Full course description
***IMPORTANT message for Oregon Doctors*** The Oregon Health Authority has not approved our request for this course to be approved for your mandatory Continuing Education credit. Therefore, it is solely approved for general CE hours.
Hour 1: Foundations of Suicide Risk Recognition
- Suicide as a public health issue
- Relevance to chiropractic and musculoskeletal practice
- Common risk factors and protective factors
- Warning signs and red flags identified during history and review of systems
- Suicide risk considerations in patients with chronic pain, concussion, and neurologic conditions
Hour 2: Screening, Response, and Referral
- How to ask about suicide directly, clearly, and safely
- Overview of brief screening tools appropriate for chiropractic practice (e.g., PHQ-9 Item 9)
- Determining level of risk and urgency
- Appropriate clinical responses based on risk tier
- Referral strategies and emergency escalation
- Documentation essentials and professional boundaries
- Case examples and applied clinical decision-making