Resources

 

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Psychiatry Consultation Line

The Psychiatry Consultation Line, PCL, offers prescribers from primary care clinics, community hospitals, emergency departments, substance use treatment programs and municipal and county jails the opportunity to consult with a UW Psychiatrist about adult patients (18+) with mental health issues or regarding general questions related to mental health and psychiatric care. The service is explicitly to provide “curbside consultation,” but the UW psychiatrist provides a brief, written summary of the recommendations sent to the calling provider via encrypted email.

Relationship Between Behavioral Health and Chronic Diseases

Behavioral health and physical health are profoundly interlinked. A person experiencing severe mental illness or a substance use disorder is at greater risk for developing chronic physical health conditions than the general population because of the illness itself as well as potential consequences related to treatment.1 Furthermore, high smoking rates in this population are a major contributing risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and cancer.

Resilient Generation - Upstream

Upstream is working to expand economic opportunity and mobility by reducing unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. Their approach empowers women to decide when and if they want to become pregnant in order to improve economic and health outcomes for parents, children, and society. This resources covers the different problems surrounding this topic and the solutions taken by Upstream to these issues.

SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit - 2018

The SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit - 2018 equips health care providers, communities, and local governments with material to develop practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. It addresses issues for health care providers, first responders, treatment providers, and those recovering from opioid overdose.

SAMHSA WEBINAR Care Coordination for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPS) webinar series

Innovative and Integrated Treatment Models: Increasing Impact of Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) through Care Coordination Webinar 2: Case Studies from the Field 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 10 Register here

Screening for Social Determinants in Primary Care Pediatrics

While sociologists, educators, and economists have pointed to the role of social factors in health and well being for decades it has only been in recent years there has been increasing awareness of the crucial role that social determinants of health (e.g., education and income), have on health throughout the lifecourse. As described in a recent article about screening for social determinants in primary care pediatrics, health care delivery sites can make a big difference in connecting patients to community services.

Self-Management Blood Pressure Staff Guide

This guide includes the following: Action Steps that can be taken to implement SMBP (Self-Measured Blood Pressure) and additional support Description of the burden of hypertension Scientific evidence establishing the significance and effectiveness of SMBP and additional support Support strategies for SMBP Types and costs of home blood pressure monitors Current health insurance coverage Category: chronic disease prevention and control

Shared Decision Making

CME credits available Online Skills Course for Providers Shared decision making is a key component of patient-centered care. It is the process in which clinicians and patients work together to make decisions and select tests, treatments, and care plans based on clinical evidence that balances risks and expected outcomes with patient preferences and values.

Six Building Blocks

A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care This website introduces the Six Building Blocks, provides tools and resources for improving care, and offers implementation guidance. The Six Building Blocks can help anyone who is interested in improving the care of patients using long-term opioid therapy.

Suicide Prevention Training for Healthcare Professionals

2017 Model List   Updated: May 2, 2017 Beginning July 1, 2017, healthcare professionals required to complete suicide prevention training must select a course from the 2017 Model List. See the training requirements for health professional time and content requirements (link on this DOH webpage). The Washington Department of Health continue to add approved programs to this model list. Until July 1, 2017, MDs and PAs must contact the Medical Commission for a list of approved courses.