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Scott Zeller, keynote speaker

Dr. . Scott Zeller

    • Vice President, Vituity
    • Developer of the “The Alameda Model”
    • Known as the Creator of the EmPATH Unit concept (Emergency Psychiatry Assessment, Treatment and Healing Unit) and as the Co-Inventor of On-Demand Emergency Telepsychiatry
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In Person-Fee 🛈

$5,000 - $10,000

Virtual Fee:

$7,500 and Under

Travels From

California

Dr. Scott Zeller- 2015 Awards of Excellence

Dr. Scott Zeller- 2015 Awards of Excellence

Understanding Agitation: De-escalation

Understanding Agitation: De-escalation

Scott Zeller Speaker Biography


Scott Zeller, MD is Vice President for Acute Psychiatry at the multistate multispecialty physician group partnership Vituity; a professor at two medical schools; Past President of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry; Past Chair of the National Coalition on Psychiatric Emergencies;  and former Chief of Psychiatric Emergency Services for the Alameda Health System in Oakland, CA, where he developed the “Alameda Model.” He has authored multiple textbooks, book chapters, and peer-reviewed articles, lectures internationally, and is known as the co-inventor of On-Demand Emergency Telepsychiatry and the creator of the EmPATH Unit (Emergency Psychiatry Assessment, Treatment and Healing Unit) model for behavioral health emergency care. He led Project BETA (Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation), which produced guidelines that have revolutionized the care approach to agitated individuals around the world. He was awarded the 2015 USA Doctor of the Year by the National Council for Behavioral Health, the 2019 California Hospital Association Heerman Award for making a landmark contribution to improving California healthcare, and in 2020 was named one of the "ten most influential people in healthcare design" by Healthcare Design Magazine. According to Psychiatry Advisor, Dr. Zeller is known as the “Earl of Emergency Psychiatry”.

 

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