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    Multidisciplinary Strategies for Optimal Outcomes in Alcohol Use Disorder

    FACULTY

    Bridgette Egan, MD
    Medical Director, UMCNO Forensics
    Assistant Medical Director, UMCNO Emergency Department
    Assistant Professor, LSUHSC Emergency Medicine Residency
    New Orleans, Louisiana


    David Lawrence, MD, FASAM
    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California


    Arwen Podesta MD
    Podesta Wellness
    Tulane University Psychiatry, Clinical Faculty
    New Orleans, Louisiana


    Chance Browning
    Director of Strategic Partnerships
    Caregiver Action Network
    Washington, D.C.

    PROVIDER STATEMENT

    Provided by HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.

    INTENDED LEARNERS

    This activity is designed for primary care and emergency medicine clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), advanced practice nurses (APRNs), physician assistants (PAs), nurses, and allied HCPs who seek to improve the care of patients with AUD.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:

    • Implement tailored, multidisciplinary AUD treatment strategies based on patient characteristics and needs, including the unique needs of special populations
    • Evaluate strategies to address barriers and disparities associated with AUD care to improve behavioral and pharmacologic treatment 

    ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

    This on-demand webcast is available with synchronized slides and video/audio.

    To be eligible for credit, participants must complete the educational activity and complete the activity evaluation form. Participants who complete the evaluation online within active dates of the training will receive documentation of credit. Your certificate may not load if you are accessing it from a smartphone, or settings of your browser do not allow for a new tab/window to open.

    Once a certificate has been claimed, physicians may elect for credits to be submitted on their behalf to their boards via additional fields that will appear within the Claim Certificate page.

    Release Date: February 23, 2024 
    Expiration Date: February 23, 2025 
    Estimated Time to Complete: 0.75 hour

    There is no fee associated with this activity.

    HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

    The activity is best supported via a computer or device with current versions of the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari. A PDF reader is required for print publications. 

    CONTINUING EDUCATION

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    Note: This statement is not an indication of approved credits. Please see below for full accreditation details, including credit types and totals, for this activity.

    PHYSICIANS

    HMP Education designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    NURSES

    This continuing nursing education internet enduring activity awards 0.75 contact hour.

    NURSE PRACTITIONERS

    American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

    PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES / ASSISTANTS

    AAPA logoHMP Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This internet enduring activity is designated for 0.75 AAPA Category 1 credit. Approval is valid until February 23, 2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

    INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION 

    The following Countries, Regions, and Accrediting Bodies accept, or have reciprocity or mutual recognition of credits with the AMA/ACCME. Please contact the accrediting body to find out more information on submitting or converting your credits. 

    • Bavarian Chamber of Physicians (Germany) 
    • Bulgarian Union of Scientific Medical Societies (Bulgaria) 
    • Canadian Medical Association (Canada) 
    • Canadian Nurses Association (Canada) 
    • EBAC® (European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals) 
    • Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK) 
    • French National Medical Council (France) 
    • Italian Federation of Scientific Medical Societies (Italy) 
    • National CME Commission of the Italian Ministry of Health (Italy) 
    • Spanish Accreditation Council for CME (Spain) 
    • UEMS-EACCME® (European Union of Medical Specialists) 

    USE OF PROPRIETARY NAMES

    This continuing medical education activity may include device or medicine brand names for participant clarity purposes only, due to the presence of different branded versions of the same product. No product promotion or recommendation should be inferred.

    UNAPPROVED AND/OR INVESTIGATIONAL USES OF DRUGS AND DEVICES

    This activity may contain information about experimental and other uses of drugs or devices that are not currently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) of the European Union or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States. Participants are strongly encouraged to consult approved product labeling for any drug or device mentioned in this activity before use. The opinions expressed during this activity are the opinions of the respective authors, presenters or moderators and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of HMP Education.

    DISCLAIMERS

    The material presented and related discussions are not intended to be medical advice, and the presentation or discussion of such material is not intended to create and does not establish a provider-patient relationship. Medical advice of any nature should be sought from an individual’s own provider.

    The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and are not attributable to HMP Global or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Clinical judgment must guide each professional in weighing the benefits of treatment against the risk of toxicity. Dosages, indications, and methods of use for products referred to in this activity are not necessarily the same as indicated in the package insert for each product, may reflect the clinical experience of the presenters, and may be derived from the professional literature or other clinical sources. Consult complete prescribing information before administering.

    DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

    HMP Education is an independent provider of continuing medical education. HMP Education has no proprietary or financial interest in medical or healthcare products over which the FDA (USA) or EMA (EU) has regulatory authority.

    In accordance with our disclosure policies, HMP Education is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor for all accredited continuing education. These policies include assigning relevance to, and mitigating, all perceived or real relevant financial relationship (conflicts of interest) between any individual with control over the content and any ineligible company (commercial interest) as defined by the ACCME and CPME.

    Any individual with control over accredited content, including planner, faculty, and reviewer, is required to globally disclose:

    1. Individual relationship(s) or lack thereof, and its nature, with any/all ineligible company, and;
    2. Any investigational, off-label, or non-FDA approved content or discussion

    HMP Education has reviewed these disclosures, assigned relevance based on the relationship and scope of content, and identified those with the potential to compromise the goals and educational integrity of the education. Relevant relationships, or lack thereof, are shared with the learner.

    Education has been independently peer-reviewed to validate content, mitigate identified financial relationships (conflicts of interest), and ensure:

    1. All recommendations involving clinical medicine is based on evidence that is accepted within the medical profession as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.
    2. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in accredited continuing education in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
    3. Content is appropriate, fair and balanced, unbiased, referenced, and non-promotional.

    All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

    FACULTY

    The faculty has reported the following:

    Dr. Egan has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

    Dr. Lawrence has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

    Dr. Podesta: Advisory Board—Alkermes, Indivior, Jaymac, Otsuka; Speaker—Alkermes, Indivior, Otsuka

    Mr. Browning has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

    CLINICAL REVIEWER

    Craig Chepke, MD, FAPA
    Medical Director. Excel Psychiatric Associates
    Huntersville, North Carolina

    Dr. Chepke: Advisory Board—Abbvie, Acadia, Alkermes, Corium, Eisai, Idorsia, Intracellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Jazz, Karuna, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Takeda, Teva; Advisory Board (Spouse)—Otsuka; Consultant—AbbVie, Alkermes, Corium, Eisai, Intracellular, Janssen, Jazz, Karuna, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Takeda, Teva; Grant Research/Support—Acadia, Axsome, Biohaven, Harmony, Neurocrine, Teva; Speaker’s Bureau—AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes, Eisai, Intracellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Jazz, Lundbeck, Merck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sunovion, Takeda, Teva.

    PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWCN, CWS (nurse planner)
    Wound Clinic, Family Health Centers of San Diego
    San Diego, California

    Ms. Seaman has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

    HMP Education planners and staff include Kristin Ciszeski; Samantha Joy; Randy Robbin, Eva Orszag; and Andrea Zimmerman, EdD.

    No HMP Education planner or staff has disclosed a relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

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    COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

    Supported by an independent educational grant from Alkermes, Inc.

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