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Donovan Maust, MD
Associate Professor
Michigan Medicine
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Sarah Vordenberg, PharmD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor Associate Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
This webinar, A Rational Approach to Prescribing and Deprescribing Benzodiazepines, will discuss the importance of deprescribing, especially for older adults. We will specifically focus on promoting safe benzodiazepine prescribing practices for this population. By the end of this webinar participants will be able to apply the latest risk/benefit evidence to:
- Discuss the epidemiology of benzodiazepine prescribing and latest risk/benefit evidence
- Describe why deprescribing may be an important intervention for many older adults
- Review what benzodiazepine deprescribing entails
Iman Saleem, MPH
Adolescent Health Initiative
This is a webinar designed to empower parents in actively participating in their youth's healthcare journey. This session will provide valuable insights and practical strategies to help you become an effective advocate for your youth's health needs.
Jonathan Morrow, MD, PhD Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Michigan Medicine
This webinar aims to help primary care physicians, behavioral health care managers, and other primary care practice team members identify and address stigmatizing behaviors among themselves and colleagues when treating patients with substance use disorders.
Teague Simoncic, LMSW, PCM-H
Grove Emotional Health Collaborative
Developing a Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD) is the most common complication of childbirth, impacting around 20% of birthing people. Unfortunately, PMADs are underdiagnosed and undertreated, which has a lasting impact on parents and their children. In this presentation, participants will learn the difference between PMADs and "baby blues," how to identify common symptoms of PMADs as they present in primary care, common risk factors for developing PMADs, and how to thoughtfully speak about PMADs and their impact. In addition, participants will receive information about effective, evidence-based screenings and interventions to use when working with patients with PMADs.
Liz Williams, M.Ed.
Michigan State University Extension
Dawn Contreras, Ph.D.
Michigan State University Extension
Participants in this webinar will learn about the importance of sleep for good physical and mental health and key strategies for improving sleep quality and quantity. They will also gain increased awareness of a free evidence-based sleep education program (SLEEP) and ways to refer patients to that program.
Iman Saleem, MPH
Adolescent Health Initiative
This session will provide insights into the legal, ethical, and practical aspects of maintaining confidentiality while supporting adolescents in their healthcare journeys.
Molly Crump, LMSW
PRISM
Michigan Medicine
Ashley McClain, LMSW
PRISM
Michigan Medicine
This webinar will explore common barriers to antidepressant adherence and the prevalence and consequences of non-adherence. It will also provide strategies for behavioral health care managers to monitor adherence and support patients in taking medications as prescribed.
Teague Simoncic, LMSW, PCM-H
Grove Emotional Health Collaborative
Primary care is often the first stop for people experiencing symptoms of behavioral health conditions, including anxiety. In this presentation, participants will learn the difference between stress and anxiety, how to identify somatic symptoms that may have roots in anxiety, and how to thoughtfully speak about anxiety and its impact. In addition, participants will receive information about effective, evidence-based screenings and interventions to use when working with patients with anxiety. We will address common myths about anxiety and leave time for questions.
Brian Nickerson MSW, LCSW
Brian Nickerson Counseling, PLLC
We will come to an understanding of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma, as well as the roles each process plays in the experience of burnout. We will identify practical strategies for intervening on these patterns, and we will identify resources and strategies to support community care - not just self-care.
