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Pocket Guide for Clinicians for Management of Chronic Pain

This guide helps primary care clinicians and trainees gain a basic understanding of pain and facilitate early assessment and interventions..

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Provider Communication Video

This training video and facilitator guide addresses provider-patient communication within the VA system. Access the facilitator guide from the clinical education products webpage.

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Collaborative Safety Planning for Older Adults Manual

This manual is a collection of best practices and practical tips for safety planning, with a focus on issues that are common in older adult patients.

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Chronic Pain Guide Provider Communication Safety Planning Manual
 

Last updated: May 12, 2017

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The mission of the South Central MIRECC is to promote equity in engagement, access, and quality of mental health care for Veterans facing barriers to care, especially rural Veterans.

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The Communique provides the latest information on center research, education and clinical care activities. Download our newsletters to learn about mental health continuing education and resources and read articles on important issues in mental health research and treatment.

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Submit Applications for FY18 SC MIRECC Clinical Educator Grant Program by August 4

VA providers in VISNs 16 and 17 can now apply for the Clinical Educator Grant program. Up to $10,000 is available for innovative clinical education tools that benefit the mental healthcare of rural and other underserved Veterans. Visit the education webpage to learn more.

Clinical Video Telehealth into the Home Provider Toolkit

The CVTHM Toolkit equips VA facilities, mental health providers and clinical champions with the necessary skills and procedures to deliver mental health care to Veterans through clinical video telehealth. The Toolkit supplements the mandatory trainings found on the Office of Telehealth Services website. Download the CVTHM Toolkit.

Program for Advancing Cognitive disorders Education for Rural Staff

PACERS is pleased to announce its latest free e-learning course, “PACERS: Identifying and Assessing for Dementia.” Continuing education credit is available for VA providers. Visit the PACERS webpage to access program materials.

SC MIRECC Pilot Study Research Applications Due July 3

VA providers in VISNs 16 and 17 can now apply for the Pilot Study Research program. Applications are accepted for times a year. Visit the research webpage to learn more. Click here to learn about our recently funded pilot study research projects.

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South Central Mentall Illness, Research and Education Center
Funded in 1998, the South Central MIRECC is a virtual center with multiple anchor sites. Researchers and educators are located at anchor sites (Houston, TX; Little Rock, AR; New Orleans, LA), but our programs are available to the entire network. Our mission is to promote equity in engagement, access, and quality of mental health care for Veterans facing barriers to care, especially rural Veterans.

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South Central MIRECC
2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg. 58
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114

Contact us: VISN16SC MIRECCEducation@va.gov

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