This month's Clinical Grand Rounds presentation is on: "Suicide and Addiction: Things to Consider when Transferring Care” by Yvette Bonilla, LMSW, Owner and CEO, Suicide Care Consulting Services, LLC.
Synopsis & objectives:
By the end of the course, attendees can:
​Identify 2 risk factors that can coincide with care transitions for suicidal persons with SUDs
Identify 2 specific risk factors for readmission to inpatient care
List 3 care transition protocols as identified by the US Surgeon General’s Call to Action to implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
A. Identify at least 1 barrier to implementing best practices to care transfers and
B. Formulate at least 1 preventive solution to mitigate the barrier.
Post-test Questions:
1. ​2 big risk factors when transitioning care for patients who are suicidal and have a substance use disorder:
a. ​Isolation and poor engagement
b.​Continued suicidality and substance withdrawal symptoms
c. Poor character and lack of friends
d. A and B
2. ​Some circumstances are ripe for a patient’s readmission to inpatient care. For patients with schizophrenia and a substance use disorder, what might those be?
a. ​Relapse
b. Patients “not listening” to providers
c. Family stigma against the patient
d. A and C
3. ​When discharging a patient from your care, what is the recommended follow-up protocol?
a.​Contact patient within 24-72 hours after discharge and check for safety
b. Remind them of their upcoming appointment with their community provider
c. Make sure they have their prescriptions after discharge and have supports in place to adhere to treatment recommendations
d. ​All of the above