______________________________________________________________ Alcohol and Alcohol Use Disorder v MDMI10AU — 10 CREDIT HOURS R elease D ate : 06/01/24 E xpiration D ate : 05/31/27
Alcohol and Alcohol Use Disorder In addition to receiving AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM , physicians participating in Maintenance of Certification will receive the following points appropriate to their certifying board: 10 ABIM MOC Points, 10 ABS MOC Points, 10 ABA MOCA Points, 10 ABP MOC Points , 10 ABPath CC Points.
9. Explain brief intervention efficacy and techniques. 10. Describe and evaluate treatment modalities. Faculty Mark S. Gold, MD, DFASAM, DLFAPA, is a teacher of the year, translational researcher, author, mentor, and inventor best known for his work on the brain systems underlying the effects of opiate drugs, cocaine, and food. Dr. Gold was a Professor, Eminent Scholar, Distinguished Professor, Distinguished Alumni Professor, Chairman, and Emeritus Eminent Scholar during his 25 years at the University of Florida. He was a Founding Director of the McKnight Brain Institute and a pioneering neuroscience-addiction researcher funded by the NIH-NIDA-Pharma, whose work helped to de-stigmatize addictions and mainstream addiction education and treatment. He also developed and taught courses and training programs at the University of Florida for undergraduates and medical students. William S. Jacobs, MD, is a national clinical expert, triple board certified in Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. A Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude University of Georgia undergraduate and graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Jacobs did his anesthesiology residency at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, where he won the Dripps Award for the Best Anesthesiology Resident. He had a 13-year career as a private practitioner in anesthesiology and pain management before matriculating to the University of Florida for his addiction medicine fellowship. Dr. Jacobs has been a national expert, testifying on Capitol Hill on MDMA and prescription misuse and abuse. He has also served the State of Florida and its Drug Czars. He was a medical and scientific consultant to the U.S. Senate Crime and Drugs Subcommittee as well as the Department of Labor. Dr. Jacobs has testified and consulted for the DEA on safe prescribing of narcotic drugs and the model of ideal treatment programs. A gifted clinician and addiction medical director, Dr. Jacobs has been the medical director of nonprofit, profit, and academic chemical dependency and dual-diagnosis detoxification and stabilization, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and hospital programs.
HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT
• Read the enclosed course. • Complete the final examination questions at the end. A score of 70% is required. • Return your customer information/answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail or complete online at BOOK.CME.EDU.
Audience This course is designed for physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals involved in the treatment or care of patients who
consume alcohol. Course Objective
The purpose of this course is to address the ongoing alcohol competency educational needs of practicing physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers. The material will include core competencies as well as knowledge, assessment, and treatment- based competencies. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Review facts about the history, costs, and prevalence of alcohol use and abuse. 2. Define moderate drinking and take a history of alcohol use as defined by the standard drink equivalency. 3. Identify benefits reported in the literature for moderate alcohol consumption. 4. Distinguish between genetic and environmental risk and protective factors for developing alcohol problems. 5. Describe clinical characteristics of alcohol use disorder, intoxication, and withdrawal. 6. List complications associated with alcohol use disorders. 7. Recognize mental health diagnoses associated with alcohol use disorders. 8. Discuss screening instruments for detecting alcohol use disorders, including considerations for non- English-proficient patients.
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