Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
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 with the goal of reducing alcohol-associated harms.
This session will equip team members across settings to better understand the principles of harm reduction for alcohol use. There is an opportunity to better explore the importance of identifying risky drinking and implement harm reduction strategies to help decrease risk. Although there will be some review of medications for AUD, 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.
Objectives
- 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.
Credits
- CME (0.50)
- Nursing (0.50)
- LADC (0.50)
- CADC (0.50)
- Recovery coach (0.50)
- LMHC (0.50)
Accreditation information
Please read the Accreditation Information section of the training registration page to learn about the requirements for receiving credit or a certificate of completion.
REQUIREMENTS for credit
- Register for training
- Arrive/log into the training no more than 10 minutes after designated start time for program.
- 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).
- Be present through the end of the activity (i.e. until the designated end time of training).
- 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.
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.
