Internet CME Course: Essentials of Primary Care Addiction Medicine Conference 2025, Train New Trainers (TNT) PC-TEAM Fellowship Series 2025, 2025 PC-TEAM Fellows Conference

Activity ID

13478

Expires

February 28, 2026

Format Type

Internet

CME Credit

Fee

$15,500

CME Provider: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

Description of CME Course

The curriculum includes over 50 hours of training and will lead to a certificate of completion from the UCI
School of Medicine.
• Two-weekend intensive training (24-28 CME hours)
• One hour per month of mentoring sessions with a TNT fellowship faculty member/mentor (12 hours)
• Twice-per-month, live case-based discussions and patient interviews with a focus on integrated
addiction medicine via teleconference (20 CME hours)
Trainees will learn:
• How to complete an evidence-based substance use screening in busy primary care or other general
medical settings
• How to effectively prevent, diagnose, and treat commonly encountered substance use and pain-related
disorders (e.g., opioids, alcohol, stimulants, and benzodiazepines)
• How to teach these principles to their primary care colleagues

ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type

ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Anesthesiology

Family Medicine

Psychiatry and Neurology

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General Information on CME Activity

Educational Objectives

1. Effectively screen for substance misuse.
2. Utilize motivational interviewing to assess readiness for change and activate motivated patients along
the continuum of change behavior.
3. Identify evidence-based treatments available in primary care settings for substance use disorders.
4. Understand referral options and level of care placement based on American Society of Addiction
Medicine Criteria.
5. Understand the benefits of buprenorphine for chronic pain.
6. Effectively manage common pain conditions with non-opioid therapies.

Keywords

Addiction, Substance use disorder, Primary Care, Pain, Opioids

Competencies

Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Practice Setting

Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Rural, Urban, VA/Military