Combined Co-Director Dr. Chris Searles Goes to Kentucky!

Dr. Chris Searles will be presenting a workshop along with colleagues from UC, San Diego and the University of San Diego on collaborative care and the integration of mental health and primary care.  The workshop is part of the annual conference of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association held this year in beautiful Louisville, Kentucky.  If you have a hankering to sit in on the workshop, stop on by!

"Orientation to Collaborative Care for Physicians: Teaching Doctors to Collaborate on Behavioral Issues in Practice "

• R. Christopher Searles, MD, FAAFP, Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
• Gene "Rusty" Kallenberg, MD, Chief, Division of Family Medicine, University of California, San Diego
• JoEllen Patterson, PhD, Professor, Marital and Family Therapy, University of San Diego

This workshop is for doctors who have realized that many of their patients have emotional or behavioral needs they would like to address in an effective way.  This workshop will cover basic attitudes, sensitivities, knowledge and skills that are required to carry out this part of clinical primary care with greater quality and comfort.  Attendees will also learn how to reach out to behavioral colleagues in their community to establish collaborative professional relationships that can assist them in practice.