Description
May 6, 2025 | 12:00-1:00 PM Care for Alcohol Use Disorder: Using the Right Tools for the Job
Description:
Alcohol is second only to tobacco use as a cause of substance-related mortality in the United States. Unlike tobacco, alcohol morbidity and mortality are increasing without signs of slowing. It has taken centuries for us to recognize the need for medical care of alcohol use disorder (AUD), and too few people receive what could be life-changing and life-saving care. We will discuss treatments that are especially effective. At the same time, medical care for AUD has important limitations we need to understand or otherwise risk using the wrong tool for the job.
Learning Objectives:
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- Describe the current epidemiology of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- Describe the evidence regarding approaches to AUD in primary care
- Describe the limitations of a medical model for treating AUD
Presenters: Stephen Martin, MD, EDM
Continuing Medical Education:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Contact Hours 1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category 1 Contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contact hours for Alcohol and Drug Counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
1 contract hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
