Assessment and Effective Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders 2021

In addition to an emphasis on alcohol use disorder — especially the underlying neurobiology and medication intervention — this online CME course explores opioid use disorder, medication treatment options and how best to use them, and at-risk subpopulations. Assessment and Effective Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders is psychiatry continuing medical education that takes an in-depth look at:

• Nonmedication treatment options, including behavioral strategies and pharmacological interventions
• The role of psychotherapy, referral to AA, and SMART Recovery
• Helping family members of patients with substance use disorders
• Techniques to deal with the unmotivated patient’s denial, ambivalence, and reluctance to change, demonstrating how to motivate, persuade and confront effectively
• Assessment and treatment of patients with co-occurring disorders such as trauma

Topics/Speakers

• All lectures by Mark Albanese, MD
• Introduction and Assessment: Focus on Multidimensional Assessment of Patients with Substance Use Disorder
• Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Focus on Medications, Part 1
• Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Medications, Part 2, and Non-Medication Approaches
• Co-Occurring Disorders: Implications, Assessment, and Treatment
• Opioid Use Disorder: Assessment, Treatment, and Special Considerations

Details : 5 Videos , 2 PDF