Collaborative Mental Health Care Network

The Collaborative Mental Health Care Network links family physicians from across the province with a GP Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist mentor in a collaborative relationship to support easy access to case-by-case support and ongoing continuing professional development regarding mental health care. The program is supported by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.The Network was established in 2001 following the awarding of a grant from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Click here to view the grant proposal Enhancing Mental Health Services Proposal.

 The OCFP conducted a needs assessment of its members and recognized that family doctors were experiencing great difficulties in accessing psychiatric consultations for their patients. Needs assessment results indicated that assessment and treatment of patients with psychiatric problems were stressful in the absense of access to information, guidance and advice.

 The CMHCN connects family doctor mentees to psychiatrist and GP-Psychotherapist mentors through telephone, email and fax. Mentees may contact their mentors on an informal basis for guidance and support. Formal CME workshops, small group teleconferences and sessions take place regularly in order to foster group cohesion. These tools help to support and augment the case by case mentoring program. Advice in the areas of diagnosis, psychotherapy and pharmacology is provided to mentees. Mentees are matched with mentors based on clinical interests and/or geographic location. Please note this is not a referral service.


Steering Committee

  • Dr. Patricia Rockman, Co Chair
  • Dr. Ty Turner, Co-Chair
  • Ex Officio: Ms. Jan Kasperski, Chief Executive Officer

    • Dr. Claudette Chase
    • Dr. Sharon Cirone
    • Dr. Michael Cord
    • Dr. Jon Hunter
    • Dr. Brett Jamieson

    • Dr. Mruna Shah
    • Dr. Jose Silveira,
    • Dr. Mireille St. Jean
    • Dr. Spencer A. Tighe
    • Dr. David Gotlib  (on leave)

CMHCN 2012 Conference: From Coercion to Choice in Clinical Care

CMHCN 2012 Conference: From Coercion to Choice in Clinical Care

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH

Hyatt Regency Toronto on King
370 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5V 1J9

In practice, physicians are periodically faced with uncomfortable treatment decisions that force patients into interventions involuntarily or otherwise reduce patient societal privileges and rights. 

Such decisions are difficult for caregivers, invoking anxiety, uncertainty and confusion in the treating physician because of associated risks to patients or others and the potential impact on the physician/patient relationship. These situations are further complicated because physicians have the responsibility, as required by law, to at times take action based upon a judgment call when there is no obvious solution. The challenge is to reduce coercion and optimize the opportunity for shared understanding and agreement. This conference will address these issues through a panel discussion, case presentations and workshops using Motivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy tools directed at the Family Practice context. Topics will include but will not be limited to CPSO physician complaints, the Form 1, MOT CAS reporting and mandated treatment. The intention of this workshop is to assist the family physician in determining treatment priorities while moving the clinical interaction from one of patient coercion to patient choice and collaborative decision making.

AGENDA
Friday February 10:
6:00 pm “Tapas on King St. West”… Welcoming Reception – King I
6:45 pm Welcome and Introductions, from Patricia Rockman, MD, CCFP, FCFP; and Tyrone Turner, MD, CCFP, FRCP(C)
7:00 pm CMHCN – Recent Activities, from Ryan Morley – OCFP
7:15 pm The Fickleness of Form I, from Tyrone Turner, MD, CCFP, FRCP(C)
7:35 pm Complaints, from  Marc Gabel, MD
8:05 pm Reception continued…
9:00 pm Adjournment

Saturday February 11:
7:45 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast and Registration – King I
8:30 - 10:00 am Panel Presentation from Claudette Chase, MD, CCFP, FCFP;  Heather Flett, MD, FRCPC;  David Gotlib, MD, FRCPC;  Sheldon Hershkop, MD, CCFP, FCFP; and Meldon Kahan, MD, CCFP, FCFP
10:00 - 10:20 am Break
10:20 - 12:00 pm Dialectic Behavioral Therapy Session, from Shelley McMain, PhD, C. Psych.
12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 - 2:15 pm Motivational Interviewing Session, from  Heather Flett, MD, FRCPC; and Marilyn Herie, Ph.D., R.S.W.
2:15 - 2:30 pm Break
2:30 - 4:00 pm Small Group – Skills Practice, Motivational Interviewing
4:00 pm Group Evaluation and Draws
4:15 pm Adjournment

This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for 12.0 Mainpro-C credits. Participants must actively participate in the CMHCN to receive these credits. Participation is strongly encouraged during the conference.

CMHCN 2012 Conference Registration Form

CMHCN Conference Agenda

Event Details

  • Friday February 10, 2012 6:00 PM
  • Saturday February 11, 2012 5:00 PM
  • Location: 370 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario , Canada
  • Contact: Ryan Morley
  • Email: ryan@cfpc.ca
  • Phone: 416-867-9646 x.48
Categories:
  • CME
Tags:
  • CME
  • dialectical behaviour therapy
  • Choice
  • CMHCN
  • motivational interviewing
  • anxiety
  • Collaborative Network
  • Coercion
  • Mainpro-C
  • Mental Health
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Evaluation

The Collaborative Mental Health Care Network has recently completed an evaluation of Years One to Three. The research indicates that the combination of just-in-time input from mentors and formal CME activities have really made a difference. Participants reported increased knowledge and skills and greater confidence in their ability to care for patients with complex mental illnesses; however, the most significant outcomes on all variables was seen in those who used all aspects of the program including reliance on their mentors. 

According to the results of our pre and post implementation surveys and focus groups, participants who more heavily utilize their mentors (i.e. high utilizers) have increased confidence in mental health management. High utilizers have decreased their use of specialists face to face and are relying more heavily on requests for help using telephone and email, an efficient and cost effective trend.

Small group meetings have been implemented on a regular basis to ensure ongoing mentor/mentee contact and to increase rapport between family physicians and psychiatrists/GP Psychotherapists. Participants report that access to mentors and the increased knowledge and skills acquired through CME activities have decreased the time interval to optimal treatment and amelioration of symptoms for patients. To view the report(s) submitted to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, click here.


For further information, or to learn how to join the program, click here for our brochure, or contact Ms. Eilyn Rodriguez, Associate Executive Director, Research and Educational Services, 416-867-9646 Ext: 24.