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Speakers: 

Liz LaRoy, LCSW, Manager of Behavioral Health Social Service, South Chicago Service Area

Tamara Hartley, LPC, CSAC, Behavioral Health Professional Development Generalist, Aurora Psychiatric Hospital (Dewey Center Campus)

 

Moderator:  Munther Barakat, Psy.D, Director of Behavioral Health, Aurora Psychiatric Hospital

 

Topic:  When Psychological Symptoms Become the Primary Complaint:   Structured Behavioral Health Programs for the Higher-Need Patient

 

Course Description: 

This educational activity is designed to address gaps in knowledge and care coordination between primary care and behavioral health services across the continuum of care. Upon completion of this activity, participating clinicians are expected to demonstrate increased knowledge of partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, including appropriate referral considerations, program structure, and anticipated patient outcomes.

 

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of the activity, the learner should be able to:

  • Explain the role of partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services within the behavioral health continuum
  • Define medical necessity for the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient level of care
  • Foster an understanding of the services provided and anticipated outcomes

 

Session date: 
03/27/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
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  • 1.00 American Board of Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
  • 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 1.00 Physician Associates Credit
    Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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