Closing the Treatment Gap: Integrating Alcohol Use Services & Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder into Primary Care – Montana Primary Care Association Enduring Training

Closing the Treatment Gap: Integrating Alcohol Use Services & Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder into Primary Care - Enduring Training

Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder

Host: Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA)

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Training Recording

Overview

This two-day training recording hosted by the Providers Clinical Support System – Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (PCSS-MAUD) provides a comprehensive overview of alcohol use disorder (AUD), AUD treatment including medications for alcohol use disorder and cultural considerations for treating different populations, and recovery support options. The training builds skills to identify and diagnose AUD, determine a medication to treat AUD based on patients’ unique needs and goals, and assess the risk for alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 

Training topics include medications for alcohol use disorder, ambulatory management of AUD and alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and treating AUD in special populations including pregnant/post-partum individuals, Indigenous and American Indians, adolescents, and older adults.  

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

1. Describe the three FDA-approved medications for alcohol use disorder and how best to determine a medication regimen. 
   
2. Identify at least two strategies for addressing barriers to integrating alcohol use disorder services into primary care settings. 
3. Demonstrate how to assess risk for alcohol withdrawal syndrome and determine a treatment plan based on risk.
4. Identify at least 2 strategies for treating alcohol use disorder in priority populations, including tribal communities, adolescents, elderly, and pregnant and post-partum individuals.

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 1H79TI086771-01 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

All cancellation requests must be made in writing to pcss@ASAM.org within 90 days of registration. Automatic cancellations and notifications will be made for any course with a live-activity component that has been cancelled.

Open Registration: 09/13/2024 - 11/06/2024

Close Access Date: 11/06/2027

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: 8 Credit(s) 
• Nurses & NPs: 8 Nursing Contact Hour(s) 
• PAs: 8 Credit(s) 
• Pharmacists: 8 Credit(s) 
• Social Workers: 8 Credit(s) 
• Interprofessional Continuing Education: 8 Credit(s) 
• Certified Counselors: NBCC Contact Hours Not offered 

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®*: 8 Lifelong Learning 
• ABIM MOC Points: 8 Medical Knowledge 
• ABP MOC: 8 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment 
• ABS Continuing Certification: 8 Accredited CME 

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.

 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.