KUOW | November 24, 2017
All Patients Safe is an online suicide prevention training course that meets new state licensure requirements for health care providers. The training effort was led by Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, and Jennifer Stuber, PhD, (UW Forefront). Jennifer Stuber is interviewed.
Crosscut | November 23, 2017
Participants in a Life Enhancing Alcohol-management Program (LEAP), designed in collaboration with the Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center, the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC), and the staff and residents of 1811 Eastlake, discuss how the program has saved their lives. Susan Collins, PhD, and Seema Clifasefi, PhD, co-direct the HaRRT Center.
Right as Rain | November 22, 2017
Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, explains the science behind why saying “thanks” more often can benefit your health and well-being.
Q13 | November 17, 2017
Teen suicide rates for girls is up 65% since 2010 and screen time may be to blame. Ian Bennett, MD, PhD, is interviewed.
American Psychiatric Association | November 16, 2017
Mark Duncan, MD, comments on a new study which finds that implementing collaborative care in a community health setting is both feasible and beneficial for patients with substance use disorders.
UW Medicine Newsroom | November 14, 2017
As of July 1, all healthcare providers in WA State are required to take an approved suicide-prevention course as part of their continuing education requirements.
NPR | November 11, 2017
Could the stress of experiencing discrimination over and over wear one down physically over time? Roberto Montenegro, MD, PhD, Chief Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, shares some personal experiences with discrimination.
UW Boundless | November 11, 2017
By sharing her struggle with mental illness, Lisa Lovejoy hopes to inspire others to find their way to better health. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, is quoted.
Komo 4 News | November 5, 2017
The end of Daylight Saving Time gave us an extra hour of sleep, but changing that clock bak, does not help our internal clocks. David Avery, MD, talks about the affect a lack of daylight has on people.
BRICK | November 1, 2017
The latest issue of the Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee newsletter, BRICK, edited by Jared Bozeman (PGY2), features an interview with Dana Deiringer (PGY3) about her work implementing I-PASS, an evidence-based system to standardize patient hand offs on the inpatient psychiatry service.
