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Subject: Patient and Resident Suicides: A Personal Tragedy and a Public Health Issue

Prevention of Patient and Resident Suicides
September 23, 2004 • Chicago, IL • Chicago Hilton Hotel

I have become increasingly optimistic about the possibilities of suicide prevention, but deeply frustrated by the lack of public and professional awareness of the terrible toll it takes. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in 19- to 24-year-olds and, globally, kills over one million people a year.

— Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide

The most frequently reported sentinel event to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is the death by suicide of a patient or resident in a health care setting. This one-day conference will present the lessons learned from these tragic events, research that can help you better recognize and treat individuals who are most likely to be suicidal, and steps that organizations can take to prevent such occurrences. Presentations and panel discussions will address other key issues, including the Joint Commission initiative to reduce suicide, the Healthy People 2010 public health goals, and the role HIPAA plays in disclosure of suicide-related patient information.

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY

Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and author of An Unquiet Mind, will outline the clinical and personal realities of depression and the approaches you can adopt to better recognize and prevent suicides.

Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, Surgeon General of the United States, is invited to present the federal government’s reasons for classifying suicide as a major, preventable public health problem and how it is addressing suicide through the Healthy People 2010 public health agenda and the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action.

SAVE $100

Save $100 and attend both the Prevention of Patient and Resident Suicides and the National Conference on Behavioral Health Care: A Focus on Outcomes Research and the Use of Data and pay $560 per registrant for three days of high-quality education. At the National Conference, a faculty of leading behavioral health care researchers will address the efficacy of behavioral health care treatment and the challenges associated with the gaps in the mental health system.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

We would like to thank the following organizations for their efforts in support of this program:

• American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
• American Association of Suicidology
• Association of Professional Chaplains
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
• National Association of Social Workers
• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
• National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, Inc.
• Suicide Prevention Action Network, USA, Inc.
• The Alliance of Children and Families

Join us in learning ways to improve patient safety and to help address this public health issue.

For complete registration and conference information, please call our Customer Service Center at 877-223-6866 or visit our web site at http://www.jcrinc.com/education.asp?durki=6997&site=5&return=5933.

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