PsychEd Episode 74: Working with BPD in ED with Dr. Bruce Fage

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This episode covers Working with Borderline Personality Disorder in the Emergency Department with Dr. Bruce Fage, a psychiatrist in Toronto working in emergency and acute care psychiatry, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. His interests include the relational and systems issues that shape psychiatric care in crisis settings. He is also a former founding member of PsychEd!

The learning objectives for this episode are as follows:

  1. Explain how the emergency department environment influences presentations of borderline personality disorder

  2. Know when to apply the diagnosis of borderline personality in the emergency setting

  3. Demonstrate effective management strategies for patients with BPD in the ED

  4. Evaluate appropriate use of emergency and inpatient care for BPD presentations

Guest:

Dr. Bruce Fage

Hosts:

Sara Abrahamson (MS3)

Shelly Palchik (MS4)

Angad Singh (PGY2)

Audio editing:

Angad Singh (PGY2)

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