Making challenging clinical decisions - SWLSTG

• Improve decision-making skills around the psychiatric admission process across the multi-disciplinary team.
• Have a better understanding of the decision-making process around risk assessment.
• Gain a better understanding of the individual biases and systemic factors influencing clinical decisions.
• Work more effectively with colleagues from the multi-disciplinary team when managing acutely unwell patients.
• Feel more confident in making decisions about the management of acutely unwell patients

After completing this course, those attending will be able to:

• Better understand the structure of acute pathways within mental health services.
• Develop an enhanced understanding of the different perspectives that arise across various teams, from liaison psychiatry assessment services to inpatient and community services, regarding the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a mental health admission.
• Develop an improved understanding of the steps required to make a sound clinical decision regarding patient admission or discharge, and to grasp the consequences of such decisions on patients, their families, and other teams throughout the pathway.
• Apply this enhanced knowledge in a simulated environment with a series of clinical scenarios of increasing complexity.
• Develop strategies to support themselves and their colleagues in clinical decision-making