Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in Individuals with Liver Disease
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Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in Individuals with Liver Disease
Host: Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
Recorded: June 3, 2024
Virtual-Live Course
Overview
This 60-minute, on-demand session presented by Dr. Melissa Weimer and Dr. Stephen Holt discusses the use of medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) in patients with liver disease. By the end of this session, learners will be able to compare and contrast efficacy data for FDA-approved MAUD and use clinical reasoning to apply the evidence for MAUD in specific case scenarios. This course is not eligible for credit.
The target audience for this intermediate level activity includes: Prescribers of all types
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Compare and contrast efficacy data for FDA-approved medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD).
- Describe recent literature that highlights the safety of MAUD in individuals with liver disease.
- Use clinical reasoning to apply the evidence for MAUD in specific case scenarios.
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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.
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Stephen Holt
MD, MS, FACP
Stephen Holt, MD, MS, FACP has been an attending physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital since 2008 and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Yale Addiction Recovery Clinic and the Associate Program Director for Yale's Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is board-certified in Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine. He has published and lectures frequently on a variety of addiction medicine topics, and has won numerous teaching awards at the local, regional, and national level.
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