Alcohol Use Disorder
(Psychiatric Quarterly Updates - Session One)
March 8, 2019

This series of updates aims to provide healthcare professionals with an evidence-based overview of multiple topics within the psychiatric domain. Each half-day session aims to cover important topics such as diagnosis review and update, treatment/therapeutic use and application and local perspectives and resources as it pertains to that sessions’ focus. This course will be structured as a self-assessment program eligible for Section 3 MOC credits.

COURSE OBJECTIVES


  • diagnose alcohol use disorder (AUD) in patients across the lifespan
  • identify medical and psychiatric co-morbidities of AUD
  • describe specific concerns about AUD in the adolescent and senior populations
  • describe the pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of AUD
  • discuss the advantages and disadvantages of abstinence versus harm reduction in the treatment of AUD
  • identify local resources for the treatment of AUD

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Specialist Physicians, Family Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Pharmacists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Professionals

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