Integrating AUD Treatment into Hospital Settings
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Integrating AUD Treatment into Hospital Settings
Host: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Recorded: September 24, 2025
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Overview
Hospitalizations offer a critical opportunity to identify and treat alcohol use disorder (AUD), yet medications for AUD (MAUD) remain vastly underutilized in these settings. This 50-minute webinar explores the epidemiology of unhealthy alcohol use in acute care, the evidence supporting MAUD initiation during hospitalization, and the practical steps for implementation. Participants will learn about screening tools, biomarker testing, and how hospital-based addiction consultation services can improve outcomes. This session also addresses common barriers to MAUD use and highlights how even modest reductions in alcohol use can lead to meaningful health benefits.
This course is not eligible for credit.
The target audience for this introductory level activity includes: All types of healthcare professionals.
The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, and Systems-based Practice
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology of unhealthy alcohol use in acute care settings.
- Describe the use of medications for AUD in hospitals.
- Understand the potential utility of biomarker testing.
Open Registration: 10/13/2025 - 08/30/2027
Close Access Date: 09/30/2027
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Joji Suzuki, MD
Dr Suzuki is the Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He has been a consultation-liaison psychiatrist in the Division of Medical Psychiatry at BWH, and serves as the Program Director for the BWH Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program. He has been very active in both medical student and resident education throughout his career. He is a member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and is the course director for the HMS CME course on motivational interviewing. His research has received funding from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), CDC, SAMHSA, BWH, and HMS. In 2018 he was awarded a NIDA K23 Career Development Award to receive mentored training in conducting clinical trials, and to study the impact of recovery coaches on hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder. He is a sought-out speaker both locally and nationally, and currently serves on a variety of committees, workgroups, and taskforces for Mass General Brigham, HMS, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, and the State of Massachusetts. He has published 80 manuscripts and book chapters as first or co-author.
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