ECRI, one of the nation’s foremost experts in patient safety and evidence-based healthcare, requested Dr. Vernig to join as a presenter and subject matter expert in their patient safety organization’s safety sprint on suicide prevention. He presented on models of suicide risk, risk identification, and prevention of suicide in healthcare settings to a group of leaders from around behavioral healthcare. Dr. Vernig’s presentation focused on moving beyond traditional checklist-based risk profiling to develop and act on narrative risk formulations based upon modern understanding of suicide risk.
