Professional Opportunities
Suicide is not inevitable for anyone. Providers play a powerful role in early identification of at-risk individuals. In fact, primary care is a critical point of contact for those contemplating suicide with 77% of people having seen their primary care provider within the year prior to their death and 45% within the month prior.[1]
To help combat this unnecessary loss of life, Buckeye Health Plan is offering a free accredited continuing education course titled “Identifying and Supporting Individuals at Risk for Suicide.” Many clinicians find themselves uncertain in providing suicide assessment and support for patients. This training is designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills to identify and support at-risk individuals, allowing for timely and effective support. This course is accredited by Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education and offered in partnership with Buckeye.
Why Take This Course?
- Free and Accredited. This course is available at no cost and offers 1.50 continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team.
- On Demand Education. Delivered virtually, this comprehensive course will strengthen your ability to identify at-risk individuals early on. Highlights include insight into suicide risk, assessment strategies, unique risk factors and populations to consider and guidance for directing appropriate levels of support.
- Immeasurable Impact. Help us save lives in the communities we serve.
Buckeye recognizes that increased access to suicide prevention saves lives. Your partnership and participation can make a significant impact to help individuals live their lives to their fullest.
How to Enroll
This course is accessible through Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education at www.centeneinstitute.com in partnership with Buckeye Health Plan. Once you have registered as a new user, navigate to the Activity Catalog. In the Activity Catalog, search for the course title “Identifying and Supporting Individuals at Risk for Suicide” and register by clicking on ENROLL NOW.
Questions?
Contact Provider Services at 866.296.8731.
The continuing medical education (CME) programs and other training and educational programs provided by Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education, LLC, are open to all health care providers and are not intended to serve as remuneration or to induce any health care provider to refer any individual to Centene Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
[1] Spottswood, M., Lim, C. T., Davydow, D., & Huang, H. (2022). Improving Suicide Prevention in Primary Care for Differing Levels of Behavioral Health Integration: A Review. Frontiers in medicine, 9, 892205.
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Substance Use Disorders
Series begins Monday, October 7 at 12:00 p.m.
1 Hour Every 1st and 2nd Monday
In collaboration with Buckeye Health Plan and Ohio University, the Weitzman Institute is offering a third cohort of Weitzman ECHO Substance Use Disorders, a free continuing learning series. Over the course of 20 sessions and 10 months, the ECHO program connects primary care medical providers, behavioral health providers, and other care team members to a community of peers and subject-matter experts from across Ohio to address patients’ health needs related to substance use disorders. At each session, the multidisciplinary ECHO faculty will present on high-value topics to build foundational SUD knowledge, expand clinical competence around medication management and enhance care of co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions. Participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss cases with the faculty and their peers.
- SUD Care Strategies— A Foundation for Primary Care: includes topics like harm reduction, the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) approach, and trauma-informed care
- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT): includes topics like medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), alcohol use disorders and urine drug screening
- SUD Comorbidities: includes topics like polysubstance use, HIV and HCV, and adolescent care
Contact us today for more information: Lorena Morgan Education Program Specialist morganl@mwhs1.com
Ohio ranks among the highest in the nation for substance use disorders, with the CDC placing the state 10th in drug overdose mortality in 2022. To address this crisis, it is essential to enhance the training of providers and care teams in addressing care disparities and social determinants of health. In collaboration with Buckeye Health Plan and Ohio University, the Weitzman Institute is offering a third cohort of the Weitzman ECHO Substance Use Disorders program, a free continuing education series. Over the course of 20 sessions spanning 10 months, expert faculty will share best practices for integrated and trauma-informed care, medication-assisted treatment, and comorbidity management techniques, equipping participants with the necessary skills to tackle this significant public health issue.
Weitzman Institute in Partnership with Buckeye Health Plan and Ohio University offering Adult Psychiatry and Trauma - Informed Care Series.
Weitzman ECHO Series for Ohio:
Improving Women’s Health in Primary Care
Kick-Off Session: Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 12-1 PM
Sessions occur every 2nd and 4th Thursday
Register Now Use access code: WHOHIO when registering.
Weitzman ECHO: Improving Women’s Health in Primary Care is a no-cost continuing education learning community for primary care medical providers and behavioral health providers working in Ohio. This ECHO will feature a multidisciplinary team of experts in obstetrics, gynecology, menopause, women’s mental health, and more! This ECHO series begins December 14 and is offered in collaboration with Buckeye Health Plan and Ohio University.
This ECHO learning series:
- Delivers 24 one-hour sessions exploring the treatment of women’s common and complex health needs in primary care via brief didactic presentations followed by real patient case discussions.
- Covers high-value topics that highlight special populations, screening and prevention, caregiver self-care and wellness, intimate partner violence, and more.
- Provides the opportunity to share your challenging patient cases, hear other providers’ cases, and learn directly from diverse experts in a small group setting.
- Offers actionable clinical pearls through presentations by expert faculty from settings across Ohio.
Seats are limited, so register soon! Use access code: WHOHIO when registering.
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CME, CNE, CPE, and CEU credits will be provided for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical social workers, among others, by Community Health Center, Inc., an accredited provider through Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.
In support of improving patient care, Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. 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. This designation confers simultaneous continuing education accreditation across nine national accrediting bodies.