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Contains 20 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 5.25-hour curriculum provides the foundational and introductory knowledge needed for prescribers (MDs, DOs, APRNs, and PAs) to care for patients with AUD.
Prescribers: Introductory Curriculum on Alcohol Use Disorder and Medications for Alcohol Use Disorders
Created by: American Society of Addiction Medicine
June 2026
Overview
Designed for prescribers (MDs, DOs, APRNs, and PAs) new to treating alcohol use disorder (AUD) and/or prescribing medications for AUD (MAUD), this 5-hour and 15-minute curriculum provides the foundational knowledge needed to care for patients with AUD. This curriculum features multiple learning formats, including enduring trainings, interactive online modules, mini videos (<10 mins), and downloadable digital resources.
The target audience for this introductory level activity includes clinical healthcare professionals who prescribe medications in outpatient or inpatient settings.
This activity addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Patient Care and Procedural Skills; Medical Knowledge; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; and Systems-Based Practice
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Describe current recommendations for screening patients for risky alcohol use.
- Examine the neurobiological mechanism underlying alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
- Determine the most suitable FDA-approved medication to treat alcohol use disorder based on the patient’s clinical presentation and treatment goals.
Registration Deadline: 04/25/2029
Close Access Date: 05/25/2029
Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
- Click the first section, Screening, Goal Setting, & Conversations About Alcohol Use. On the first component, Digital Resource- Alcohol Use Disorder: Understanding Stigmatizing Language, click Download Digital Resource to get started.
- Expand and click each of the curriculum sections and components to review the enduring trainings, online modules, downloadable digital resources, and mini videos.
- Once you've reviewed all sections, click Post-Test, Evaluation & Claim Credit section.
- Click Complete Post Test to answer multiple choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly.
- Click Complete Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the button Claim Medical Credits in the box titled Claim Credits & Certificate. Choose the type of credit and click submit. Click the button View/Print Certificate to save or print your certificate. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the ASAM e-Learning Center, clicking Dashboard, and clicking Transcript/Achievements.
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Shawn Cohen
MD, FASAM
Shawn Cohen, MD, FASAM is an Instructor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine whose primary clinical responsibilities are on the Yale Addiction Medicine Consult Service. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine. He has an interest in improving care in the hospital for people who use drugs, low barrier outpatient care, and low dose initiation of buprenorphine.
No Relevant Financial disclosures.
Tessa Steel
MD, MPH
Tessa Steel, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor, physician-scientist, and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine doctor at Harborview Medical Center, a county safety-net hospital operated by the University of Washington in Seattle. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include improving hospital-based treatments for alcohol withdrawal syndrome and using hospitalizations to help people with addiction launch their process of recovery.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Alyssa Peterkin, MD
Hospitalist
Boston Medical Center
Alyssa Peterkin, MD is an Instructor of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine and an internist at Boston Medical Center. Currently, she also serves as an associate program director for Grayken Addiction Medicine fellowship. She spends her clinical time working as a hospitalist, attending on the inpatient addiction consultation service and working in the substance use disorder urgent care. Her interests include educating learners at all levels and expanding access to addiction treatment.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Stephen Holt
MD, MS, FACP
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Melissa B. Weimer
DO, MCR, FASAM
Yale School of Medicine
Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health and Associate Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Yale University. She is an expert in hospital-based care for patients with substance use disorders and has worked with colleagues to develop successful hospital-based Addiction Medicine Consult Services at both Oregon Health & Science University and Yale University/Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Weimer is also a national leader in Addiction Medicine education and has developed curricula for substance use disorder evaluation and treatment and safe and effective pain treatment. Dr. Weimer serves on the national board of ASAM and is the Chair of the ASAM Clinical Practice Guidelines Methodology and Oversight Committee.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Kevin Sevarino, MD, PhD (DFAAAP, FASAM, FAPA)
Medical Director
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
