Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care 2024 Conference - Approaches that Work: Mayo Clinic

Description:

This year’s Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) conference from the Mayo Clinic will focus on two themes: basics of developing and running an integrated behavioral health program and low-intensity, high-impact interventions in primary care. Primary care represents the “front entryway” into the healthcare system. Primary care, family medicine, and pediatric teams are tasked with not only caring for the medical needs of their patients but with caring for the mental health needs of their patients as well.

Embedding evidence-based mental health interventions within the primary care environment represents a unique opportunity to promote overall health in a less stigmatized environment, with opportunities for earlier intervention and improved outcomes. Considerable variability exists across primary care clinics in terms of populations served, patterns of medical and psychiatric conditions and comorbidities, internal and community-based mental health resources, and barriers to care. 

Even with minimal resources, strategic investments can be made in designing, implementing, and evaluating integrated programs within primary care. A growing evidence base also exists for brief, single-session mental health interventions that can be delivered right at the point of care. IBH teams of social workers, psychologists, nurses, and psychiatric prescribers all bring a unique skill set that can deliver highly targeted, single-session interventions to help serve the entire primary care population in a resource-efficient manner.    

The course format involves engaging lectures, rich with case examples within the context of existing and emerging science. Breakout seminars will be interactive and emphasize collaborative learning. Attendees will be able to engage with faculty and other learners as they share their own integrated behavioral health experiences, challenges, and opportunities.

Target Audience:

This course is designed for the many disciplines and providers involved in primary care integrated behavioral health, including psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, primary care, pharmacists, and pediatrics. The content is relevant to physicians, advanced practice providers, desk staff, and schedulers.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify key features of integrated behavioral health (IBH) care models that can improve the assessment and management of common medical and mental health populations in the primary care setting.
• Describe at least one basic element of integrated care delivery (e.g. strategy, role development, models of care) that differentiates IBH from usual primary care practice.
• Identify at least one single-session intervention that has practical application for your own clinic.