About this event
We are in the midst of a youth mental health crisis. The rates of anxiety, depression, loneliness and suicide among children and adolescents continue to rise, as the workforce shortage of mental health professionals trained and skilled to deliver care to children and adolescents escalates as well. Because many parts of the country, especially rural areas, experience challenges recruiting child-trained mental healthcare professionals, many young people visit primary care offices in need of assessment, evaluation and treatment for their mental health conditions.
As the shortage of mental healthcare professionals continues to intensify, primary care providers will, inevitably, have to carry out these functions. In this presentation, we will explore some of the pediatric mental health challenges medical professionals face and how to get the necessary support.
Who can attend
Registration is limited to ISMIE and SEMPIC policyholders, and their employed staff.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the implications of a missed opportunity to treat pediatric patients
- Define the black box warning issued by the FDA regarding antidepressants and the risk of suicidality in youth
- Summarize models through which support to pediatric patients can be provided
About the presenter
Khadijah Booth Watkins, MD, MPH, is the Associate Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program of the Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital and the Associate Director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Watkins received her bachelor of science degree from Xavier University of Louisiana, her medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, and her master of public health from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, with an emphasis on healthcare and hospital policy and management.
Dr. Watkins completed her internship in internal medicine and general psychiatry residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School prior to fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital combined program of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College. Following her child and adolescent psychiatry training, she completed a two-year public psychiatry fellowship at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Following post-graduate training, Dr. Watkins joined the faculty of New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center as an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry. She later joined the faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College as an assistant professor of psychiatry, until June 2019, at which point she joined the faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Watkins has contributed to textbooks and journals. She has presented locally and nationally on topics related to anxiety, school refusal, parenting, diversity, equity and inclusion, suicide prevention and physician wellness. Additionally, she has consulted for several mental health organizations, television, as well as online and video media outlets.
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 Illinois State Medical Society and ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company. The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Illinois State Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure
There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.
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