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Description

Many people seeking treatment for alcohol use may not have a goal of complete abstinence but are motivated to cut back on their consumption or engage in safer drinking practices. This training will review the burden of disease and impact of alcohol use in the United States. It will discuss clinical approaches to reducing alcohol consumption and utilizing safer drinking strategies to reduce alcohol-associated harms.

This session will equip team members across settings to better understand the principles of harm reduction for alcohol use. This is an opportunity to explore the importance of identifying risky drinking and implementing harm-reduction strategies to help decrease risk. Although there will be some review of medications for alcohol use disorder, this session will emphasize the role that many team members hold in regard to utilizing harm reduction principles for those who drink.

Intended audience

Prescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff.

Speakers

Safina Adatia, MD, MSc

Dr. Adatia is a family physician from Montreal, Canada, training as an addiction medicine fellow at Boston Medical Center. She is a passionate advocate for harm reduction and health equity.

Objectives

Following this training, participants will have the knowledge to:

• Identify at least 3 medical interventions to reduce the harm of daily alcohol consumption. 
• Identify 3 evidence-based medications for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. 
• Devise treatment plans that consider strategies to reduce alcohol consumption.

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS)

Funding for out of state attendees is provided by the Opioid Response Network (ORN). 

Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI083343 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.

Accreditation information

REQUIREMENTS for credit

1. Register for training
2. Arrive/log into the training no more than 10 minutes after designated start time for program.
3. Identify yourself by typing your full name into the chat and ensuring your zoom name matches that used to register for training (or you cannot be marked on attendance).
4. Be present through the end of the activity (i.e. until the designated end time of training).
5. Complete evaluation within 2 weeks of program completion.

Please note this policy is strictly enforced for accreditation purposes. Participants will forfeit collection of credit and certificates of completion if more than 10 minutes of the training is missed.

CME

In support of improving patient care, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of 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.

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing

Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Association Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants who complete and return the evaluation and stay for the entire session will be awarded 0.50 contact hours.

LMHC

BMC Grayken Center of Addiction TTA has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7188. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. BMC Grayken Center of Addiction TTA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. For this program, 0.50 contact hours will be offered to participants who attend the training and complete the evaluation.

LADC/CADC & Recovery Coach

Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is approved to offer LADC/CADCs and recovery coaches who complete this course 0.50 general continuing education credits.

Disclaimer

Continuing education (CE) requirements vary by license and jurisdiction. When requesting continuing education credits, please ensure you are following the rules and regulations determined by the board regulating your license. Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA does not oversee adherence to licensing requirements and regulations. 

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