title: Training medical providers in evidence-based approaches to suicide prevention.
abstract: Suicide is a significant issue in the United States and worldwide, and its prevention is a public health imperative. Primary care practices are an important setting for suicide prevention, as primary care providers have more frequent contact with patients at risk for suicide than any other type of health-care provider. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, in partnership with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, has developed a Suicide Prevention Toolkit and an associated training curriculum. These resources support the education of primary care providers in evidence-based strategies for identifying and treating patients at risk for suicide. The application of this curriculum to post-graduate medical training is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), Boulder, CO, USA Clover Educational Consulting Group, Austin, TX, USA tamara.dehay@clovered.org.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: DeHay
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), Boulder, CO, USA Clover Educational Consulting Group, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), Boulder, CO, USA Clover Educational Consulting Group, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Mimi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McFaul
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: Suicide; evidence-based; prevention; primary care; training