Medication Matters: Selecting the Right MAUD and Optimizing Outpatient Medically Managed Withdrawal

Medication Matters: Selecting the Right MAUD and Optimizing Outpatient Medically Managed Withdrawal

Host: Virginia Society of Addiction Medicine (VASAM)
Recorded: September 10, 2025
Enduring Training

Overview

This 1-hour session provides an in-depth overview of medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD), including both FDA-approved and non-FDA-approved options. Participants learn how to develop individualized, patient-centered treatment plans that incorporate pharmacologic strategies to support recovery. The session covers the recognition of clinical signs, symptoms, and risk factors associated with alcohol withdrawal syndrome, equipping attendees with the knowledge to assess and manage withdrawal safely and effectively in various care settings.

This course is not eligible for credit. 

The target audience for this introductory level activity includes: All types of healthcare professionals. 

The IOM Competencies include: Provide Patient-Centered Care and Employ Evidence-Based Practice.

The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills and Medical Knowledge.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

1. Describe FDA-approved and non-FDA-approved MAUD
2. Determine how to develop patient-centered treatment plans using MAUD
3. Recognize the clinical signs, symptoms, and risk factors for alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Open Registration: 11/08/2025 - 08/30/2027

Close Access Date: 09/30/2027

Instructions

1. Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
2. Click View On-Demand Session to watch the enduring training.
3. Click Complete Post Test to answer multiple-choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer 2 out of 3 questions correctly.
4. Click Complete GPRA Survey to complete the SAMHSA GPRA Survey.
5. 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. 
6. Click Complete Evaluation - Presenter to provide valuable presenter feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window. 
7. 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.
8. 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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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: 1.00 Credits
• Nurses & NPs: 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
• PAs: 1.00 Credits
• NP/PA Pharmacology Hour: 1.00 Contact Hour
• Pharmacists: 1.00 Credits
• Social Workers: 1.00 Credits
• Interprofessional Continuing Education: 1.00 Credits
• Certified Counselors: 1.00 NBCC Contact Hour

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: 1.5 CE Credits

• NAADAC: 1.00 CE Credits

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: 1.00 Medical Knowledge | 1.00 Patient Safety
• ABP MOC: 1.00 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment
• ABS Continuing Certification: 1.00 Accredited CME
• ABA MOCA 2.0®*: 1.00 Lifelong Learning | 1.00 Patient Safety 

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

• 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-20-330-0227.

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.