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Designed for behavioral healthcare preceptors working with rural and underserved communities across Arizona, this half-day conference offers presentations from an outstanding lineup of faculty and experts.
This free conference will equip preceptors with effective strategies to strengthen the clinical competence, confidence and engagement of experiential learners in behavioral healthcare. Training Transformative Mental Healthcare Teams also offers breakout rooms on topics important to these populations.
Join us to help prepare the next generation of providers to deliver high-quality behavioral healthcare to children, adolescents and adults!
The registration link is coming soon! Once you are registered, you will receive the Zoom link. Co-produced by the University of Arizona College of Nursing and the College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Psychiatry.
Approved for 4 AMA/PRA Category 1 CreditsTM*.
Speakers & Topics
| 8-8:05 a.m. | Welcome & Overview | Jordan Karp, MD | Professor & Chair, Psychiatry |
| 8:05-8:35 a.m. + Q&A 8:35-8:45 | Untangling Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Diagnostic Pearls and Evidence-Based Treatment | Kathy W. Smith, MD | Professor, Psychiatry |
| 8:45-9:15 a.m. + Q&A 9:15-9:25 | When Worry Takes Over: Practical Management of Anxiety in the Perinatal Period | Saira Kalia, MD | Associate Professor, Psychiatry |
| 9:25-9:30 a.m. | Break | ||
| 9:30-10:15 a.m. + Q&A 10:15-10:25 | Keynote: Beyond Competence: Teaching Commitment – Lessons in Trust, Belonging, and Stewardship from Tribal Communities, Academic Medicine, and Public Psychiatry | Marcos A. Moreno, MD | Associate Medical Director, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Health Services Division |
| 10:25-10:30 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:30-11 a.m. + Q&A 11-11:10 | How to Help Adolescents with Multiple Emotional and Behavioral Problems in an Outpatient Setting | Chad McWhinnie, PhD | Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry |
| 11:10-11:40 a.m. + Q&A 11:40-11:50 | Learning that Lasts: Insights in Adult Education | Lindsay Bouchard, DNP, Sara Edmund, DNP | Associate Clinical Professors, Nursing |
| 11:50-12 p.m. | Break | ||
| 12-12:30 p.m. | Breakout Rooms: Topics & Moderators TBA | ||
| 12:30-12:45 p.m | Conference Recap and details on education credits | Professor & Chair, Psychiatry |
Outcome Objectives
- Apply evidence-based supervisory models and adult learning principles to design mentorship approaches that promote new clinician retention in underserved Arizona communities.
- Evaluate perinatal mental health presentations for anxiety, red flags, severity, safety and functional impact, and formulate evidence-based management and referral plans appropriate to rural practice contexts, including practical telehealth and Arizona Psychiatry Access Line options.
- Construct individualized safety plans for adolescents at elevated suicide risk, integrating standardized risk assessment findings and lethal means counseling within rural resource constraints.
- Integrate culturally responsive and trauma-informed frameworks into care for Native American patients, demonstrating respect for Tribal sovereignty and the role of historical trauma in behavioral health outcomes.
- Differentiate among common anxiety disorder presentations in children and adolescents and explain the evidence base for psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments for complex presentations within rural and underserved care systems in Arizona.
Accreditation / Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Relevant Financial Relationships Statement
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). The CME office reviewers have nothing to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Dr. Edmund has disclosed: Speakers Bureau-Neurocrine.
Dr. Karp has disclosed: Grant or research support-Janssen|Advisor-AifredHealth (Relationship has ended) | Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Biogen (Relationship has ended) | Advisor-Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.|Advisor-Janssen (Relationship has ended) | Advisor-Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Relationship has ended) | Other: senior editorial activities-Journal of Clinical Psychiatry|Other: senior editorial activities-American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
All other individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
CME Certificate Information
To receive a CME certificate, read/follow the instructions in the email you will receive from the UArizona CloudCME system (OR, sign into your account at https://cme.arizona.edu and go to MyCME > Evaluations and Certificates). After completing the evaluation, you will be able to view/print/download a CME certificate.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided financial support for this conference of $10,000. The contents are those of the authors. They may not reflect the policies of HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.