Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
This training is designed for healthcare providers managing patients who consume both alcohol and caffeine. Participants will explore evidence-informed strategies to identify individuals at risk and reduce the potential health consequences associated with co-use. The session will also examine policy-level approaches aimed at mitigating risks and supporting safer consumption practices. In addition, participants will review treatment strategies that account for the complexities of concurrent alcohol and caffeine use.
Intended audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.
Speakers
Andrea Jodat, DNP, FNP-BC, CARN-AP (she/her)
Andrea is a clinical nurse educator for Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance program, a Family Nurse Practitioner in General Internal Medicine at BMC, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Andrea earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions and is certified as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice (CARN-AP) through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board.
Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:
- Describe the prevalence and patterns of concurrent alcohol and caffeine consumption.
- Explain at least two physiological or behavioral health risks associated with alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AMED) or caffeinated alcoholic beverages (CAB).
- Identify at least two evidence-informed policy or regulatory strategies aimed at reducing AMED and CAB 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. 1H79TI085588-02 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
Please read the Accreditation Information section of the training page to learn about the requirements for receiving credit or a certificate of completion.
Audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.
