Department news | January 31, 2017
VA is moving forward with some innovations in predictive medicine. You may have heard some of these buzz words before; precision medicine, predictive modeling, predictive analytics, or calculated risk scores based on regression analysis. VA is enhancing its use of public health models to proactively identify and mitigate risks in our Veteran population. The push […]
Department news | March 30, 2023
Harborview has implemented a Peer Bridger model of peer support since 2013, and with donor support, it is expanding the Peer Bridger program in a new way: connecting Peer Bridgers with patients from the beginning of care, right in the Psychiatric Emergency Department.
Department news | March 30, 2023
Generous philanthropic gifts from the Perigee Fund and Gerlich Family have made it possible for the UW Perinatal Mental Health & Substance Use Education, Research & Clinical Consultation Center (PERC Center) to offer treatment through the UW Perinatal Telepsychiatry Clinic, and an anonymous donor gift is enabling PERC to establish best practices for mental health screening, follow up, case management, symptom tracking and clinical care for all Medicaid-insured women receiving prenatal or postpartum care.
Department news | September 30, 2016
Amanda Focht and Rebecca Engelberg will be piloting a resident medication management clinic at the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic at UWMC-Roosevelt in which attending psychiatrists see patients for a key and critical portion of the visit in a direct supervision model. We hope that this model will be a great educational experience as well as capture what is now […]
Department news | September 30, 2016
The new UW Psychiatry and Addictions Case Conference (UW PACC) series launched on July 7 has had an immediate, positive impact across Washington. The program, led by Mark Duncan and Rick Ries, offers telehealth resource support to build the confidence and skills of providers (especially in primary care) who care for patients with mental and behavioral health conditions […]
Department news | May 31, 2016
The UW Neighborhood Clinics (UWNC) recently received a Washington Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality from Qualis Health for their Behavioral Health Integration Program, or BHIP. BHIP is a team-based, collaborative care approach designed to improve the outcomes of anxiety and depression management in primary care. UW Medicine psychiatrists work as clinic-based psychiatric consultants who are […]
Department news | April 30, 2016
A 1,100 lb., 27-foot long steel beam covered in Veterans’ signatures and well wishes was raised March 11 as the last piece of structural steel for the new Mental Health and Research Building at the Seattle VA campus. The “topping off” represented a significant milestone in the $152 million construction project that includes a new […]
Department news | April 30, 2016
We are pleased to report that the Washington State Legislature has included money in its supplemental budget to trial a one year pilot of expanded Partnership Access Line (PAL) services in a rural inclusive area of the state. In this pilot, local mental health therapists will be tasked with providing integrated care supports for depression and anxiety […]
Department news | April 30, 2016
Last month, we congratulated our faculty members who were honored in Seattle Magazine's Top Doctors yearly list recognizing the most outstanding physicians in the region. This month, we congratulate our faculty members with courtesy appointments.
Department news | March 31, 2016
UW Medicine is launching a major initiative to bring clinical practice transformation to care delivery with the goals of improving healthcare for individual patients, improving the health of the public, and controlling costs. A group of more than 300 UW Medicine Practice Innovators – including 17 faculty members from our department – will lead this […]
