Activity ID
9008Expires
April 30, 2024Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
8Fee
$345 - $445CME Provider: American Society of Addiction Medicine
Description of CME Course
The ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine is an innovative, case-based, interactive workshop designed for providers who are new to seeing patients at risk or treating patients with addiction. Participants will be presented an overview of the basics of addiction medicine, which covers how to screen, diagnose, treat, and/or refer patients with addiction, many of whom have co-occurring medical and psychiatric comorbidities.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
Identify one's own feelings and attitudes that promote or prevent therapeutic responses to patients with substance use disorders.
Apply the philosophy of harm reduction to enhance patient centered care for people with substance use disorders.
Demonstrate a knowledge of the neurobiological changes that occur during addictions.
Use motivational interviewing to enhance patient’s readiness to change unhealthy behaviors.
Use validated patient screening tools to detect substance use and interpret a spectrum of results.
Conduct substance use assessments using the DSM 5 criteria and including a biopsychosocial approach.
Offer evidence-based pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions that are appropriate to specific substances and usage patterns.
Keywords
Addiction, Addiction Medicine, Substance Use Disorder, Recovery, Opioid Use Disorder
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AAFP Prescribed Credit, AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Physician Well-being activity
Organizational Culture of Wellness, Efficiencies in Medical Practice
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Physician Scientists, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
