EM C9

Managing patients with emergency mental health conditions or behavioural emergencies

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key feature: focus on the acute management of patients presenting with cp, including the identification and management of co-existing medical conditions requiring treatment, stabilization of the agitated patient, crisis intervention, and coordination of care with other services (psychiatry, social work, addiction resources, internal medicine, pediatrics), to ensure a safe and appropriate disposition

Assessment plan

• direct observation and case discussion by supervising EM or psychiatry physician or senior EM resident in TP - Transition to Practice or psychiatry resident in C - Core of Discipline or TP - Transition to Practice (case review and/or chart review)
• Form 1
  • Psychosis or mania, Major depressive disorder, Anxiety disorder, Suicidality, Personal disorder
• collect 15 observations of achievement
  • at least 1 of each cp; at least 2 pediatric presentations