Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Services for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Online Module
Created: July 2025
Overview
This 1.5-hour module is designed for healthcare professionals to enhance their ability to assess, diagnose, and treat alcohol use disorder in pregnant and postpartum women. With significant rates of alcohol use during pregnancy, this course addresses the need for evidence-based, patient-centered care to manage AUD and its risks to pregnant women and family’s health. Participants will learn about medication safety, universal screening for alcohol use, harm reduction strategies, and the risks of untreated AUD, including long-term developmental effects on children. The course emphasizes reducing stigma, addressing legal and ethical concerns, and caring for postpartum patients.
The target audience for this activity includes all clinical healthcare professionals.
This activity addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Patient Care and Procedural Skills; Medical Knowledge and Professionalism.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
Describe the epidemiology of alcohol use disorder (AUD) during pregnancy.
Implement evidence-based screening tools for alcohol and co-occurring substance use in pregnant women.
Review current evidence on medication for addiction treatment options in pregnancy.
Address the legal, ethical, and stigma-related challenges in treating AUD during pregnancy.
Describe how to effectively manage alcohol withdrawal in pregnant and postpartum women.
Apply evidence-based strategies for managing alcohol use disorder in postpartum patients.
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 pcssmaud@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.
Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027
Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
Instructions
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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.
Click Complete GPRA Survey to complete the SAMHSA GPRA Survey.
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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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Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, FACOG, DFASAM
Dr. Mishka Terplan is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as in Addiction Medicine. His primary clinical, research, public health, and advocacy interests lie along the intersections of reproductive and behavioral health. He is Medical Director at Friends Research Institute and adjunct faculty at the University of California, San Francisco, where he is a Substance Use Warmline clinician. Dr. Terplan has spoken at local high schools, before the United States Congress, and is internationally recognized as an expert in the care of pregnant and parenting women who use drugs.
Caitlin Martin, MD, MPH, FACOG, FASAM
Dr. Caitlin Eileen Martin is an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She received her B.S. at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, followed by degrees in Public Health and Medicine from Johns Hopkins. She completed her residency in OBGYN at UNC Chapel Hill. As a board-certified physician in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Addiction Medicine, she cares for women with substance use disorders throughout their lifespan with the VCU OB MOTIVATE program that provides addiction and OBGYN treatment with wrap-around services to pregnant and parenting women. As a physician-scientist, her research aims to advance the evidence base informing the improvement of substance use disorder treatments via tailoring them to individuals’ biopsychosocial needs and precision medicine approaches.
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.
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
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.
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.
Up to 1.50 medical credits available | Certificate available
Up to 1.50 medical credits available | Certificate available
Participants should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Enter Pharmacist CPE Monitor Information (Required for Pharmacists)
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