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Current and Prospective Programs in Geriatric Telepsychiatry
2016 AAGP Annual Meeting Charles Kellner Research Support: NIMH—will discuss research funded by NIMH Other: UpToDate—paid contributor Other: Cambridge University Press—book royalties Other: Northshore-LIJ Health System—honorarium for teaching ECT course William M. McDonald Research Support: Neuronetics—N/A Research Support: Cervel Neurotech—N/A Research Support: Soterix—N/A Research Support: Stanley Foundation—N/A Other: Oxford University Press—Royalties for a book on TMS Georgios Petrides Nothing to disclose
CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE PROGRAMS IN GERIATRIC TELEPSYCHIATRY Session 211 Taya Varteresian1; Alex Threlfall2; Pei Huey Nie3 1
LA County DMH, Los Angeles, CA Veterans Adminstration, Santa Rosa, CA 3 Aligned TeleHealth Inc, Agoura Hills, CA 2
Abstract: This session will provide an overview of various models of care utilizing telepsychiatry for a variety of geriatric psychiatry populations. The history of telepsychiatry and unique challenges facing the delivery of such services in the geriatric population will be discussed including strategies for more effective delivery of care. There will be a description of the delivery telepsychiatry services to patients in outpatient psychiatry clinics, nursing homes, inpatient psychiatric facilities and emergency room as well as home visits. Populations included in the various models will include veterans as well as minority populations and strategies for delivering culturally sensative approaches will be discussed. Faculty Disclosures: Pei Huey Nie Other: Aligned Telehealth—Employed by Aligned TH and future shareholder Alex Threlfall Nothing to disclose Taya Varteresian Nothing to disclose
TAMING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING DEMENTIA CARE USING TECHNOLOGY Session 212 Malaz Boustani1; Quincy Samus2; Helen C. Kales3; Constantine G. Lyketsos2 1
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 3 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:3, Supplement 1
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CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE PROGRAMS IN GERIATRIC TELEPSYCHIATRY Session 211 Taya Varteresian1; Alex Threlfall2; Pei Huey Nie3 1
LA County DMH, Los Angeles, CA Veterans Adminstration, Santa Rosa, CA 3 Aligned TeleHealth Inc, Agoura Hills, CA 2
Abstract: This session will provide an overview of various models of care utilizing telepsychiatry for a variety of geriatric psychiatry populations. The history of telepsychiatry and unique challenges facing the delivery of such services in the geriatric population will be discussed including strategies for more effective delivery of care. There will be a description of the delivery telepsychiatry services to patients in outpatient psychiatry clinics, nursing homes, inpatient psychiatric facilities and emergency room as well as home visits. Populations included in the various models will include veterans as well as minority populations and strategies for delivering culturally sensative approaches will be discussed. Faculty Disclosures: Pei Huey Nie Other: Aligned Telehealth—Employed by Aligned TH and future shareholder Alex Threlfall Nothing to disclose Taya Varteresian Nothing to disclose
TAMING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING DEMENTIA CARE USING TECHNOLOGY Session 212 Malaz Boustani1; Quincy Samus2; Helen C. Kales3; Constantine G. Lyketsos2 1
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 3 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:3, Supplement 1
S15