Activity ID
10169Expires
December 31, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
51Fee
$15,500CME 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
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
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. Complete buprenorphine waiver training.
6. Understand the benefits of buprenorphine for chronic pain.
7. Effectively manage common pain conditions with non-opioid therapies.
Keywords
Addiction, Substance use disorder, Primary care, Pain, Opioids
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, 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