Dr. Sevarino earned his M.D., C.M. at McGill Faculty of Medicine and Ph.D. in molecular biology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. After an internship in Internal medicine, he trained in psychiatry in the dual clinical/basic research track at the Yale University School of Medicine. For six years thereafter, he was PI on NIH grants examining neurobiological mechanisms underlying cocaine dependence, and since then has transitioned to being a clinician-educator who remained active in clinical research as a member of the MIRECC VA Team in studies examining new treatments for substance use disorders. He was Medical Director of the Newington Mental Health Care Firm, Connecticut VA Healthcare System, from Dec. 2004 through Aug. 2017. He was a consulting psychiatrist at Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, from 1999 to 2009, and again from 2017 to 2023. He now works as a per diem psychiatrist at Hartford Healthcare – Rushford. His particular expertise is in the treatment of the dually-diagnosed and non-opiate pharmacological management of chronic pain. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. He was subspecialty certified in Psychosomatic Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology from 2009 – 2019, in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine from 2010 – 2020, and currently in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventative Medicine. Dr. Sevarino serves as Medical Director for the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), and is a past president of that organization. He was Course Director for the AAAP Board Review Course in Addictions, which developed into the Addictions and Their Treatment Course, from 2007 to 2015. He currently co-directs AAAP’s Advanced Addiction Psychopharmacology course.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Christine Harsell, DNP, ANP-BC
Medical Director/Nurse Practitioner
Spectra Health
Christine Harsell DNP, ANP-BC is a nurse practitioner and medical director at an FQHC in North Dakota. She oversees an integrated primary care setting that provides substance use disorder (SUD) services including medications for alcohol use disorder. She works regionally to offer SBIRT and Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) implementation training and technical assistance and has been a content expert and case presenter on a variety of Project ECHO sessions related to SUD.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Dale Walaszek, PA-C
Physician Associate
Central Peninsula Hospital
Dale Walaszek is a Physician Associate who works in Soldotna, Alaska at a hospital based Behavioral Health Department providing addiction medicine care. The services provided include acute detox, MOUD/MAUD, and primary health care. Coaching clients who struggle with addictions has been both the most challenging and rewarding experience of Dale's 27 year career.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Carolyn J. Swenson, MSPH, MSN, RN
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Carolyn Swenson provides consultation, training, and coaching on substance use and suicide prevention, and motivational interviewing. She completed master’s degrees in nursing and public health and is a certified Question-Persuade-Refer (QPR) suicide prevention trainer. Her past work includes perinatal and pediatric nursing; public health nursing with migrant farmworkers and on the Navajo reservation, and refugee relief work in Sudan; epidemiology research; and quality improvement with clinics, hospitals, and public health departments. Born and raised in Minnesota, she now resides in Denver, Colorado.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Anne Dowton, MD
Director of Addiction Medicine
Hartford Hospital
Dr. Dowton is the Director of Addiction Medicine at Hartford Hospital. She directs the inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service at Hartford Hospital and provides care to patients with substance use disorders who are admitted to the acute care setting. She holds dual board-certification in Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine from the American Board of Preventative Medicine.
Dr. Dowton received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and then completed her Internal Medicine residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. After residency, she completed the Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Yale School of Medicine.
She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Alyssa Falleni
PharmD
Alyssa Falleni, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist who received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island. She recently completed a two-year fellowship in Health Professions Education, Evaluation, and Research in Substance Use Disorders and Related Harms at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. She holds a clinical instructor appointment at the Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and works as an outpatient HIV Pharmacist at Hartford Healthcare, Connecticut. Her research and clinical interests are in improving medication access for people who use substances and identifying and addressing social determinants of health.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Joshua Lee, MD, MSc
Joshua D. Lee MD, MSc is a Professor in the departments of Population Health and Medicine/General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He is Director of the NYU Fellowship in Addiction Medicine and Co-Director of DPH’s Section on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use. He is a clinician-researcher focused on addiction pharmacotherapies in primary care and criminal justice populations and leads the NYUGSOM Hub of the NIDA Justice and Community Opioid Innovation Network. He is a Science Advisor at Oar Health, an alcohol treatment provider.
Dislcosures: Indivior, in-kind study drug donation; Alkermes, in-kind study drug donation; Oar Health, Clinical Advisor
Lara Ray
PhD
Dr. Lara Ray received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Ray completed a predoctoral clinical internship at Brown University Medical School, where she stayed for a postdoctoral fellowship at the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. After her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Ray joined the faculty at the UCLA Clinical Psychology Program, where she is now a Full Professor. Dr. Ray also has academic appointments at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the UCLA Brain Research Institute. Dr. Ray has an active program of research on the clinical neuroscience of addiction. Her laboratory combines experimental psychopharmacology with behavioral genetic and neuroimaging methods to ascertain the mechanisms underlying addictive disorders in humans and apply these insights to treatment development. Dr. Ray has over 250 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Her program of research is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) as well as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Dr. Ray has received research excellence awards from the American Psychological Association (APA), the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), and the American College on Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP).
