Name
Tip of the Arrow: High-Impact Lessons for Effective Psychiatric Consultation in Integrated Care
Description

What makes psychiatric consultation in integrated care work, and what causes it to stall? This interactive, case-based session highlights high-yield lessons that help teams overcome the most common and challenging barriers to effective psychiatric consultation, with particular relevance to the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). Drawing on research and extensive real-world experience, Dr. Ratzliff, a national expert in CoCM psychiatric consultation, and Dr. Sidari, CFHA National Medical Director, share practical strategies that help teams solve problems faster and make psychiatric consultation work in practice. Designed for the entire integrated care team, participants will leave with actionable insights to strengthen consultation processes and better leverage psychiatric expertise at any stage of implementation.

Speakers
Anna Ratzliff, MD
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Care, Medical, Psychiatry
Session Type
Concurrent
Objective 1
Identify key characteristics and practices of effective psychiatric consultation in integrated care, including how consultant engagement, teaching orientation, and collaboration with care managers influence clinical outcomes.
Objective 2
Describe common barriers that cause psychiatric consultation to stall in integrated care settings and apply practical strategies to address challenges related to role clarity, workflow integration, scope of practice, and documentation.
Objective 3
Apply evidence-informed approaches to strengthen consultation processes within integrated care teams, including supporting measurement-based care, coaching team members, guiding treatment adjustments, coordinating resources, and managing clinical risk and crises.
Content Reference 1

Chen, Evan, et al. "Association of psychiatric consultant characteristics with clinical outcomes of collaborative care for depression." (2022).

Content Reference 2

Bauer, Amy M., et al. "Best practices for systematic case review in collaborative care." Psychiatric Services 70.11 (2019): 1064-1067

Content Reference 3

Bland, D. Anton, Kristen Lambert, and Lori Raney. "Resource document on risk management and liability issues in integrated care models." American Journal of Psychiatry 171.5 (2014): 592-592