Presenter(s): Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA
Target Audience: This activity is designed for psychiatrists and physicians (non-psychiatrists). This activity is accredited for physicians.
Credit designations available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Webinar Description: Dr. Kaminer presents the third webinar regarding youth/adolescent substance use disorder regards the epidemic of drug-related fatal overdoses among young people in the United States. Between 2000 and 2019, the US national suicide rate in youth aged 15 – 19 increased from 8 to 12.8 per 100,000 and similarly, in 20 – 24-year old’s from 12.5 to 17 per 100,000. Due to difficulties assessing intentionality and differences among states, the true rate of intentional drug-related fatal overdoses may not be known. This webinar aims to introduce the magnitude of the epidemic among youth in the United States as well as how this is a difficult health outcome to measure.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the complexities of assessing suicide intentionality.
- Discuss child/adolescent substance use risk with patients and families.
- Explain how to conduct a brief psychological autopsy.
Credit Designations Available: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians
Continuing Education Information:
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychiatric Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Support for the Program:
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 6H79TI081968 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.