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Raymond F Anton MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Anton is a Distinguished University Professor and senior investigator with over 25 years of research experience. He is considered an international expert in biologic markers of alcohol use as well as in new treatments for alcohol use disorders (AUD's), as evidenced by conducting over 15 clinical trials. He participated in PROJECT Match as well as being the chair of the COMBINE Study and first author of its publication in JAMA. His team also developed one of he first fMRI alcohol cue tasks showing activation in salient brain reward systems that could be blocked by medications. As a current holder of a Senior Scientist Career and Mentoring Award (K05) he has used that support to integrate genetics and neuroimaging into his clinical trial work. His group has begun to bring together the brain-imaging paradigm with genetics and pharmacogenetics, providing the best technology available to investigate alcohol effects on the human brain as they relate to alcoholism vulnerability and treatment.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Carolyn Chan, MD
University of Cincinnati
Dr. Carolyn Chan is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, internist and addiction medicine physician at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She currently is the Program Director of the UC Addiction Medicine Fellowship. Clinically she spends her time on inpatient addiction consult service, outpatient integrated primary care and addiction clinic, and precepts internal medicine residents. She is the co-host of The Curbsiders Addiction Medicine Podcast, which disseminates evidence-based addiction practices to a broad audience. Her scholarly work focuses on addiction education and the use of medical improvisation to teach communication skills.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Accreditation & Credits
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credits Available
- Physicians: 5.25 Credits
- Nurses & NPs: 5.25 Nursing Contact Hours
- Pharmacology Hours: 3 Hours
- PAs: 5.25 Credits
- Interprofessional Continuing Education: 5.25 Credits
- Certified Counselors: NBCC Contact Hours Not Offered
American Society of Addiction Medicine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7062. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Society of Addiction Medicine is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. - NAADAC: CE Credits not offered
- ABIM MOC Points: 5.25 Medical Knowledge | 5.25 Patient Safety
- ABP MOC: 5.25 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment
- ABS Continuing Certification: 5.25 Accredited CME
- ABA MOCA 2.0®*: 5.25 Lifelong Learning | 5.25 Patient Safety
- American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
- American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM)
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)/Continuing Certification Program (CCP)
This activity is designed to meet the requirements for MOC/CCP for several primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported and designated for ABA, ABP, ABIM, and ABS. By completing the online credit application and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.
Additionally, this activity has been designed to satisfy the requirements of the following primary physician board certification requirements. Please confirm with your individual Board.
Certificates for other professions
All participants may request a certificate of participation upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Learners are strongly advised to contact their professional licensing board or professional association to confirm this certificate will be accepted as evidence supporting continuing education requirements.
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.
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all accredited continuing education activities. These policies include identifying and mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved in the creation and dissemination of accredited continuing education.
See the attached pdf for a list of disclosures.
American Society of Addiction Medicine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7062. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Society of Addiction Medicine is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of the American board of Anesthesiology®.
This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment of the American board of Anesthesiology's (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®), known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, https://www.theaba.org/, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.The complete list of disclosures and designation statements are linked below.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 30-minute case-based discussion equips behavioral health professionals with practical strategies to identify, assess, and treat co-occurring problem gambling and alcohol use disorder, applying key concepts to real-world scenarios to address their interconnected risks and improve integrated care.
