Screening for Harmful Alcohol Use: The How and the Why

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Screening for Harmful Alcohol Use - The How and the Why

Host: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

Recorded: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Enduring Training

Overview

This webinar discusses how and why healthcare professionals should screen their patients for alcohol use disorder. It dives into the landscape of screening methods, tailored to different populations. The webinar also discusses common challenges to conducting screening for AUD and how to overcome these challenges. 

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

The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, and Systems-based Practice. 


Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

  1. Understand the importance of screening for hazardous alcohol use.
  2. Describe current recommendations for screening adults, adolescents and pregnant females for hazardous alcohol use.
  3. List several widely-used tools to identify hazardous alcohol use.
  4. Discuss challenges to incorporating screening and brief intervention into everyday practice, and ways to overcome these.

Open Registration: 08/09/2024 - 08/01/2027

Close Access Date: 09/01/2027

Instructions

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  2. Click Complete GPRA 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. 
  3. Click Claim Certificate of Completion to view/print certificate.  


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Kevin Sevarino, MD, PhD (DFAAAP, FASAM, FAPA)

Medical Director

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

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