Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists

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Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists is a case-based, comprehensive look at the most relevant information on the identification and management of substance use disorders. Led by Christopher W. Shanahan, MD, MPH, this CME course covers major substances used — alcohol, opioids, stimulants, benzodizepines, tobacco/niccotine, and cannabis — and defines longitudinal, comprehensive and coordinated care strategies. It will help you to better:

• Define addiction in terms of it being a relapsing and chronic disease
• Distinguish between pharmacologic, medical, and behavioral strategies for opioid use treatment
• Outline approaches to identify and treat substance use in adolescents and adults
• Identify the commonly occurring infectious diseases seen in patients with addictions
• Compare prescribing patterns for patients with acute and chronic pain
• Classify psychiatric disorders that coexist with substance use disorders

Available online or via audio MP3 CDs, Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists provides a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews so you can expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

TOPICS

• Addiction: A Progressive Relapsing Chronic Disease – David Fiellin, MD

• Identification and Initial Management of Unhealthy Alcohol and Other Drug Use – Richard Saitz, MD, MPH

• Harm Reduction Including Overdose and Its Prevention – Christopher W. Shanahan, MD, MPH

• Management of Acute Intoxication, Withdrawal, and Early Recovery, and Perioperative Care in Persons with Unsafe Use of Licit and Illicit Substances – Zoe M. Weinstein, MD, MS

• Alcohol Use Disorder: Assessment and Treatment – Richard Saitz, MD, MPH

• Opioids: Pharmacologic, Medical, and Behavioral Characteristics and Long-Term Management – Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH

• Stimulants: Pharmacologic, Medical, and Behavioral Characteristics and Long-Term Management – Alexander Walley, MD, MSc

• Benzodiazepine Use Disorder – Tae Woo Park, MD

• Substance Use Across the Life Span: A Focus on Adolescent Alcohol, Nicotine, and Cannabis Use – Nicholas Chadi, MD, MPH

• Tobacco/Nicotine: Pharmacologic, Medical, and Behavioral Characteristics and Long-Term Management – Hasmeena Kathuria, MD

• Pain and Addiction: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management – Phoebe A. Cushman, MD

• Addiction and Psychiatric Co-Morbidity – John A. Renner, MD

• Office-Based Systems for Safer Opioid Prescribing for Acute and Chronic Pain and Long-Term Treatment of Substance Use Disorder in the Primary Care Setting (Alcohol, Opioids, Stimulants, Tobacco) – Christopher W. Shanahan, MD, MPH

• Value-Driven Priorities for Addressing Infectious Consequences of the Opioid Crisis – Benjamin Linas, MD