Alcohol Use Disorder and Common Co-occurring Psychiatric Conditions

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Alcohol Use Disorder and Common Co-occurring Psychiatric Conditions

Created: September 2024

Online Module

Overview

This 2-hour module explores the complex interplay between alcohol use disorder (AUD) and common co-occurring psychiatric conditions, including bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. Learners will gain an understanding of how these conditions interact, diagnostic tools and strategies for screening and diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment approaches. The module combines theoretical knowledge with practical approaches, ensuring learners are equipped to address these co-occurring conditions in their clinical practice. 

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; Professionalism; and Systems-Based Practice

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

  1. Describe the complex interplay between alcohol use disorder and common psychiatric conditions.
  2. Identify key screening tools and diagnostic criteria for co-occurring conditions.
  3. Explore integrated treatment plans that incorporate behavioral and pharmacological approaches.
  4. Evaluate the impact of stigma, socioeconomic, and cultural barriers on treatment engagement and adherence.
  5. Synthesize knowledge from patient cases and healthcare professional insights to improve clinical practice.

Registration Deadline: 08/10/2027

Close Access Date: 09/10/2027 

Instructions

  1. Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity. 
  2. Click Complete Post Test to answer multiple choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer 8 out of 10 questions correctly.
  3. 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. 
  4. 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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Note for pharmacists: For courses offering CPE Credit, pharmacists must claim credit and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate via the Pharmacist 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.

Smita Das

MD, PhD, MPH

Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH is Board Certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine and has over 20 years of research experience in healthcare quality and addiction. She studied Chemistry and Statistics at Stanford, completed her Master's in Public Health at Dartmouth College, and then completed her MD/PhD in Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. In addition to her work at Lyra Health, Dr. Das practices in addictions at Stanford School of Medicine, where she is a Clinical Associate Professor.

No disclosures.

Stephanie Nichols

PharmD, MPH, BCPP, FCCP

Stephanie Nichols, PharmD, MPH, BCPP, FCCP is an Associate Professor at the University of New England School of Pharmacy and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. She is also a Core Faculty at the Maine Medical Center (MMC) Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program and an Instructor in the MMC Psychiatry Residency Program. A Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) with nearly 20 years of experience, Dr. Nichols has precepted close to 200 pharmacy and medical students, residents, and fellows. She provides clinical services for MMC’s psychiatry consult liaison service and addiction medicine services and has co-authored over 40 publications in leading journals.

No disclosures.

Accreditation & Credits


Joint Accreditation Statement
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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: 1.5 Credit(s)
  • Nurses & NPs: 1.5 Nursing Contact Hour(s)
  • PAs: 1.5 Credit(s)
  • Pharmacists: 1.5 Credit(s)
  • Social Workers: 1.5 Credit(s)
  • Interprofessional Continuing Education: 1.5 Credit(s)
  • Certified Counselors: 1.5 NBCC Contact Hour(s)

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.

  • ABA MOCA 2.0®*: 1.5 Lifelong Learning
  • ABIM MOC Points: 1.5 Medical Knowledge
  • ABP MOC: 1.5 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment
  • ABS Continuing Certification: 1.5 Accredited CME | 1.5 Self-Assessment

Additionally, this activity has been designed to satisfy the requirements of the following primary physician board certification requirements. Please confirm with your individual Board.

  • 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)
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.


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  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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Complete Post Test
10 Questions  |  10 attempts  |  8/10 points to pass
10 Questions  |  10 attempts  |  8/10 points to pass This post-test has 10 questions and requires 8 out of 10 questions to pass the test.
Complete GPRA Survey
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Complete Evaluation
14 Questions
14 Questions Scroll down on evaluation, there may be questions that expand past the size of the window.
Complete Evaluation - Presenters
3 Questions
3 Questions Scroll down on evaluation, there may be questions that expand past the size of the window.
Enter Pharmacist CPE Monitor Information (Required for Pharmacists)
2 Questions
2 Questions Pharmacists and Pharmacist Technicians are required to enter their CPE Monitor reporting information. All other health professionals, including physicians, social workers, nurses, etc., should skip this step. Pharmacists must complete credit claim withing 30 days of completion. Failure to do so will result in credits not being reported to ACPE. ASAM will not report credits claimed 31+ days after activity completion.
Claim Credit & Certificate
Up to 2.00 medical credits available  |  Certificate available
Up to 2.00 medical credits available  |  Certificate available Attendees should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.