Virtual

STATE SESSION: Suicide Prevention

Saturday, October 11, 2025

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Virtual

Speaker(s)

Jose R. Torres-Miranda, MD (he/him/his)

Orlando NSU KPCOM Psychiatry Residency Program Director
NSU KPCOM
Orlando, Florida, United States
Bernard R. Degnan, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Psychiatry Resident, PGY-4
Nova Southeastern University
Rosemarie Cropper, DO (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Chuluota, Florida, United States
Yara A. Bonet Pagan, MD

Geriatric Psychiatrist
Veterans Affairs
Orlando, Florida, United States

Disclosure(s):

Jose R. Torres-Miranda, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Bernard R. Degnan, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Rosemarie Cropper, DO: No financial relationships to disclose

Yara A. Bonet Pagan, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

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5. CDC. Facts about suicide. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published March 26, 2025. https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html
6. Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Warning Signs of Suicide – Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Sprc.org. Published 2020. https://sprc.org/warning-signs-of-suicide/
7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Risk and protective factors for suicide. Suicide Prevention. Published April 25, 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/risk-factors/index.html

Learning Objectives:

Identify medical conditions which can predispose to suicidality. Utilize data on medical issues as indications of mental health and suicide risk Restructure care to decrease suicide risk factors and increase protective factors.
Utilize data on medical issues as indications of mental health and suicide risk
Compare rates of physician suicide with the general population Identify at least 3 factors that can contribute to physician suicide. Identify at least 3 strategies to prevent suicide in physicians