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ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine Workshop

Thursday, April 13, 2023
8:00 am – 5:30 pm ET

*Not included with full conference; separate registration required

Overview

The ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine is an innovative, case-based, interactive workshop designed for providers who are new to seeing patients at risk or treating patients with addiction. Participants will receive an overview of the basics of addiction medicine, which covers how to screen, diagnose, treat, and/or refer patients with addiction, many of whom have co-occurring medical and psychiatric comorbidities.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is for physicians, physician associates, nurse practitioners, nurses, and behavioral health specialists. It is designed for those new to treating patients with addiction and for individuals who have had little or no addiction training.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
  1. Identify one's own feelings and attitudes that promote or prevent therapeutic responses to patients with substance use disorders.
  2. Apply the philosophy of harm reduction to enhance patient centered care for people with substance use disorders.
  3. Demonstrate a knowledge of the neurobiological changes that occur during addictions.
  4. Use motivational interviewing to enhance patient’s readiness to change unhealthy behaviors.
  5. Use validated patient screening tools to detect substance use and interpret a spectrum of results.
  6. Conduct substance use assessments using the DSM 5 criteria and including a biopsychosocial approach.
  7. Offer evidence-based pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions that are appropriate to specific substances and usage patterns.

Course Topics

  • An Introduction to Addictive Disorders
  • The Clinical Manifestations of the Neurobiology of Addiction
  • A Brief Overview of Motivational Interviewing Basics
  • Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
  • Identifying Unhealthy Substance Use: Assessment
  • Treating Substance Use Disorders with Medication and Counseling

Workshop Schedule

Click here to access the workshop schedule.

Program Planning Committee

Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, DFASAM, FACPM, Chair
Abby S. Letcher, MD, FASAM, Vice Chair
Kathryn M. Basques, MSW, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC
Angela L. Colistra, PhD, LPC, CAADC, CCS
Trina Fullard, MA, CCS LCAS
Joanna Linn, PhD, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
Amy Parins MPAS, PA-C
Kirk D. Moberg, MD, PhD, FACP, FACPE, CPE, DFASAM
Lipi Roy, MD, MPH, FASAM
J. Paul Seale, MD, FASAM

Credits & Maintenance of Certification / Continuing Certification Program

ACCME Accreditation Statement
The American Society of Addiction Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
This activity has been approved by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #295, ASAM is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)
This educational program is approved by CAADE: #CP40 999 1225.

California Association of DUI Treatment Centers (CADTP)
This educational program is approved by CADTP: #205.

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
This educational program is approved by CCAPP: #OS-20-330-1224.

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Non-physician participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Participants should submit his/her certificate of attendance to their professional organization/institute.

American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) has approved this activity for 8 credits towards ABPM MOC Part II requirements.

American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology TM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®.

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 8 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn 8 MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credits.

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and/or Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Successful completion of this CME activity can be used to satisfy the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology’s (ABPN) CME requirement for Maintenance of Certification program.

American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
Successful completion of this activity can be used to satisfy the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) for Tmoc as credits towards ABAM LLSA Part II requirements.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
Royal College Fellows can use participation in Accredited Continuing Medical Education to earn Section 3 Credits.

Disclosure Information
In accordance with disclosure policies of ASAM and the ACCME, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all CME/CE activities. These policies include mitigating all possible relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for the Planning Committees and Presenters. All activity Planning Committee members and Presenters have disclosed relevant financial relationship information. The ASAM CE Committee has reviewed these disclosures and determined that the relationships are not inappropriate in the context of their respective presentations and are not inconsistent with the educational goals and integrity of the activity.