Gambling and Alcohol Use Disorder
Host: National Council on Mental Wellbeing
Recorded: May 21, 2026
Enduring TrainingOverview
This case-based discussion will equip behavioral health professionals with strategies to better identify, assess and treat individuals experiencing these co-occurring conditions. Problem gambling and alcohol use disorder (AUD) frequently co-occur, amplifying risk, severity and barriers to recovery for both conditions. Individuals experiencing one condition are significantly more likely to experience the other, and high comorbidity rates are commonly reported in both clinical and population studies. As access to gambling, including sports betting, continues to expand across the U.S., behavioral health professionals are increasingly encountering clients who are navigating both conditions simultaneously. Despite the overlap, gambling disorder and AUD are commonly treated in isolation from one another. This treatment gap can limit effective care for both conditions, ignoring the fact that the two exacerbate and reinforce one another (for example, using alcohol to cope with gambling losses or gambling under the influence of alcohol). Through interactive case discussions, participants will apply key concepts to real-world clinical scenarios, exploring triggers, coping strategies and values-based behavioral substitutions.
The target audience for this introductory level activity includes: All types of healthcare professionals.
The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, and Systems-based Practice
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Describe problem gambling prevalence and comorbidity with alcohol use disorder
- Identify one empirically supported psychotherapeutic treatment for gambling disorder
- Name two empirically supported assessment tools to screen for gambling problems
- Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
- Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
- Click View On-Demand Session to watch the training.
- Click Complete GPRA Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click Claim Certificate of Completion to view/print certificate.
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Matt Andersland, MS
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Tennessee Institute for Gambling
Keith Windsor, BS, CPRS
Client Retention Manager
The Gambling Clinic
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In accordance with the disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all accredited continuing education activities. These policies include identifying and mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved in the creation and dissemination of accredited continuing education.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 75-minute case-based discussion explains practical strategies for engaging patients who feel uncertain or ambivalent about alcohol use disorder treatment, using motivational interviewing (MI) techniques to support autonomy and assess readiness to change.
Engaging Patients Expressing Ambivalence Towards Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
Host: Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Recorded: May 7, 2026
Enduring TrainingOverview
This 75-minute case-based discussion explains practical strategies for engaging patients who feel uncertain or ambivalent about alcohol use disorder treatment, using motivational interviewing (MI) techniques to support autonomy and assess readiness to change. By applying the MI OARS framework, learners gain a plethora of tools to guide focused, goal-oriented conversations that encourage positive behavior change and increase readiness to accept behavioral and/or medical treatment referrals.
The target audience for this introductory level activity includes: All types of healthcare professionals.
The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, and Systems-based Practice
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Describe at least three strategies to engage patients in conversations about their alcohol use.
- List at least two motivational interviewing (MI) micro-skills (e.g., OARS Framework) that can be used with patients who are ambivalent about making a health promoting change in their alcohol consumption.
- Explain at least two ways that the MI OARS Framework can be used to encourage goal-directed conversations that result in positive behavior change.
- Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
- Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
- Click View On-Demand Session to watch the training.
- Click Complete GPRA Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click Claim Certificate of Completion to view/print certificate.
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Beth A. Rutkowski, MPH
UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs | Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all accredited continuing education activities. These policies include identifying and mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved in the creation and dissemination of accredited continuing education.
This activity is not for credit.
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- PhD - Free!
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- Pharmacist (PharmD) - Free!
- Physician (MD) - Free!
- Physician (DO) - Free!
- Physician (MBBS) - Free!
- Physician Associate (PA-C) - Free!
- Psychologist (PsyD) - Free!
- Social Worker (MSW, LCSW, LGSW) - Free!
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 75-minute webinar equips prescribers with practical, evidence-based tools to help patients initiate and sustain engagement in alcohol use disorder treatment through skill practice and real-world case scenarios.
Behavior Change Tools for Prescribers Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
Host: Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
Recorded: April 26, 2026
Enduring TrainingOverview
This webinar introduces prescribers to practical, evidence-based strategies that help patients initiate and stay engaged in alcohol use disorder treatment. Through skill demonstrations and role-play using real patient cases, participants explore tools like Behavior Chain Analysis, the RAC Framework, safety planning, and urge surfing. These simple, actionable templates are designed for prescribers without behavioral health specialization who want effective ways to support recovery and improve treatment outcomes. This training is a recording of a live session hosted at ASAM's 57th annual conference.
The target audience for this introductory level activity includes: Prescribers
The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, and Systems-based Practice
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Understand how prescribers can effectively integrate behavior change strategies with pharmacologic treatment for patients with AUD to enhance engagement, support sustained recovery, and improve retention in care.
