Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence

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 Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence 3 CE 

Course Description:   This course requires the Participant to read and understand the Medical Management Treatment Manual: A Clinical Guide for Researchers and Clinicians Providing Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence, that serves as a clinical guide for delivering Medical Management (MM) treatment to persons with alcohol dependence.  This “Generic Version” of the MM manual is an adaptation of an earlier manual constructed specifically for use by medical providers in the COMBINE multisite clinical trial.  This adaptation was done to facilitate the use of MM when treating alcohol use disorders in clinical pharmacotherapy research trials and in practice-based clinical settings.

In Medical Management Treatment Manual: A Clinical Guide for Researchers and Clinicians Providing Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence (Generic Version; 2010 edition), Participants will begin with an introduction to MM treatment that considers the rationale for MM treatment, provides a MM treatment overview and discusses MM treatment in a research context.  Next, Participants will be provided with guidelines for covering the six MM Initial Session topics with patients.  Additionally, Participants will learn about the three MM Follow-up Session assessments and will consider recommendations based upon the four potential outcomes from these assessments.  Also, Participants will be exposed to the different strategies to address medication non-adherence and session non-attendance.  Finally, Participants will conclude by reviewing the process of administering Medical Attention (MA) within a MM treatment context.

This course is intended to familiarize mental health professionals, social workers, substance abuse professionals, child welfare workers, healthcare professionals, psychologists, or certified addiction specialists, with guidelines for clinical providers of MM treatment to persons with alcohol dependence.

Course Objectives:

• To be familiar with basic information concerning Medical Management (MM) treatment, including the rationale for MM treatment and the characteristics of MM treatment in a research context
• To identify the six MM Initial Session topics covered with patients
• To be familiar with the three MM Follow-up Session assessments and the recommendations based upon the four potential outcomes
• To be aware of the different strategies utilized in addressing medication non-adherence and session non-attendance

Publications:

Medical Management Treatment Manual: A Clinical Guide for Researchers and Clinicians Providing Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence (Generic Version; 2010 edition), Helen M. Pettinati, Ph. D. and Margaret E. Mattson Ph. D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

Substance Abuse

Course # 20-498950 

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