Calendar of Activities
Please note all education is virtual at this time until further notice.
Perinatal Psychiatry Series
Wednesday, May 12th
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Perinatal Psychiatry Series Session 5 - Substance Use Disorder
Presented by: Margaret Lynn Yonekura, MD, WICI Behavioral Health Physician Champion & Jill Hoyt, MS, LAADC, Substance Use Navigator, Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Perinatal Psychiatry Cafe Conversations
Friday, May 14th
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Conference Chair: Miriam Schultz, MD
Moderators: Margaret Lynn Yonekura, MD, WICI Behavioral Health Physician Champion
Jil Hoyt, MS, LAADC, Substance Use Navigator, Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Come and join Dr. Schultz, Dr. Yonekura, Jill Hoyt, and your colleagues to discuss difficult patient cases and ask your outstanding questions from the live educations!
The Heart of Palliative Care
Tuesday, May 25th
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Jeff Yee, MD, Head of Mercy Medical Group Palliative Care Division; Joni J. Johnson, RN, MHA, Palliative Care Program Manager, MSJMC; & Rev. Valeri Briggs, M. Div., BCC, CPC, MSJMC Hospital
Come and learn about the distinct differences between hospice, palliative care, comfort care, and curative care. Then learn how to begin those critical palliative care conversations with your patients, and why and when to incorporate chaplaincy as a resource.
A Change in Behavior: Delirium, Terminal Restlessness or Dementia, A Pragmatic Clinical Guide
Tuesday, June 29th
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Hari Nagaraj, MD | Medical Director, Palliative Care, MSJMC & Tracey Okabe-Yamamura, Pharm.D., FCSHP | Clinical Pharmacy Mgr
This educational program will provide an update on delirium, terminal restlessness and dementia in the palliative patient.
For further information, contact the Dignity Health Office of Continuing Medical Education Program: