Ten Most Important Papers to Know in C-L Psychiatry for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Sponsored by ACLP's Guidelines and Evidence Based Medicine Subcommittee

Introduction: Consultation-liaison psychiatrists see a broad range of pathology and patient demographics. Given the extensive nature of the field, it can be difficult to remain current on relevant research and clinical updates. The goal of the workshop is to present the ten most important papers from the 2022-2023 academic year, as identified by members of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Guidelines and Evidence Based Medicine Subcommittee.

Methods: Each quarter, the Guidelines and Evidence Based Medicine Subcommittee members identify the most important and relevant articles for C-L psychiatrists to know and publish annotations on those articles. To identify the top ten most important articles from the past year, all subcommittee members are invited to evaluate the annotated articles, based on clinical importance and quality of scholarship. The workshop will highlight and discuss the identified top ten rated articles, published between July of 2022 and June of 2023. Dr. Close will discuss the methods of the subcommittee and the annotation section of the Academy website. The five speakers are from various institutions will each present two of the top ten papers, discussing the findings, the relevance of the work for consultation-liaison psychiatrists, and the strengths and weaknesses of each study. To illustrate the importance and applicability of the articles, case presentations will be included relating to the articles presented.

Results: As of the time of abstract submission, the 2022-2023 academic year will not have been complete, therefore, there may be excellent articles that are published and included in the top ten between the abstract submission and workshop presentation. Nevertheless, based on the first 6 months of data, we expect to present studies on topics such as: association of black race with physical and chemical restraint use, psychotropic drugs and adverse kidney effects, psychiatric disease comorbid with malignancies, association of behavioral health services in emergency departments and decreased hospitalization for youth, a medical clearance algorithm for psychiatric emergency patients, and racial disparities in psychiatric decisional capacity consultations.

Conclusions: The workshop will provide C-L psychiatrists with an overview of the 10 most relevant and important articles from the past academic year. Understanding the most relevant research and updates from various sub-topic areas of the field will help busy practitioners stay abreast of new high yield information. The workshop will also highlight the ongoing utility of the annotated abstract section of the Academy website, which includes approximately 100 new entries per year.