The free event is funded by SWSPHN for GPs and allied health professionals in South Western Sydney.

Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea is included.

The workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide.

It also provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations, including the acute suicidal crisis, care after a suicide attempt and assisting families experiencing suicide bereavement.

The workshop is suitable for GP registrars, GPs, multi-disciplinary, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals.

It is eligible for one day of funding under the Emergency Medicine component of the Rural Procedural Grants Program.

Accreditation is 7.5 CPD hours for GPs and psychologists, which includes 4.5 hours education activity and 3 hours reviewing performance.

Learning objectives include: undertaking an effective suicide risk assessment; developing a collaborative safety plan; implementing a team approach to treatment planning; providing effective management following a suicide attempt; and responding to the needs of people bereaved by suicide.

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