Geriatric Psychiatric Outreach Team (GPOT)
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Members Of The Team Patient Problems Appropriate For Referral Include: Dr. Martha Donnelly, MD, FRCPC • Anxiety Geriatric Geriatric Psychiatrist, Medical Manager • Memory problems and/or other cognitive difficulties Dr. Caroline Gosselin, MD, FRCPC Psychiatric • Depression Dr. Ashok Krishnamoorthy, MBBS, • Paranoia/suspiciousness MD (Psy), MRC Psych, FRCPC Outreach • Behavioural problems associated Dr. Bonnie Wiese, MD, FRCPC, with memory deficits Team Psychiatrist • Assessment of person’s ability to Dr. Lizzie Vassar, MD, FRCPC live safely at home (GPOT) Dr. Darcy Cox, Psy.D., R.Psych. ABPP- • Legal, financial and personal Located at: CN, Neuropsychologist competency assessment Vancouver General Hospital Maureen Forrestal, RPN 855 West 12th Avenue Centennial Pavilion 5D Amanda Murphy, RPN Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1M9 Maria Perri, RN Vision: Tel: 604-875-4728 Fax: 604-875-5816 Carolyn Tanner, MSW, RCSW We are committed to supporting healthy lives in healthy communities with our partners through care, education and research. For more copies, go online at http://vch.eduhealth.ca or email [email protected] and quote Catalogue No. GT.300.G315 © Vancouver Coastal Health, May 2014 Vancouver Acute & The information in this document is intended solely for the Community Mental Health person to whom it was given by the health care team. www.vch.ca What Is Geriatric Psychiatry What Services Are Offered? Referral Process Outreach Team? Client Services: Referrals are made through Older The Geriatric Psychiatry Outreach • Initial assessments with treatment Adult Central Intake, 604-709-6785 team is an interdisciplinary health care recommendations. The Intake Coordinator then team designed to assess and treat older • Liaison with family doctor. telephones the person making the adults with psychiatric problems living • Second opinions. referral to gather clinical information. in the community. • Follow-up therapy as needed. If the person making the referral The team links with hospital and • Suggestions for referral to other is not the family doctor, the Intake community partners when needed. appropriate services. Coordinator will call the client’s doctor • Family work where needed. for further information and permission • Neuropsychological evaluation. Population Serviced to proceed. • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Groups. A letter from the family doctor should • Vancouver residents over 65 for Educational Services: be sent to the clinic before the first visit. assessment and therapeutic follow- up. • Educational in-services for community It should include the current health • People over 65 with psychiatric health care staff about client care issues problems, medical and psychiatric problems from anywhere in B.C. for by arrangement with specific team staff. history, as well as copies of recent a single visit consultation. • This team provides clinical consultations and laboratory data. • House calls are limited to a one-hour educational experiences for a number Any questions about GPOT can be radius from the hospital. of health care students. This means directed to 604-875-4728. our clients may be seen by a student supervised by a staff member. Shared Care Initiative: • A shared care experience with primary care providers to increase access to psychogeriatric consultation for specific clinic patients. • An educational process to work on health promotion and prevention for psycho-geriatric issues..