PPT-Appropriate Use of Psychotropic Medications

Understanding the issues and making informed decisions Varun Choudhary MD MA DFAPA Medical Director Magellan of Virginia Patricia Hunt director of child and family resiliency services Painting a shared vision . Medical Consent Training. This training is for anyone who makes medical decisions for children in the legal custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). This includes: . Foster parents. . Pharmacological Management of Behavioral Problems. Or just take one myself?. Dr. Gordon Thomas. Geriatric Psychiatrist. Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. Psychotropic drugs. Part of the overall approach. “Improving the Use of . Psychotropic . Medication . Among . Children and Youth in Foster . Care”. Informational Presentation to the. California Child Welfare Council. September 10, 2014. 1. QIP Linkage to . Session: . “. 20 years of ESPAD: trends in adolescents´ substance use and risk behaviours, what have we learnt?”. Lisbon, Portugal, 24-26 October 2017. Do . misusers. of medicinal psychotropic drugs form a distinctive group among the adolescent-student population in Europe? A latent class analysis. Session: . “. 20 years of ESPAD: trends in adolescents´ substance use and risk behaviours, what have we learnt?”. Lisbon, Portugal, 24-26 October 2017. Do . misusers. of medicinal psychotropic drugs form a distinctive group among the adolescent-student population in Europe? A latent class analysis. obacco . C. essation . M. edication . Rosario . Wippold. , RN, MPH. Why to Tailor Smoking Cessation Medications . Each p. atient . has unique medical, psychological, and social . needs. S. moking . cessation . A challenging field – . Numerous diagnosis. 12,000,000 children – infants through 18 y/o nation wide. 5,000,000 suffer severely. Serious depression affects 1 in 50 children. Suicide 3. rd. leading cause of death 15-19 years old. Sandy Zebrowski, M.D.. ,. . chief medical officer-behavioral health of pa. Patricia Hunt. , director of child and family resiliency services. October, 2014. “Painting” A . Shared. Vision…. …to ensure the appropriate use of psychotropic medications with children and youth.. e purpose of this guide is to generate discussion and develop a shared understanding on the issues pertaining to the prescribing practices, oversight and monitoring of psychotropic medication for Pen Page 1 of 4 Antipsychotics used in the treatment of schizophrenia and mania Anti-depressants Anti-obsessive Agents Typical Antipsychotics Tricyclics Haldol haloperidol Anafranil clomipramine Anaf ACLP Resident Education Curriculum. Revised 2019: . Paula Zimbrean, MD. , Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine. Original version 2013: . Paula Zimbrean, MD. , Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine. Angela Henderson, Dr Deborah Kinnear, Professor Jill Morrison, Associate Professor Linda Allan, Professor Sally-Ann Cooper, Professor Colin McCowan, Kevin Ross. Background. Concern . over the use of . Florida Guardian ad Litem Program . In-Service Training (2015). 2. What . ARE. . Psychotropic Medications????? . 3. 20-39% . of Children in foster care are taking psychotropic medications . 4 to 8 times . Dr. . Mershen. . Govender. (PhD, Wits). Prof. . Thashree. . Marimuthu. (PhD, UKZN). Dr. Gary . Gabriels. (PhD). Pharmacy and Pharmacology. . Concepts in Pharmacy and Pharmacology . Drugs classes .