This 4-hour interdisciplinary webinar is designed to upskill both behavioral healthcare professionals (psychiatrist, psychologists, LIMHP, LMHP, etc.) and healthcare professionals (physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs) serving older adults in rural Nebraska. The session opens by establishing a shared collaborative care framework, then layers in evidence-based geriatric behavioral health content with practical, immediately implementable tools — bridging the silos between primary care and behavioral health to advance true collaborative care.
Free training
Audience: for behavioral health professionals (psychiatrist, psychologists, LIMHP, LMHP, etc.) and health professionals (physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs, etc.).
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructors:
Renee Ruhkamp - EdD, MSN, RN
Margaret Lorimor - PhD, APRN, FNP-C, CNE
Mary Dishman - APRN, PMHNP-BC
Brandi Wagner - PMHNP-BC
Joel Stephens - LICSW
Continuing Education
CE Credits: This training has been approved for 3.5 continuing education credits for psychologists and Nebraska LIMHP/LMHPs. Credits will be awarded to participants who attend the entire training.
*Continuing education for psychologists may be used by other licensed behavioral health professionals. Please check with your licensing board. Continuing education credit is granted on a one credit per one instructional hour basis.
The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (NUPPC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The NUPPC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
CME Credits: The Nebraska Medical Education Trust designates this webinar for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Nebraska Medical Education Trust and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. The Nebraska Medical Education Trust is accredited by the Nebraska Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
OBJECTIVES
- Implement collaborative workflows between behavioral health and primary care in rural settings.
- Identify late-life depression and assess suicide risk using age-appropriate screening tools.
- Differentiate anxiety, OCD, and late-onset psychosis from underlying cognitive or medical causes.
- Recognize and manage delirium using validated tools (CAM) and initiate reversible-cause workup.
- Describe at least one way to improve medication safety through Beers Criteria application and stepwise deprescribing.
Sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.