to work in your facility right away!
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA
- NPSG 15 A: What the goal is and who it pertains to
- Screening process
a. Patient scale
b. The three levels of screening
i. Nurses
ii. ED Physician
iii. Psychiatry clinician - What’s required
a. How to handle the patient
b. Using mental health resources
c. Discharge - Ensuring compliance
a. Patient tracers
b. Documentation
c. Evaluation / risk assessment
Question & Answer Session
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After this program, listeners will know how to:
1. Understand what the suicide assessment goal (15A) is and how it applies to ED patients and non-behavioral settings
2. Develop a screening process for all patients and ensure compliance
3. Explain what the Joint Commission requires for NPSG 15A compliance in ED
4. Implement best practices on how to recognize and handle at-risk patients
5. Demonstrate compliance with the suicide assessment goal
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Cathy Blosch, RN, MSHA, Director of Quality Assurance/Risk Management at Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Moultrie, GA
Manuel N. Pacheco, MD, Director, Consultation and Emergency Services Department of Psychiatry, Mount Auburn Hospital; Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
PROGRAM MATERIALS:
Program materials are provided with PDF links.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Survey Coordinators, Quality/PI Directors, Patient Safety Officers, Risk Managers, Nurse Managers, Case Managers, Medical Staff: Health leaders, ED staff
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