Behavioral Health in Primary Care: How UPMC Health Plan Can Help

March 10, 2022

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Please join us for a live, CME-accredited webinar Thursday, March 10, from noon to 1 p.m. The presentation will include an overview of behavioral health in primary care, including background, prevalence, and best practices; available supports and services at UPMC Health Plan, including the RxWell app and Behavioral Health Condition and Case Management; and how you can prescribe these and other UPMC Health Plan supports and services with Prescription for Wellness. The webinar will also detail reimbursement and incentives for depression screening.

Target Audience

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, and Social Workers in Primary Care settings.

Learning Objectives

 

  • Understand the outsize importance of behavioral health conditions on overall well-being.
  • Gain familiarity with the primary screening tools for depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, and cognitive decline.
  • Understand consensus guidelines for treatment and follow-up for depression, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol and/or opioid use disorders, and major neurocognitive disorders.
  • Understand when to refer to psychiatry or seek consultation, with a focus on stimulants, sedative/hypnotics, children, pregnant women, and SPMI.
  • Learn about resources at UPMC Health Plan to help navigate the behavioral health service system, including in emergency situations.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 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.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/22/2022
Course expires: 
03/24/2022
Event starts: 
03/10/2022 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
03/10/2022 - 1:00pm EST
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UPMC Health Plan
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States
Live Webinar
March 10, 2022, WebEx — Recorded live and available to view virtually thereafter
Planning Committee
Martha Yablonsky, M.S.Ed., NCC, LPC
Jennifer House, LSW
Michelle Schreiber, MSN, RN, CCM
Michele Gordon, PhD, LSW
 
Presenters
Alin Severance, MD
Jamie Delu, RRT
Laura Francis, MSW, LSW
Rebecca Knoll, MPH
Tanuja Tripurana, BTech in Mechanical Engineering
 
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
 
Disclaimer Statement
The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and 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 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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 contact hours.
 
Social Work
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 continuing education credits.
 
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.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 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.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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