- Utilize Behavior Chain Analysis, RAC Framework, safety and relapse prevention planning, and urge surfing to develop personalized strategies that support behavior change and treatment adherence in patients with AUD.
- Demonstrate how to utilize behavior change strategies in the treatment of patients with AUD, including adapting approaches for a variety of care settings.
- Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
- Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
- Click View On-Demand Session to watch the training.
- Click Complete GPRA Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click Claim Certificate of Completion to view/print certificate.
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Carla B. Marienfeld, MD, DFAPA, DFASAM:
Carla Marienfeld, MD, is an addiction psychiatrist and Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She edited two books: Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice and Absolute Addiction Psychiatry Review: An Essential Board Exam Study Guide. She has been highly involved in the education of colleagues and trainees, and she is the fellowship director for the UCSD Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. Dr. Marienfeld completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry and residency training in psychiatry at Yale University. Her medical degree with honors is from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Marienfeld is a consultant for and has stock in CARI Health.
John O'Neil, LCSW, LADC
Social Worker
Yale Addiction Medicine Consult Service
John is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor working as the Social Worker for the Yale Addiction Medicine Consult Service where he provides clinical support for patients who suffer from serious medical problems related to substance abuse disorders. He has been at Yale since 2022 and also works as a clinician in group practice where he focuses on clients with AUD. His education includes a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Counselor (DARC) Certificate from Gateway Community College and an MSW from Southern Connecticut State University, as well as a BS in Marketing and MBA from Ball State University. John’s experience in addiction treatment includes work for Aware In Home Addiction Treatment and Residential Treatment Units of Recovery Network of Programs.
John also worked extensively in marketing, advertising, and retail photo management. His work in marketing consulting included working closely with Dr. C. Everett Koop on Dr. Koop’s Shape Up America! Campaign for Healthy Weight which John likes to consider amends for all his earlier work marketing Canada Dry, Pepsi, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and McDonald’s products. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War where he served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery and was awarded a Bronze Star for Service.Eve N. Lasswell, PsyD
Psychologist
University of California San Diego
Eve Lasswell, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who treats adults with substance use and co-occurring disorders. Dr. Lasswell is part of UC San Diego Health's Substance Treatment and Recovery program, which uses a harm-reduction approach to provide care for all stages of recovery from substance use disorders. She treats patients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders ad helps adults recover from addiction by encouraging behaviors that build wellness and emotional resilience.
In addition, she has experience helping people with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, as well as concerns related to role transitions and interpersonal relationships.
Dr. Lasswell also has experience providing care to diverse patient populations, including those with ethnic backgrounds different from her own, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and current and former members of the US military.
Her research aims to improve outcomes for people with substance use disorders, and improve access to mental health services for the underserved.
Dr. Lasswell is Board-Certified in Addiction Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in addiction treatment at Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at Indiana State University.Disclosure Information
In accordance with the disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all accredited continuing education activities. These policies include identifying and mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved in the creation and dissemination of accredited continuing education.
This activity is not for credit.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 75-minute webinar equips clinicians with practical, case-based strategies to assess, diagnose, and treat alcohol use disorder in patients with co-occurring psychiatric conditions using integrated pharmacologic and behavioral approaches.
When AUD Isn’t the Only Diagnosis: Navigating Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions
Host: Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
Recorded: April 25, 2026
Enduring TrainingOverview
Managing AUD in patients with co-occurring psychiatric conditions, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, is common and clinically complex. This session uses a patient case to bridge theory and practice, equipping addiction medicine clinicians with practical strategies for effective care. Participants will gain tools to navigate screening and diagnostic challenges, develop treatment plans that combine pharmacologic and behavioral approaches, and overcome common clinical barriers to improve outcomes for individuals with co-occurring AUD and psychiatric disorders. This training is a recording of a live session hosted at ASAM's 57th annual conference.
The target audience for this moderate level activity includes: All types of healthcare professionals.
The ACGME Competencies include: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care and Procedural Skills, and Systems-based Practice
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Apply validated screening and diagnostic tools to identify co-occurring psychiatric conditions in patients presenting with AUD.
- Develop integrated and interdisciplinary treatment plans that address both AUD and co-occurring psychiatric conditions using evidence-based pharmacologic and behavioral interventions.
- Assess common barriers to care for patients with co-occurring disorders and implement strategies to improve treatment engagement and outcomes.
- Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
- Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
- Click View On-Demand Session to watch the training.
- Click Complete GPRA Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click Claim Certificate of Completion to view/print certificate.
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Smita Das
MD, PhD, MPH
Does Disclose: Ineligible Company: Lyra Health, Financial Relationship: Equity.
Stephanie Vail
PharmD, MPH, BCPP, FCCP, FAAPP
No Relevant Financial Disclosures
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 75-minute webinar prepares clinicians to manage severe and resistant alcohol withdrawal syndrome through case-based learning that emphasizes rapid decision-making, advanced pharmacologic strategies, and coordinated care for complex and high-risk patient populations.
Advanced Management of Alcohol Withdrawal: Case-Based, Evidence-Informed Solutions
Host: Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
Recorded: April 24, 2026
Enduring TrainingOverview
Managing severe and resistant alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) requires rapid decision-making, nuanced clinical judgment, and coordinated care across multiple disciplines. This advanced, case-based session prepares clinicians to assess and treat complex AWS presentations using validated tools and current treatment guidelines. Attendees will explore pharmacologic strategies, escalation protocols, and approaches for special populations, including older adults, pregnant patients, and those with co-occurring conditions. The session emphasizes practical application to improve outcomes in high-risk clinical scenarios. This training is a recording of a live session hosted at ASAM's 57th annual conference.
The target audience for this advanced level activity includes: All types of healthcare professionals.
The ACGME Competencies include: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care and Procedural Skills, and Systems-based Practice
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Analyze complex patient presentations using validated assessment tools (e.g., PAWSS, CIWA-Ar, MINDS, RASS) to guide risk stratification and individualized treatment planning.
- Apply pharmacologic and supportive care strategies to the management of severe and resistant alcohol withdrawal in various clinical settings.
- Select appropriate screening, diagnostic, and treatment strategies to overcome challenges with complex patient cases of AWS.
- Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
- Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
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Melissa B. Weimer
DO, MCR, FASAM
Yale School of Medicine
Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health and Associate Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Yale University. She is an expert in hospital-based care for patients with substance use disorders and has worked with colleagues to develop successful hospital-based Addiction Medicine Consult Services at both Oregon Health & Science University and Yale University/Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Weimer is also a national leader in Addiction Medicine education and has developed curricula for substance use disorder evaluation and treatment and safe and effective pain treatment. Dr. Weimer serves on the national board of ASAM and is the Chair of the ASAM Clinical Practice Guidelines Methodology and Oversight Committee.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Tessa Steel
MD, MPH
Tessa Steel, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor, physician-scientist, and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine doctor at Harborview Medical Center, a county safety-net hospital operated by the University of Washington in Seattle. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include improving hospital-based treatments for alcohol withdrawal syndrome and using hospitalizations to help people with addiction launch their process of recovery.
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Ryan J. Buckley, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Dr. Ryan JJ Buckley, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine in the Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He works clinically in the Emergency Department and Medical Intensive Care Unit at Yale New Haven Hospital. His research aims to improve the care of critically ill patients, and he is uniquely interested in complex substance use disorders during critical illness, focusing on the use of medications for opioid use disorder and complex withdrawal syndromes. He is currently a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) K12-sponsored Yale-Drug use, Addiction, and HIV prevention Research (DAHRS) Scholar.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 65-minute webinar offers an in-depth, expert-led examination of alcohol-associated liver disease, including its pathophysiology, alcohol-associated hepatitis, and key considerations for diagnosis, management, and liver transplantation.
Panel Discussion: Alcohol Use Disorder and Liver Transplantation – The Impact of Alcohol on Your Liver Health
Host: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Recorded: April 21, 2026
Enduring TrainingOverview
This 65-minute webinar features a panel discussion with six experts who examine key aspects of alcohol use and its effects on liver health. The session opens with an overview of alcohol use in the United States, along with a review of validated screening tools. It then introduces foundational motivational interviewing techniques and discusses considerations for tailoring care to individual patient needs.
