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Teach Us to Treat

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Nov 05

Teach Us to Treat

By The Mayor's Office of Recovery Services and the Student Coalition on Addict...

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Sat, November 5, 2016, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT

Location

Boston Public Library - Rabb Hall 700 Boylston Street Rabb Hall Boston, MA 02116

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Join the Mayor of Boston's Office of Recovery Services and the Student Coalition on Addiction for a day of workshops, lectures, and discussion around taking care of patients with substance use disorders. Registration is free to students and trainees in dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, psychology, public health, and social work. The day will include practical, case-based, and didactic learning with an interdisciplinary team of local, state, and federal panelists.



9:30am—10:00am
Registration and Breakfast

10:00am—10:10am
Welcome

10:10am—10:30am
Monique’s Story – Monique Sadberry

10:30am—11:15am
Neurobiology of Addiction - Jawad Husain

11:15am—12:00pm
Intoxication Syndromes - Gabriel Wishik, MD

12:10pm—1:00pm - Lunch
Naloxone Rescue - Amy Delany Monks
Motivational Interviewing - Jessica Guardado, LICSW, LADAC

1:15pm—2:00pm
Screening and Assessment of Substance Use Disorders - Wayne Hansen, LMFT, LADAC

2:00pm—2:45pm
Levels of Care in Addiction - Yailka Cardenas MPH, CADC

2:45pm—3:30pm
Medication Assisted Treatment - Josh Leo, MD

3:30pm—4:00pm
Conclusion/Closing



LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SPEAKERS

Neurobiology of Addiction - Jawad Husain
•
Address addiction as a chronic medical illness and harmful drug use as a personal and public health problem
• Describe the clinically applicable components of the neurobiology of addiction
• Describe the social factors leading to addiction including the environment, people, and economics
• Describe the sociopolictal consequences of the criminalization of substance use


Intoxication Syndromes - Gabriel Wishik, MD
•
Demonstrate knowledge of common intoxication signs and symptoms of major substances classes – stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens
• Demonstrate knowledge of acute medical complications associated with intoxication
• Determine when emergency medical care is warrante


Screening and Assessment of Substance Use Disorders - Wayne Hansen, LICSW, LADAC
•
Appropriately screen for and identify substance use problems
• Demonstrate knowledge of screening tools for Alcohol and Drug Use
• Plan and implement a tailored brief intervention


Motivational Interviewing - Jessica Guardado, LICSW
•
Identify and explore the patient’s ambivalence to change
• Use open ended questions, affirmations, reflections and summary statements to evoke change talk
• Recognize and respond to change talk and commitment language


Levels of Care in Addiction and Naloxone Rescue Training - Lia Beltrame LICSW and Sarah Mackin MPH
•
Identify signs and symptoms of opiate overdose
• Demonstrate how to effectively use intranasal naloxone
• Identify the appropriate level of treatment to address a patient’s medical needs


Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) – Josh Leo, MD
•
Provide overview for the outpatient pharmacotherapy of alcohol, opiates, and tobacco
• Identify appropriate treatment and duration of care using pharmacotherapy
• Identify contraindications for using pharmacotherapy

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