On September 27, 2024 we will welcome David Brent, MD, for a Clinical Grand Rounds focusing on adolescent suicide and prevention.
Dr. Brent is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science and Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, and an internationally recognized as an expert on depression and suicidal behavior in adolescents. He has provided the empirical framework for the assessment and treatment of adolescent depression and suicidal behavior, which has served as the foundation for evidence-based care for at-risk youth. His research has been supported by continuous funding from more than 60 grants and contracts from the National Institutes of Health, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the United States-Israel Binational Foundation, among others. He has directed three National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded research centers, and is the founder and director of the Services for Teens at Risk program (STAR-Center), an innovative adolescent suicide prevention program that has provided assessment and treatment for more than 7,000 suicidal youth. The STAR-Center also serves as a laboratory for the development and testing of new and effective treatments. Dr. Brent was among the first to identify factors other than depression that contribute to suicide risk, including impulsive aggression, behavior and substance abuse disorders, insomnia, and high suicidal intent. These domains are now widely recognized as important treatment targets for suicidal adolescents. In addition, Dr. Brent showed that access to firearms is a risk factor for completed suicide. In addition, Dr. Brent and his collaborators were among the first to conduct clinical trials using cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for depressed adolescents, leading to a multi-site study of treatment-resistant depression in adolescents, which established CBT as an effective means for preventing the onset of depression in high-risk adolescents. His latest work uses innovative technology to develop and test a mobile sensing device to help determine when youth are at high suicidal risk, and a mobile safety planning app that provides teens with instant access to coping strategies.
Join us in person in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Auditorium or attend virtually using the following Zoom information:
Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96058752126
Passcode: 952787
For More Information. Please contact Shardai Key-Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPH is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPH maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. The indicated number of clock hours of continuing education is provided through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Office of Educational Resources and Planning, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist. These clock hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT renewal. For more information, call (412) 204-9085.
