Treating Addiction (2022)

Treating Addiction (2022) Description

Addiction research is constantly evolving as new information becomes available. This course provides a broad overview of addictions as well as current information in the field of addiction. It is suggested for physicians, PA-Cs, nurse practitioners, and other professionals who want to stay current on the latest trends in the addiction field. It is intended to help psychiatrists prepare for ABPN certification and recertification examinations in Addiction Psychiatry and is equally relevant to junior faculty and clinicians as well as experienced practitioners.

You will learn:

• Alcohol
• Behavioral Addictions
• Benzodiazepines: The Hidden Epidemic
• Cannabis
• Comorbidity of Substance and other Psychiatric Disorders
• Emerging Drugs
• Forensic Issues in Addiction
• General Concepts and Epidemiology
• Inequities in Addiction Treatment for Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations
• Medical Comorbidities in Patients with Substance Use Disorders
• Motivational Interviewing
• Naloxone Overdose Training
• Neurobiology and Genetics
• Pain and Addiction
• Pregnancy and Substance Use Disorders
• Psychosocial Treatments of the Addictions
• Review of Opioids and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders
• Sex and Drugs: Gender Differences in Substance Use Disorders
• Stimulant-Related Disorders
• Substance Use Disorders In the Older Population
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Hospital Settings
• Suicide and Substance Use Disorders
• Tobacco and Nicotine
• Urine Drug Testing
• Youth with Substance Use Disorders and ADHD