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Forward2024 TiPS Behavioral Health and Pediatric Primary Care Fall Virtual Conference
TiPS is a Pennsylvania HealthChoices program designed to increase the availability to child psychiatry consultation teams regionally and telephonically to primary care providers, for children insured by either Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Program or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In addition to real time peer to peer consultation, TiPS provides free training and education to pediatric practitioners on a variety of behavioral health topics that are relevant to primary care.
The UPMC Children’s TiPS teams serves providers who see children and adolescents in the northwestern and southwestern Health Choices Zones and secured additional funding to expand service to include children insured by UPMC Advantage. Based on feedback from providers calling the UPMC Children’s TiPS line, as well as feedback from our recent trainings & conferences, there was a strong interest in focusing our training efforts in 2024 to address the needs of children & adolescents with Autism and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD). We developed a steering committee which consists of pediatric primary care, behavioral health, intellectual disability, autism spectrum professionals and families. This committee helped create a day-long experience whereby experts in the field of Autism and IDD, including families, work together to help guide us on how we can better meet the needs of patients/families with ASD and/or IDD in medical settings, specifically the primary medical home.
This conference is being sponsored by the UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics Children’s TIPS Team and co-funded by Pennsylvania HealthChoices and UPMC Health Plan. Additional philanthropic support was made possible by UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation
If you have any questions, please contact Colleen Gianneski at 724.933.3912, ext. 272
Target Audience
Pediatric Primary Care Physicians, Family Practice Physicians, and Advanced Practice Providers (PA, DNP, CRNP), and Behavioral Health Providers working in a primary care office who practice in the northwestern, and southwestern PA counties.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of the program, participants will be able to:
- Discuss how to utilize Children’s TiPS for psychiatric consultation.
- Discuss how to respond to threats of mass violence in a pediatric primary care setting.
- Discuss medical marijuana as a treatment for behavioral health conditions in youth.
- Review primary care medication management guidelines/recommendations for the use of nonstimulant medication in pediatric primary care.
8:00 am - 9:30 am KEYNOTE I:
“Contemplating the Unthinkable: What Health Professionals Need to Understand about Targeted Violence and Mass Shootings”
John Rozel, MD, MSL, DFAPA & Melissa Nelson EdD
9:30am – 10:30am KEYNOTE II:
“What we know and don’t know about medical marijuana as a treatment for behavioral health conditions in youth – a case-based discussion.”
Andreea Temelie, PharmD, BCPP, Shannon Meyers, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, CFRS, Tushita Mayanil, MD
10:30am – 12:00pm KEYNOTE III:
“Guidelines and recommendations for the use of nonstimulant medication in the treatment of ADHD and special populations in pediatric primary care.”
Victoria Winkeller, MD
12:00pm Adjournment
Course Director
Meredith Spada, MD, MED
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training
Western Psychiatric Hospital
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Faculty
Tushita Mayanil, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Shannon Meyers, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, CFRS
Outpatient Nurse Coordinator II
Smart Choices Program
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
Melissa Nelson, Ed.D.
Southwestern PA Threat Assessment Hub
K12 Subject Matter Expert
John Rozel, MD, MSL, DFAPA
Professor of Psychiatry & Adjust Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh
Andreea Temelie, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Pharmacist, Psychiatry
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Victoria Winkeller, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health Program
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
CADD Early Childhood Behavioral Health Home Pilot Program
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Triple Board Clinic
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Conference Committee
Chair
Colleen D. Gianneski, LCSW
Program Director, Children’s TiPS and SMART Choices Programs
Integrated Behavioral Health Therapist, CCP – Butler
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
Committee Members
Devin Petit, MPAS, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant (psychiatric)
UPMC Children’s Pine Center
Wexford, PA
Jennifer S. Iagnemma, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Director, Clinical Operations
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
Abigail Boden Schlesinger, MD
Medical Director, Children’s TiPS
Clinical Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Integrated Care
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and Children’s
Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Pediatrics University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
In support of improving patient care, 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.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Counselors
Education and Consultative Services of UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5059. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Education and Consultative Services of UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital is solely responsible for all aspects of this program. This program is being offered for 4.0 continuing education hours.
Licensed/Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage, and Family Therapists: LSW/LCSW/LPC/LMFT
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 4.0 continuing education credits.
Other Professionals
Other professionals are awarded .40 Continuing Education Units (CEU's). One CEU is equal to 10 contact hours. Peer Specialists: This program fulfills requirements for Certified Peer Specialist continuing education.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 4.00 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.
- 4.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.00 APA
- 4.00 ASWB
- 4.00 Attendance