Oakstone Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists 2025

• Target Audience: internists, family physicians, psychiatrists, emergency physicians, PM&R physicians, and neurologists
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Online CME Focus: Substance Use Disorders

Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists is a comprehensive video CME program geared toward clinicians who see patients with substance use disorders, whether substance use is the primary complaint or not. This collection of thorough and expertly informed lectures will help you more effectively screen, treat, refer, and follow up with these patients.

Led by Antoine Douaihy, MD, experienced practitioners address the need to integrate, prioritize, and personalize care while avoiding harmful stigmas and racial and ethnic disparities. Featured continuing medical education topics include:

The Pharmacology of Substances of Use

Gambling Disorders

Technology Addiction

Helping Family Members Affected by Substance Use Disorders

Mindfulness-Based Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

Good to Know: This activity meets the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) requirement that as of June 27, 2023, new or renewing DEA registrants must complete a minimum of 8 hours of accredited continuing education (CE) on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders before renewing their license.

Date of Original Release: April 30, 2025

Estimated Time to Complete: 24.75 hours

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

Summarize the three main stages of the addiction cycle

List the signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal

Discuss the epidemiology of opioid use disorder and the medical complications of this disorder

Summarize the risk factors for benzodiazepine use disorder/misuse

Explain the toxic effects of cannabis and CBD

Recognize why and how pain and substance use disorder can co-occur

Outline the management of acute pain in patients who are prescribed buprenorphine or methadone for opioid use disorder

Describe culturally, racially, and ethnically informed healthcare

List the brief interventions skills found in OARS

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for internists, family physicians, psychiatrists, emergency physicians, PM&R physicians, and neurologists.

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