Provided by

• University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP)
  • UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
• University Health Services (UHS)

Overview

Adequately assessing safety concerns in the college age population is challenging. This course will review best practices for assessing and documenting these concerns.

Intended Audience

The intended audience for this activity are physicians, nurses, advance practice nurses, psychologists, and social workers.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

1. Describe the value of performing systematic and consistent suicide risk assessment in a variety of clinical scenarios                              
2. Apply the systematic suicide risk assessment for at least 2 clinical scenarios                                
3. Identify opportunities to improve their documentation to improve consistency in reporting on a suicide risk assessment.                                

Elements of Competence

This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:

• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/Nursing: patient care and procedural skills, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, and professionalism
• National Academy of Medicine (NAM)/Nursing: provide patient/person-centered care, employ evidence-based practice, and apply quality improvement
• Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: values and ethics, roles and responsibilities, communication, and teams and teamwork
• UW ICEP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: engage in self-reflection, address health disparities, value diversity in the clinical encounter