Total Credits: 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
Originally presented at the Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons (WAOPS) Spring 2025 Conference, this on-demand CME program features Jennifer Zaspel, MD, as she offers expert insights into pediatric suicidal ideation in the primary care setting. WAOPS is proud to make this valuable educational resource available to you.
Learning Objectives:
Following completion of this program, attendees shall be able to:
-Recognize how depressive disorders present in children and adolescents versus adults;
-Identify tools for suicide risk screening and assessment;
-Discuss strategies for determining and obtaining appropriate care for patients with suicidal ideation.
Accreditation Statement:
The Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons (WAOPS) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. The WAOPS designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
Jennifer Zaspel, MD is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, the Medical Director of Emergency Mental and Behavioral Health at Children’s Wisconsin (CW), and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). She is the consulting psychiatrist in the CW Emergency Department Trauma Center (EDTC), and she has been a member of the EDTC’s Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis Response Team since its inception. She is an affiliate faculty member of MCW's Comprehensive Injury Center and is currently leading CW's efforts on bringing Counseling on Access to Lethal Means training to CW providers across the organization.