
Lisa Harding, MD, urges psychiatrists to gather histories, deprescribe safely, and send focused sleep referrals now that orexin agonists have arrived for narcolepsy.
How can we improve patient outcomes? Collaboration.
CONFERENCE REPORTER
Mark Jankelow, MSN, PMHNP-BC, shared what he believes are they keys to successful collaboration:
1. Spread education, be willing to share, do not be selfish with your knowledge or experience.
2. Promote modern medications.
3. Involve everyone: the family, cardiologist, endocrynologist, etc. If everyone has the same knowledge of the patient's situation, better outcomes will happen for the patient.
Mr Jankelow is an experienced board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner who has worked in community mental health, the Colorado Department of Corrections, and is the owner of a Springbok Health, Inc.