Virtual Training Role-Plays to Improve Patient Suicide Outcomes in Primary Care Settings

ABSTRACT SIMmersionin collaboration with the Institute for Family HealthIFHand the Educational Development CenterEDCpropose to develop a web based training productSuicide Prevention Role plays for Interactive TrainingSPiRITa series ofmodules to train providers to more effectively manage patients who screen positive for risk of suicide in this Phase I Phase II fast track applicationIf fundedthe team will develop the Risk Assessment module in Phase I and utilize a within group pre post design to evaluate its feasibilityTwenty practicing clinicians will be recruited to utilize the module and complete a pre post knowledge testIn Phase IIthe team will develop S The efficacy of the product to positively influence patient outcomes will be tested with a Historically Controlled TrialHCTenlistingpracticing clinicians across five IFH sitesafety PlanningAccess to Lethal Meansand Willingness to Accept a Referral modulesAll providers will be trained and patient outcomes will be tracked formonths post trainingThis data set will be compared tomonths of historical data for the same provider groupPrimary outcomes of this study will measure the participantsandaposability in obtain improved patient outcomes related torate of same day C SSRS Screeningrate of suicide being added to the problem listrate of same day safety planningrate of same day C SSRS Lifeline Recent Completionrate of same day Risk Assessmentrate of acceptance and attendance to within Institute referrals for post intervention patients who are offered the referral at the first visitand lower rates of documented suicide attemptsUltimatelythe development and successful testing of this product would provide the US health care system a novel technology to scale up a clinicianandapos s confidence and skill to better manage patients who identify as at risk for suicideAdditionallyif effectivethis product will have a direct impact on patient outcomesa vital component to any training product that attempts to train health care professionalsThe utility and scalability of the proposed product will move health care systems toward the goal of zero deaths from suicide consistent with the Zero suicide approach PROJECT NARRATIVE Zero Suicide is a commitment to suicide prevention in health care systemsSuicide Prevention Role plays for Interactive TrainingSPiRIToffers a low costscalable products to help licensed primary care providers build the skillsexperienceand confidence needed to assist people who are considering suicide