Integrating Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Services into Primary Care

Integrating Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Services into Primary Care

Created: September 2024

Online Module

Overview

This 1.5-hour, interactive online module covers evidence-based treatments, screening tools, and implementation considerations for treating alcohol use disorder in primary care. 

Become equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively incorporate medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) and related services into your practice. Healthcare professionals in primary care settings will learn about evidence-based treatments, screening tools, and implementation strategies, all aimed at improving care for patients with alcohol use disorder. This module offers practical guidance in addressing this common but often undertreated condition, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes and reducing alcohol-related harm in your community.

The target audience for this introductory level activity includes clinical healthcare professionals who prescribe medications in outpatient or inpatient settings.

This activity addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Patient Care and Procedural Skills; Medical Knowledge; Professionalism; and Systems-Based Practice

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

1. Explain the benefits of integrating AUD treatment in primary care settings. 
2. Identify common barriers and challenges to addressing AUD in primary care and strategies to overcome them.
3. Identify tools and resources that support integrating MAUD into primary care workflows. 
4. Explain the importance of collaboration and effective communication in integrating MAUD into primary care. 
5. Develop personalized AUD treatment plans incorporating MAUD, behavioral therapies, and specialty care referrals.
6. Apply patient-centered communication to educate patients about MAUD, address concerns, and encourage treatment adherence.

Registration Deadline: 08/10/2027

Close Access Date: 09/10/2027 

Instructions

1. Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity. 
2. Click Complete Post Test to answer multiple choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer [# of questions needed to get a 70%] out of [total # of questions] questions correctly.
3. Click Complete Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window. 
4. Click the button Claim Medical Credits in the box titled Claim Credits & Certificate. Choose the type of credit and click submit. Click the button View/Print Certificate to save or print your certificate. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the ASAM e-Learning Center, clicking Dashboard, and clicking Transcript/Achievements.

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Accreditation & Credits

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credits Available

• Physicians: 1.5 Credit(s)
• Nurses & NPs: 1.5 Nursing Contact Hour(s)
• PAs: 1.5 Credit(s)
• Pharmacology Hours: .25 Hour(s)
• Pharmacists: 1.5 Credit(s)
• Social Workers: 1.5 Credit(s)
• Interprofessional Continuing Education: 1.5 Credit(s)
• Certified Counselors: 1.5 NBCC Contact Hour(s)

Maintenance of Certification (MOC)/Continuing Certification Program (CCP)

This activity is designed to meet the requirements for MOC/CCP for several primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported and designated for ABA, ABP, ABIM, and ABS. By completing the online credit application and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.

• ABA MOCA 2.0®*: 1.5 Lifelong Learning
• ABIM MOC Points: 1.5 Medical Knowledge
• ABP MOC: 1.5 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment
• ABS Continuing Certification: 1.5 Accredited CME | 1.5 Self-Assessment

Additionally, this activity has been designed to satisfy the requirements of the following primary physician board certification requirements. Please confirm with your individual Board.

• American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
• American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM)
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)

Certificates for other professions

All participants may request a certificate of participation upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Learners are strongly advised to contact their professional licensing board or professional association to confirm this certificate will be accepted as evidence supporting continuing education requirements.

California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)

This educational program is approved by CAADE: #CP40 999 1225.

California Association of DUI Treatment Centers (CADTP)

This educational program is approved by CADTP: #205.

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)

This educational program is approved by CCAPP: #OS-20-330-1224.

Disclosure Information

In accordance with the disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all accredited continuing education activities. These policies include identifying and mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved in the creation and dissemination of accredited continuing education.

See the attached pdf for a list of disclosures.

  American Society of Addiction Medicine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7062. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Society of Addiction Medicine is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of the American board of Anesthesiology®.
This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment of the American board of Anesthesiology's (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®), known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, https://www.theaba.org/, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.

The complete list of disclosures and designation statements are linked below.