REACH Institute’s PPP Program Opportunity

Thank you for your interest in the REACH Institute’s Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (“PPP”) Program. Resilient Georgia and the Pediatric Healthcare Improvement Coalition have partnered with REACH to offer this exciting program to you, with generous support from Aetna.

Resilient Georgia’s mission is to lead a state-wide coalition to develop a closely-aligned and trauma-informed public and private network working toward a united vision to create a birth through 26-year-old integrated behavioral health system. The Pediatric Healthcare Improvement Coalition of Georgia is a statewide network of the five children’s hospital systems united to improve health outcomes for children and sustain quality pediatric care.

The Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (“PPP”) Program trains clinicians (Pediatricians, Family Practice Physicians, and Nurse Practitioners) to diagnose and treat mental health conditions they see every day in practice. This program will teach you to manage the most common issues yourself, saving referrals to mental health specialists for complex cases.

Participants learn not only to diagnose and treat patients but also to refer families to appropriate supports such as cognitive behavioral therapy. You’ll leave the training with tools you can use immediately:
-Validated assessments to get data from patients and families
-Clinical guidelines for differential diagnosis
-Quick-reference medication guides
-Sample forms for referring patients to psychotherapy

After the training, you’ll be more confident in your diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues.

Our world-class faculty of pediatricians, developmental-behavioral pediatricians, clinical nurse specialists, and child and adolescent psychiatrists will help you transform your practice, increase your productivity, and improve your work satisfaction.

The PPP Program has two components:

A dynamic 2.5 day, 16.25-hour, in-person interactive course focused on building skills and confidence in diagnosing and treating pediatric behavioral health problems; AND
A six-month case-based virtual follow-up program. Participants join 12 bi-monthly, one-hour group conference calls with national primary care and child/adolescent psychiatry experts to solidify their learning.

Pediatricians, Family Practice Physicians, and Nurse Practitioners can earn up to 29.75 CME credits for both components.

Course Goals

In this course, you’ll learn to:

-Correctly identify and differentiate among pediatric behavioral health problems such as depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety states (including PTSD), oppositional and conduct disorders, and psychosis.
-Effectively manage psychopharmacology: select medications, initiate and taper dosages, monitor improvements, and identify and minimize medication side effects.
-Create and implement a treatment plan by mobilizing existing resources like family members, school personnel, and other professional caregivers.

CME Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Continuing Education and The REACH Institute. The UAMS Office of Continuing Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

The program will seek an accreditation of 29.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Upon approval, participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity: Live 2.5 day training, 17.75 credits; 12 one-hour group confe
For Questions Contact: Kathryn Chambers, Special Projects Coordinator, Resilient Georgia, at kchambers@resilientga.org