COE Integrated Behavioral & Physical Health

May 8, 2024

Participants will receive an overview of physical and behavioral health integration and how it relates to the COE vision. Participants will also learn about implementation considerations, with case examples, the benefits of integrated behavioral and physical health, and the use of integrated behavioral and physical health as a health equity tool.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction
  2. An Overview of BH & PH
    1. Relation to the COE Vision
      1. Vermont Hub and Spoke Model
      2. Social Determinants of Health
    2. Definition of integrated BH & PH
      1. The integration continuum
      2. Integrated Care Frameworks
      3. Pathways to Integrated Care
      4. Integrated Care Initiatives
  3. Implementation Considerations
    1. Barriers and Challenges
    2. Organizational Health & Change: The STF Framework
    3. The Role of Care Managers & CRSs
    4. Case Examples
      1. COE Case example 1: Berks CHC
      2. COE Case example 2: Courage Medicine
      3. COE Case example 3: IM Rep
      4. COE Case example 4: Montgomery County Methadone
      5. COE Case example 5: Penns Rock
  4. Benefits of Integrated BH & PH
    1. Improved Treatment Outcomes
    2. Improved Quality of Life
    3. Improved Quality of Care
  5. Using Integrated BH & PH as a Health Equity tool
    1. Health Disparity
        1. Rural
        2. Ethnic and Racial
        3. Gender
        4. LGBTQ+
        5. Economically Disadvantaged
      2. Substance Use and Co-Occurring Conditions
      3. Pennsylvania Health Disparities
    2. Health Equity
      1. Integrated Care is evidence-based care
      2. Evidence that integrated care promotes health equity in marginalized communities
  6. Conclusion
    1. Key Takeaways
    2. Questions

 

Target Audience

  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Social Worker

Learning Objectives

1. Define integrated physical health & behavioral health
2. Describe how integrated physical health & behavioral health can enhance COE care
3. Describe various pathways for integrated physical health & behavioral health
4. Gain insight into how integrated physical health and behavioral health can increase health equity

Additional Information

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File Audience Disclosure slides (1.25)_44.pptx51.51 KB
File Integrated Care as a Tool for Health Equity Learning Network PPT_Draft.pptx4.58 MB
File Integrated_PH_and_BH_Objectives_Questions_References .docx55.57 KB
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/08/2024
Course expires: 
08/31/2024
Event starts: 
05/08/2024 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
05/08/2024 - 1:30pm EDT
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Participants will receive an overview of physical and behavioral health integration and how it relates to the COE vision. Participants will also learn about implementation considerations, with case examples, the benefits of integrated behavioral and physical health, and the use of integrated behavioral and physical health as a health equity tool.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction
  2. An Overview of BH & PH
    1. Relation to the COE Vision
      1. Vermont Hub and Spoke Model
      2. Social Determinants of Health
    2. Definition of integrated BH & PH
      1. The integration continuum
      2. Integrated Care Frameworks
      3. Pathways to Integrated Care
      4. Integrated Care Initiatives
  3. Implementation Considerations
    1. Barriers and Challenges
    2. Organizational Health & Change: The STF Framework
    3. The Role of Care Managers & CRSs
    4. Case Examples
      1. COE Case example 1: Berks CHC
      2. COE Case example 2: Courage Medicine
      3. COE Case example 3: IM Rep
      4. COE Case example 4: Montgomery County Methadone
      5. COE Case example 5: Penns Rock
  4. Benefits of Integrated BH & PH
    1. Improved Treatment Outcomes
    2. Improved Quality of Life
    3. Improved Quality of Care
  5. Using Integrated BH & PH as a Health Equity tool
    1. Health Disparity
        1. Rural
        2. Ethnic and Racial
        3. Gender
        4. LGBTQ+
        5. Economically Disadvantaged
      2. Substance Use and Co-Occurring Conditions
      3. Pennsylvania Health Disparities
    2. Health Equity
      1. Integrated Care is evidence-based care
      2. Evidence that integrated care promotes health equity in marginalized communities
  6. Conclusion
    1. Key Takeaways
    2. Questions
Zoom Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Christine Crowell, LPC

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 continuing education credits.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
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