12.2 Telepsychiatry Expansion Supporting Psychiatric Consultation and Inpatient Psychiatric Services at Children’s Hospital Colorado During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The aims of this presentation are to: 1) briefly describe the many barriers to in-person psychiatric consultation and care during the pandemic; 2) describe innovative teleconsultative services afforded to emergency department (ED) and inpatient settings at a large, tertiary care pediatric hospital; and 3) describe an innovative tele-based service for COVID-19–positive patients requiring inpatient psychiatric hospitalization at a large, tertiary care pediatric hospital.