Improving the lives of people with schizophrenia

With the right treatments, people with schizophrenia can and do live successfully.

Unfortunately, many people affected by schizophrenia do not have access to the most effective treatments. The BeST Center’s mission is to change this by providing customized training and other resources to individuals and organizations that help people live successfully with schizophrenia:

BeST Center Practices

• FIRST Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis
• Family Education and Support
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
• Integrated Primary and Mental Health Care
• Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia
• Cognitive Enhancement Therapy

To discuss customized BeST practice training and consultation, please contact:

Patrice M. Fetzer, LISW-S
Director, Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center
pfetzer@neomed.edu
330.325.6397

FREE Continuing Education & RESOURCES

The BeST Center offers free continuing education and resources for those who help people live successfully with schizophrenia:

Working with Friends and Families 101: Unburning the Bridges First Episode Psychosis

A two-part, online continuing education course to learn more about working with friends and families of those with serious mental illness, including first episode psychosis, developed in partnership with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Enroll in Part 1

Enroll in Part 2 

NEOMED CLOZAPINE ASSISTANCE SERVICE

Clozapine can help people with schizophrenia in ways that other medications just can’t

Training, support and information about why, when and how to use clozapine
https://clozapine.info

RSVP for Oct. 24 Virtual Live Clozapine REMS Training

NEOMED Clozapine Assistance Line:
330.325.6848
clozapine@neomed.edu

BeST Center Project ECHO Programs

Project ECHO® uses telecommunications to provide clinicians with: 

• Opportunities to present complex cases and to receive
  written recommendations from multidisciplinary experts
• Free, convenient continuing professional education
• Opportunities to develop the knowledge to manage complex health conditions in their own communities and to be part of a community of practice

Integrated Care at NEOMED (IC@N)

Addressing needs of patients with complex, co-occurring psychiatric and physical conditions
Meets Fridays, Noon – 1 p.m.
Email IntegratedcareECHO@neomed.edu to join or learn more

SZconsult

Addressing the needs of people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Meets Tuesdays from Noon – 1 p.m.
Email SZconsult@neomed.edu to join or learn more

First Episode Psychosis

For teams providing integrated treatment and other interested Ohio clinicians
Offered by the BeST Center and funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Meets Thursdays once a month from Noon – 1 p.m. Schedule of specific dates
Email psychosisteam@neomed.edu to join or learn more

View NEOMED BeST Center Project ECHO brief lectures

Drs. Fred & Penny Frese Lecture

Join the NEOMED Department of Psychiatry, Peg’s Foundation and the BeST Center for the 2019 Drs. Fred and Penny Frese Lecture, “Hope and Help: Meaningful Recovery from Schizophrenia and Serious Mental Illness with Clozapine” by Dr. Robert S. Laitman and Daniel Laitman Oct. 14 at 3:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the NEOMED New Center. This annual lecture honors the late Dr. Fred Frese and Dr. Penny Frese by sharing stories of individuals living successfully with schizophrenia and the ways in which their loved ones support their recoveries.

RSVP for this free event.

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