Online Course v3.1, Release Date July 22, 2022, Termination Date July 21, 2025
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Download all compressed (.rar) files and put them into the same folder on your computer.
- Using WinRAR, extract the file part1.rar. This will automatically extract all other parts together.
- After extraction, run the addiction-medicine-review-(v3.1).html file. This will start the lecture.
- Complete syllabus is available as a separate PDF file.
HIGH-YIELD CONTENT
LASER-FOCUSED LECTURES: A comprehensive library of video lectures precisely aligns to the Addiction Medicine Certification exam blueprint, so you focus on all exam topics and keywords with no wasted effort.
BOARD-EXPERIENCED FACULTY: Board-certified faculty are experienced in teaching Addiction Medicine board exam preparation. Thus, every lecture is up to date, medically accurate, and entirely board-relevant.
ADDICTION MEDICINE STUDY GUIDE: The included PDF provides the complete course syllabus, hundreds of pages long.
Intended Audience: Addiction Medicine Physicians
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Describe the effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in both tolerant and non-tolerant individuals.
- Demonstrate practical knowledge the neurobiology of addiction and articulate its activity in terms useful in a clinical setting.
- Describe the process for diagnosing addiction and differentiating the symptoms of addiction from those of other medical or psychiatric disorders.
- Explain the various pharmacologic and psychosocial treatments for addictive disorders, and describe the factors that should be considered in selecting a treatment modality to match a particular patient’s needs.
- Describe the precipitants of relapse and current evidence-based practices to prevent and manage relapse.
Program :
Foundations of Addiction
Review of DSM-5 Substance Use and Addictive Disorders (0.5 Hours)
Antoine Douaihy, MD
Epidemiological Concepts and Trends I-II (1.5 Hours)
Christopher Holden, MD
Genetics of Addiction (0.5 Hours)
Marcela Smid, MD
Neurobiology of Addiction (0.5 Hours)
Maher Karam-Hage, MD
Screening, Assessment, and Brief Intervention I-II (1 Hour)
Antoine Douaihy, MD
Drug Testing: Clinical and Legal Considerations (0.75 Hours)
R. Gregory Cochran, MD, PhD
Overview of Addiction Treatment (Concepts, Settings, Health Services) (1 Hour)
Christopher Holden, MD
Psychiatric Co-Morbidities I-IV (2 Hours)
Ihsan M. Salloum, MD, MPH
Medical Co-Morbidities I-II (1 Hour)
Alan Wartenberg, MD
Pharmacotherapy: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles I-II (1 Hour)
Maher Karam-Hage, MD
Psychosocial Interventions I-II (1 Hour)
Antoine Douaihy, MD
Behavioral Interventions I-II (1 Hour)
Antoine Douaihy, MD
Motivational Interviewing I-III (1.5 Hours)
Maher Karam-Hage, MD
Acute Management of Intoxication and Withdrawal (In- and Out-patient) I-II (1 Hour)
Alan Wartenberg, MD
Prevention and Public Health (0.75 Hours)
Marcela Smid, MD
Review of Disorders by Drug Class
Alcohol-Related Disorders I-IV (2 Hours)
Ximena Sanchez-Samper, MD
Opioid-Related Disorders I-II (1 Hour)
Antoine Douaihy, MD
Nicotine and Tobacco-Related Disorders (0.5 Hours)
Maher Karam-Hage, MD
Cannabis-Related Disorders (0.5 Hours)
Ihsan M. Salloum, MD, MPH
Sedatives/Hypnotic-Related Disorders I-II (1 Hour)
Ximena Sanchez-Samper, MD
Caffeine-Related Disorders I-II (1 Hour)
Alan Wartenberg, MD
Other Drug Use Disorders (Steroids, Designer Drugs, Etc) I-III (1.5 Hours)
Ximena Sanchez-Samper, MD
Substance-Induced Psychiatric Disorders (Including Delirium and Neurocognitive Disorders) I-II (1 Hour)
Ihsan M. Salloum, MD, MPH
Gambling and Other Behavioral Addictions (1 Hour)
Jack Krasuski, MD
Special Populations & Topics
Managing Pain in Patients with Addiction I-IV (2 Hours)
Ximena Sanchez-Samper, MD
Pregnancy and Women’s Health I-II (1 Hour)
Marcela Smid, MD
Children, Adolescents and Young Adults I-V (2.5 Hours)
Ximena Sanchez-Samper, MD
Elderly Adults I-II (1 Hour)
Alan Wartenberg, MD
Addiction in the Workplace I-II (1 Hour)
Marcela Smid, MD
Homeless and Incarcerated Populations (0.5 Hours)
Marcela Smid, MD
Ethnic and Cultural Groups, and LGBTQ Community (0.75 Hours)
R. Gregory Cochran, MD, PhD
Ethics and Professionalism in Addiction Practice I-II (1 Hour)
R. Gregory Cochran, MD, PhD
Addiction Medicine and the Law I-II (1 Hour)
R. Gregory Cochran, MD, PhD
