Psychiatry
Learning Objectives
- Identifying and treatment of psychiatric emergencies
- Understanding how to approach and manage an agitate or violent patient
This course equips healthcare professionals with the essential skills to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies in the acute setting. Participants will learn to identify and treat a range of psychiatric crises, including acute psychosis, suicidal ideation, and severe anxiety or mood disorders. Additionally, the course covers best practices for approaching and managing agitated or violent patients, emphasizing de-escalation techniques, patient safety, and appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. Through case-based discussions and hands-on simulations, learners will enhance their ability to provide compassionate, effective care for patients in psychiatric distress while ensuring a safe environment for both patients and healthcare providers.
Dr. Greg Nikogosyan
Gregory Nikogosyan, DO, is an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Current clinical specializations include psychiatric consults for individuals in the emergency department and inpatient hospital services. Nikogosyan provides outpatient neuropsychiatric care for individuals with various neurological disorders with a particular emphasis on epilepsy and movement disorders. Furthermore, he has expertise in peri-surgical and critical care psychiatry performing presurgical assessments for kidney transplant and functional neurosurgery services. Coming from an Armenian upbringing, he holds a particular interest in Armenian cultural psychiatry and mental health. He serves on government taskforces for guidelines and volunteers as an elected board member of the non-profit Alzheimer's Care Armenia.
Dr. Ambrose Wong
Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS, is a physician-scientist in the Department of Emergency Medicine, with a focus on teamwork, patient safety, behavioral health, and healthcare disparities. He is the Research Director and Simulation Fellowship Director at the Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation. He also has expertise in qualitative and mixed-methods techniques for health services research.
Oriane Longerstaey, MD
Dr. Longerstaey is currently a fellow in the division of Global Emergency Medicine at Brown University in Providence, RI. After obtaining her medical doctorate from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, she graduated from her residency in emergency medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Her research interests lie in global emergency medicine and capacity building of emergency systems. She has particular expertise in graduate medical education with ongoing residency education projects in Tanzania and Armenia. She has also worked in Rwanda to build a curriculum for mass casualty incidents response for physicians, nurses and paramedics.
Dr. Tamar Pounardjian
Tamar Pounardjian, MD, is an internal medicine physician who specializes in hospice and palliative medicine. She is currently an attending physician at Rush University Medical Center. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Brown University and fellowship in hospice and palliative care at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Arman Danielyan
Arman Danielyan, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at John Muir Behavioral Health.
