Collaborative Care Model

This course provides medical professionals with the background and evidence-base rationale for implementing integrated care in primary care practices to address their patients’ behavioral health needs. The course educates providers specifically on the Collaborative Care Model’s core concepts and components. A case example is utilized to further demonstrate the benefits of providing integrated care. The course also addresses challenges and barriers in implementing Collaborative Care in primary care settings.
 

SPECIAL NOTE:
There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to supplement training that has already occurred. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations.

Target Audience

Physicians, nurses, and clinical staff

Learning Objectives

 
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
 
  • Understand the importance of treating behavioral health issues within the primary care setting.
  • Incorporate the core principles of integrated care/collaborative care into routine care.
  • Identify the most common barriers and key ingredients to behavioral health integration.
  • Capture integrated behavioral health activities in specialized CPT billing codes.

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 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/02/2023
Course expires: 
01/02/2026
UPMC Health Plan - Enduring Material
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Course content located on Brainshark platform. There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations.

Presenters
 
Lyndra Bills, MD
Senior Medical Director
Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
 
Alin Severance, MD
Medical Director, Behavioral Health Services, UPMC Insurance Services Division
Associate Medical Director, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
 
Planning Committee
Martha Yablonsky, M.S.Ed., NCC, LPC
Jennifer House, LSW
Michelle Schreiber, MSN, RN, CCM
 
 
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 enduring 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.
 
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 Attendance
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