The webinar next provides an in-depth exploration of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), including the pathophysiology of alcohol-related liver injury. The speakers also address alcohol-associated hepatitis, with a focus on diagnostic criteria and key considerations for liver transplantation. The session concludes with a review of the cardiovascular effects of alcohol, an overview of alcohol’s classification as an IARC Group 1 carcinogen, and a discussion of cancer types associated with alcohol use. Key mechanisms of alcohol-mediated carcinogenesis are explained, along with implications for clinical cancer screening strategies.
The target audience for this intermediate level activity includes: Clinical healthcare professionals.
The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, and Systems-based Practice, Medical Knowledge
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Define and recognize the prevalence of different drinking patterns in the United States
- Identify validated screening questionnaires and how to match motivational interviewing prompts to alcohol pattern severity.
- Define alcohol-associated liver disease from steatosis to cirrhosis.
- Define alcohol-associated hepatitis and key considerations during liver transplantation.
- Explain key mechanisms of alcohol-mediated carcinogens.
- Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
- Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
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Gene Im, MD, FAASLD
Transplant Hepatologist, Associate Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine
Does Disclose: KorroBio: Consultant, Echosens: Device support research, Novo Nordisk: Advisor, Alimentiv: Consultant.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 75-minute case-based discussion explores the many ways families influence a loved one’s recovery journey, including how stigma, family culture, and boundaries can help or hinder progress.
Rebuilding Together: How Family Support Impacts AUD Treatment
Host: Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Recorded: April 9, 2026
Enduring TrainingOverview
This 75-minute case-based discussion explores the many ways families influence a loved one’s recovery journey, including how stigma, family culture, and boundaries can help or hinder progress. It examines how to assess family dynamics, offer clear and appropriate education about AUD treatment options, and connect families with supportive resources such as Family Resource Centers, Recovery Community Organizations, and mutual aid groups. The presenter offers guidance on how to frame your role as a practitioner/provider and assess ethics and engagement strategies.
The target audience for this introductory level activity includes: All types of healthcare professionals.
The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, and Systems-based Practice
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Assess the role of family involvement in recovery, including identifying when family dynamics support or hinder treatment outcomes.
- Describe the impact of stigma, family culture, and boundaries on individuals with AUD and their family systems.
- Provide accurate, appropriate education about medical AUD support options to family members as clinically and ethically appropriate.
- Identify and refer to family and patient support resources, including Family Resource Centers, Recovery Community Organizations, and mutual aid groups.
- Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
- Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
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Michelle J. Lennon
President/CEO
Archways (Recovery Centers & Family Resource Centers)
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Contains 7 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 30-minute learning experience uses an AI-powered conversation tool to help clinicians practice empathetic, motivational interviewing techniques when discussing risky alcohol behaviors with patients.
Alcohol Use Conversations Tool
Online Module
Created by: the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the American College of Physicians (ACP)
Created: November 2025
Overview
Discussing alcohol use with patients can be challenging, especially when trying to balance clinical guidance with empathy, respect, and motivational interviewing techniques. This 30-minute learning experience uses an AI-powered conversation tool to help clinicians practice empathetic, motivational interviewing techniques when discussing risky alcohol behaviors with patients.
This tool is grounded in the FRAMES model and supports skill-building in brief, 10-minute interventions to promote patients' behavior change. After a brief overview of motivational interviewing and the FRAMES model, learners engage in realistic scenarios with three virtual AI patients and receive personalized feedback to support ongoing improvement.
The target audience for this activity includes physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses, pharmacists, and physician associates (PAs).
This activity addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, and Professionalism.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Improve comfort and ability to have empathetic patient conversations around alcohol use.
- Understand the principles and techniques of motivational interviewing.
- Apply motivational interviewing techniques, including the FRAMES model (Feedback, Responsibility, Advice, Menu of options, Empathy, Self-efficacy), during a patient interaction.
- Support patients to create personalized, judgment-free goals for reducing or managing alcohol use.
Registration
This education is made available for free to all learners through grant funding by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant number 1H79TI086771-03 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Cancellations
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Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
- Click Complete Pre-Activity Survey to rate your confidence before completing the activity.
- Click View Microlearning Activity to review a 2-minute activity introducing motivational interviewing and the FRAMES model.
- Click Practice with the Alcohol Use Conversations Tool to begin conversations with three virtual patients. Detailed instructions about how to use the tool and background information on the patients are included when you open the tool. You will have ten minutes to speak with each patient, and will receive detailed feedback after you finish each conversation.
