Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience Grand Rounds

Thursday, 29 September, 2022
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience will present a Grand Rounds from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, on Zoom. 

“Population-Based Outreach to Prevent Suicidal Behavior Among Outpatients Reporting Frequent Suicidal Ideation”

Gregory Simon, M.D., MPH

Psychiatrist, Kaiser Permanente’s Behavioral Health Service

Investigator, Kaiser Permanente

Washington Health Research Institute

Faculty Member of Kaiser Permanente

School of Medicine and the University of Washington

Gregory Simon M.D. MPH is an investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, a psychiatrist in Kaiser Permanente’s Behavioral Health Service, and a faculty member of the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine and the University of Washington.   Dr. Simon’s research focuses on improving access to and quality of mental health care, especially for mood disorders and people at risk for self-harm and suicide.  Specific areas of research include improving adherence to medication, increasing the availability of effective psychotherapy, personalization of treatment for mood disorders, evaluating peer support by and for people with mood disorders, prediction of suicidal behavior, population-based suicide prevention programs, and racial/ethnic disparities in mental health care.  Dr. Simon currently leads the Mental Health Research Network, an NIMH-funded cooperative agreement supporting population-based mental health research across 14 large health systems

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