Psychiatric Advance Directive: Leon Ravin, MD
Listen to Amica Simmons-Yon, PharmD, PhD and Alyssa Peckham, PharmD, BCPP as they spill the tea on Psychiatric Advance Directives with special guest, Dr. Leon Ravin. During this episode, Dr. Ravin highlights Psychiatric Advance Directives, its value to the patient at the time of a psychiatric crisis and the impact of the document on the therapeutic alliance and patient outcomes. Dr. Ravin is a Psychiatrist and Statewide Psychiatric Medical Director for the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, State of Nevada. He is an educator and serves in key committees on the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, SMI Advisor (an APA and SAMHSA initiative), and the National Psychopharmacology Update.
Leon Ravin, MD
Psychiatrist and Statewide Psychiatric Medical Director for the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, State of Nevada
Amica Simmons-Yon, PharmD, PhD (OPDC)
Senior Medical Science Liaison, Neuroscience Field Medical Affairs
Alyssa Peckham, PharmD, BCPP (OPDC)
Clinical & Scientific Liaison
Resources:
- Psychiatric Advance Directives Fact Sheet
- Psychiatric Advance Directives – An Introduction
- Psychiatric Advance Directives – A Deep Dive
- Psychiatric Advance Directives – Logistic Nuts & Blots
- Psychiatric Advance Directives
- National Resource Center for Psychiatric Advance Directives
Leon Ravin is a paid consultant of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Amica Simmons-Yon & Alyssa are employees of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
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