Webinar Replay: Trauma-Informed Care: Overview and Best Practices in Patient Screening

This webinar was held on April 26, 2016. 

More than three-quarters of Medicaid recipients report experiences of trauma and violence during their childhoods. These experiences may include verbal, physical or sexual abuse; living in poverty or violent surroundings, including war zones; or living with family members who struggle with substance abuse, mental illness or extreme disability. Research demonstrates that there is a direct correlation between traumatic experiences and the 10 most common causes of death in the United States.

The U.S. healthcare system continues to struggle to reach this high-risk population, many whom also have multiple comorbid chronic health conditions. It is imperative that today’s patient-centered and whole-person healthcare teams take a proactive trauma-informed approach to care delivery. Trauma-informed care begins by first understanding the problem and then identifying patients who have endured or witnessed over the course of their lives any number of adverse or traumatic experiences.

Learning Objectives

• Understand adverse/traumatic experiences and trauma-informed care delivery.
• Examine the correlation between trauma and physical health as well as the importance of integrating treatment through trauma-informed care.
• Identify who is at risk for adverse or traumatic experiences.
• Learn how to recognize and mitigate patient behaviors that often are the result of trauma.
• Discuss screening tools for primary care practices.

HMA Speakers
Karen Hill, PhD, MSN, ANP-C, Senior Consultant, San Francisco
Laurie Lockert, MS, LPC, Senior Consultant, Portland, OR
Jeffrey Ring, PhD, Principal, Southern California

Who Should Attend
Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners; executives of health systems, physician practices, FQHCs, and other provider organizations; executives of Medicaid managed care plans; Medicaid directors and staff.