- Click Complete GPRA Survey to complete the SAMHSA GPRA Survey.
- Click Complete Post-Activity Survey to provide valuable feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the button Claim Medical Credits in the box titled Claim Credit & Certificate. Choose the type of credit and click submit. Click the button View/Print Certificate to save or print your certificate.
- For Pharmacists ONLY: Complete the task entitled "Enter Pharmacist CPE Monitor Information (Required for Pharmacists)". Pharmacists must claim credit and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate via the Pharmacist CPE Monitor Information survey within 30 days of completing the activity. ASAM will not report CPE Credits claimed 30+ days after activity completion to ACPE. ASAM will not report CPE Credits without accurate and complete information. Courses offering CPE Credit will indicate the amount of credit available for pharmacists on the Credits & Disclosure Tab.
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Stephen Holt
MD, MS, FACP
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Accreditation & Credits
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credits Available
- Physicians: .5 Credits
- Nurses & NPs: .5 Nursing Contact Hour
- PAs: .5 Credit
- Pharmacists: .5 Credit
- Interprofessional Continuing Education: .5 Credit
- This activity does not offer NBCC Contact Hours or NAADAC CE Credits
American Society of Addiction Medicine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7062. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Society of Addiction Medicine is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)/Continuing Certification Program (CCP)
This activity is designed to meet the requirements for MOC/CCP for several primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported and designated for ABA, ABP, ABIM, and ABS. By completing the online credit application and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.
- ABIM MOC Points: .5 Medical Knowledge
- ABP MOC: .5 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment
- ABS Continuing Certification: .5 Accredited CME
- ABA MOCA 2.0®*: .5 Lifelong Learning
- American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
- American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM)
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of the American board of Anesthesiology®.
This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment of the American board of Anesthesiology's (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®), known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, https://www.theaba.org/, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.Additionally, this activity has been designed to satisfy the requirements of the following primary physician board certification requirements. Please confirm with your individual Board.
Certificates for other professions
All participants may request a certificate of participation upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Learners are strongly advised to contact their professional licensing board or professional association to confirm this certificate will be accepted as evidence supporting continuing education requirements.
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Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits
This 55-minute webinar provides a concise overview of the disease model of addiction and introduces two leading recovery programs: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and SMART Recovery. Dr. Fuehrlein explores common barriers to recovery, such as denial and triggers, and highlights strategies to overcome them. The session outlines key principles of AA and SMART Recovery, along with clinical challenges to participation that can be addressed through effective motivational interviewing.
Alcoholics Anonymous and SMART Recovery
Host: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Recorded: December 4, 2025
Enduring TrainingOverview
This webinar provides a concise overview of the disease model of addiction and introduces two leading recovery programs: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and SMART Recovery. Dr. Fuehrlein explores common barriers to recovery, such as denial and triggers, and highlights strategies to overcome them. The session outlines key principles of AA and SMART Recovery, along with clinical challenges to participation that can be addressed through effective motivational interviewing. Finally, it presents evidence supporting these programs, helping clinicians build confidence when discussing them with patients in recovery.
The target audience for this introductory level activity includes: All types of healthcare professionals.
The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Describe and apply the four basic components of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) program to patient care.
- Recognize routine clinical roadblocks to AA participation and work with patients to bypass these roadblocks.
- Understand the SMART Recovery model and navigate a patient through the process.
Open Registration: 10/13/2025 - 08/30/2027
Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
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Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Psychiatry
Yale School of Medicine
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
National Board for Certified Counselors ACEP
This activity offers 1 NBCC Contact Hour(s).
The American Society of Addiction Medicine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7062. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The American Society of Addiction Medicine is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
This course has been approved by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1 CE(s). NAADAC Provider #295, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is responsible for all aspects of its programing.
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-20-330-0227.
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Upon completion of the activity and online evaluation, all other participants may request a certificate of participation. Participants may submit this certificate of participation to their professional organization/institute as documentation for completing this accredited continuing activity.
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The following planners have relevant financial relationships:
- Kevin Sevarino, MD, PhD (Advisory Committee/Planner): GlaxoSmithKline, Stockholder
All other planners, faculty, and staff have no relevant financial relationships.
All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.
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