[Continued] Session 6: Treating Substance Use Disorders with Medication and Counseling

Thursday, March 31, 2022

3:45 PM – 5:20 PM ET

Location: Grand Ballroom East, Second Floor

The purpose of this session is to engage participants in dialogue about medications and behavioral treatments including mutual aid groups that may be used to treat three types of SUDs: alcohol, tobacco, opioids. Participants will review and discuss three cases (Ben, Jessie, and Harvey) with respect to the use of the appropriate pharmacotherapies and other behavioral interventions for these cases and their related SUDs. Evidence-based information about medications and behavioral treatments will be shared to provide context to discussions.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Identify appropriate medication and behavioral health treatment options for patients who have SUDs
Prescribe pharmacotherapy appropriately for alcohol, tobacco, and opioid use disorders
Offer patients and families information and referral to behavioral interventions including support groups and mutual aid groups that assist in the recovery process

Presenter(s)

Kathryn Basques, MSW, APRN

Nurse Practitioner
Lifespan Health System , Rhode Island

Slides
Kirk D. Moberg, MD, PhD, FACP, FACPE, CPE, DFASAM

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Arizona