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Suicide Prevention:
What Providers Should Know about Suicide Risk/Assessment for the Prevention of Suicide in Returning Veterans
About the Presenter
Facilitator – Dr. Andrea Bradford
Andrea Bradford, MD, MMM graduated from the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine in 1980. She received her internship and residency training in Psychiatry at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, GA. She completed a Master of Medical Management degree at Tulane University in 2003.
She served in numerous positions in the Army, to include Chief, Department of Psychiatry at Fort Benning, GA and Deputy Commander for Clinical Services at Fort McClellan, AL, in addition to her service in Saudi Arabia and Iraq during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Following her retirement from the military, she has served as Medical Director in Psychiatry at the Baptist Medical Center, Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS, Vice President for Medical Services at the Alpharetta, GA service center for Magellan Behavioral Health, Lead Associate Medical Director at the Lutherville, MD service center for CIGNA Behavioral Health, and Medical Director for the State of GA Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Disorders. Currently, Dr. Bradford is the Vice President and Medical Director for the Morrisville, NC Commercial Sector service center for ValueOptions
About the Program
- Role of the Provider in Assessing Suicide
- Suicide Risk/Assessment for the Prevention of Suicide
- Walk participants through the use of this tool
- Risk factors and protective factors
Participants will have a chance to ask questions.
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