Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment: An Update for Professionals


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Add to Calendar Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment: An Update for Professionals 11/14/2025 8:30:00 AM 11/14/2025 2:10:00 PM America/Los_Angeles For More Details: https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/SAAT2025 Description: 8:30 AM - 2:10 PM (PST) | 11:30 AM - 5:10 PM (EST) The 2025 Stanford Suicide Course promises to be one of the strongest yet. As in previous years, all presentations will feature entirely new content. This year’s topics will focus on suicide risk across the lifespan, with particular attention to both adolescent and older adult populations. Highlights include a novel suicide assessment protocol, brief intervention strategie... A Live Webinar false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, November 14, 2025, 8:30 AM - 2:10 PM, A Live Webinar

Overview

8:30 AM - 2:10 PM (PST) | 11:30 AM - 5:10 PM (EST)

The 2025 Stanford Suicide Course promises to be one of the strongest yet. As in previous years, all presentations will feature entirely new content. This year’s topics will focus on suicide risk across the lifespan, with particular attention to both adolescent and older adult populations. Highlights include a novel suicide assessment protocol, brief intervention strategies, the latest research on the use of ketamine, and updated findings on the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The course offers practical, evidence-based insights that will enhance clinical care across a range of treatment settings.


Registration

No CE Credit: $35
CE Credit: $60

For those who register, they will receive a link to the 247 page comprehensive and recently updated online resource entitled Current Status of Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment - click here to see an overview.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (5.00 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (5.00 hours), ASWB Continuing Education (ACE) credits (5.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (5.00 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties - Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professions - Advance Practice Nurse (APN), Fellow/Resident, Non-Physician, Nurse, Physician, Psychologist, Registered Nurse (RN), Social Worker, Student

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Identify ways to improve assessment of suicide risk and how to incorporate them into one’s practice.
  2. Discuss innovations in the treatment of the suicidal patient, including psychopharmacologic, interventional, and psychotherapeutic approaches, and safety planning.
  3. Outline special considerations in suicide assessment and treatment of patients, such as cultural and linguistic diversity, SUD and LGBTQ populations.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
 
Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 ANCC contact hours.  

ASWB Approved Continuing Education Credit (ACE) – Social Work Credit 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Stanford Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this activity receive 5 general continuing education credits. 
*Types of credit include: ethics, clinical, cultural competence, or general

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. 


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy
Live Activities: Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Any cancellations refunded will less a 20% administrative fee. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobility accommodations, please contact the CME office.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Amanda Harrison
     Title: Education Events Specialist
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]