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Forward2025 TiPS Behavioral Health and Pediatric Primary Care Fall 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.
This conference is being sponsored by the UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics Children’s TIPS Team and co-funded by Pennsylvania HealthChoices.
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
- Discuss how to utilize Children’s TiPS for psychiatric consultation.
- Discuss how to respond to threats of violence in a pediatric primary care setting.
- Review primary care medication management guidelines/recommendations for the use of antidepressants, stimulants, nonstimulants in pediatric primary care
Additional Information
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 2025 TiPS Fall Virtual Conference Brochure - FNL.pdf | 354.48 KB |
Agenda
7:45 am - 8:00 am - Sign in via Zoom
8:00 am - 9:00 am - The Lifespan of Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care
Abigail Boden Schlesinger MD
9:00 am - 10:00 am - Beyond the Basics – Antidepressants
Patricia McGuire MD, Meredith Spada MD MED
10:00 am - 11:00 am – Beyond the Basics: ADHD Medication
Craig Coleman MD, Victoria Winkeller MD
11:00 am - 12:00 pm – Social Media for the Primary Care Provider
Alexandra Bobb-Woodson PhD, Justin Schreiber DO, MPH FAAP DFAACAP
Course Director
Abigail Boden Schlesinger MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Western Psychiatric Hospital
Medical Director, UPMC Children’s TiPS
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Faculty
Alexandra F Bobb-Woodson PhD
Psychologist II
Behavioral Sciences Division
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Craig Coleman, MD
Attending Psychiatrist UPMC Western Wellness, UPMC Behavioral Health of the Alleghenies, UPMC Children’s TiPS
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Patricia McGuire, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, UPMC Children’s TiPS
Director, Psychiatric Education, UPMC St Margaret Family Medicine Residency
Justin Schreiber, DO MPH FAAP DFAACAP
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Triple Board
Medical Director, Hospital-Based Outpatient Services CHP BSD
Medical Director, Whole Child Wellness Clinic
Medical Director, SKIP For PA
Meredith Spada MD
Attending Psychiatrist, UPMC Children’s TiPS
Medical Director, UPMC Perinatal TiPS
Associate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training, UPMC
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Victoria Winkeller, MD, FAAP
Attending Psychiatrist, UPMC Children’s TiPS
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
Conference Committee Chair
Colleen D. Gianneski, LCSW
Program Director, Children’s TiPS, Perinatal TiPS and SMART Choices Programs
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
Committee Members
Devin Petit, MPAS, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant (psychiatric)
UPMC Children’s Pine Center
Jennifer S. Iagnemma, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Director, Clinical Operations
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
Continuing Education Credits
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 health care 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.
- CME, AAPA, ANCC, CRNP, PA, and LSW/LCSW/LPC/LMFT certificates will be issued from the CCEHS registration site.
- We request that evaluations are completed and/or certificates are requested via https://cce.upmc.com within a month of the conference. Please be aware that the program evaluation will be closed, and we will no longer process certificates if they are requested a year or more after the conference.
- NBCC and General CEU – Participants will be awarded continuing education contact hour(s) certificate four to six weeks post-conference via e-mail. Please keep these certificates in a safe place. Replacements will cost $30.
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 ASWB
- 4.00 Attendance