What you'll learn in this expert session
Suicide is the leading cause of death and injury in younger people. There are many strategies that health professionals can use to reduce the risk of suicide. In this presentation, Psychiatrist, Dr David Horgan will provide practical insights and advice based on his many years experience as one of Australia’s leaders in this space. He will include a recent innovation that involves recruiting friends and family of a patient at risk to communicate regularly by text.
About the Expert
Dr David Horgan
Dr David Horgan (now retired) was recently a Clinical Associate Professor in the University of Melbourne, with high ratings for his lectures to medical students, to other psychiatrists, and to Healthed audiences. He was known as a “last resort” psychiatrist treating depression and high suicide risk. He remains heavily involved in a charity which he founded, the Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation. He initiated the award-winning App “Prevent A Suicide: What to Say” to empower family, friends and colleagues when a person mentions wishing to be dead. He is keen to teach highly practical clinical tips in suicide prevention and he is no longer registered as a practising psychiatrist
Course curriculum
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How to complete this course
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Instructions
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Suicide Prevention When Psychiatrists are Not Available
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Summary
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Video lecture (25 mins)
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Quiz: test your learning (10 mins)
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Document your CPD here
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CPD Documentation and Reflection Activity Tool
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