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New Deputy Chief for Patient Care Services in Mental Health at VISN 4: A Strategic Overview

We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer specializing in Mental Health, bringing expertise from VISN 4, the MIRECC, and the University of Pennsylvania. The role focuses on addressing geriatric psychiatry, late-life depression, and behavioral symptoms in dementia. Key initiatives include enhancing access to mental health services in nursing homes and primary care, implementing evidence-based psychotherapies, and fostering research and advocacy to improve clinical practices and quality of care in mental health settings.

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New Deputy Chief for Patient Care Services in Mental Health at VISN 4: A Strategic Overview

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  1. Central Office Update • New Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer - Mental Health • From • VISN 4 MIRECC • University of Pennsylvania • Geriatric Psychiatry • Research • Late life depression • Behavioral symptoms in dementia • Mental health in nursing homes • Mental health in primary care

  2. Central Office Update • Personal trajectory • Basic science • Clinical research/ Clinical trials • Research dissemination/ advocacy • Intervention and services research • VACO

  3. Moving ForwardStrategic Plan • Improving access, capacity, and quality • Recovery and rehabilitation • Primary care interface • Clinical neuro- and behavioral science

  4. Moving ForwardIntegrated Care • Target problems • Depression • Anxiety • Problem drinking • Other • Models and strategies • Care management • Evidence-based psychotherapy in primary care • Beachhead for health psychology/behavioral medicine

  5. Moving ForwardLeadership • Strengths of the field • Locus of leadership • Role of Central Office

  6. Ira Katz Ira.Katz@med.va.gov Ira.Katz2@va.gov katzi@mail.med.upenn.edu

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