Session Information
2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Effectively Treating Patients at Risk for Alcohol Withdrawal in the Acute Care Setting
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 219-L01
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
Palazzo E, Level 5
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Karla Miller, PharmD, BCPP, Director of Medication Usage and Safety, Hospital Corporation of America
PRESENTER(S):
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Karla Miller, PharmD, BCPP, Director of Medication Usage and Safety, Hospital Corporation of America Daryl Shorter, MD, Assistant Professor Division of Alcohol and Addictive Disorders, Baylor College of Medicine
Description
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-219-L01P
1.0 Contact Hour / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Level 3
Moderator: Karla Miller, PharmD, BCPP, Director of Medication Usage and Safety, Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN; and Assistant Faculty, University of Tennessee, Memphis
Presenter: Daryl I. Shorter, MD, Assistant Professor Division of Alcohol and Addictive Disorders, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and Assistant Professor, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
Learning Objectives:
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-219-L01P
1.0 Contact Hour / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Level 3
Moderator: Karla Miller, PharmD, BCPP, Director of Medication Usage and Safety, Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN; and Assistant Faculty, University of Tennessee, Memphis
Presenter: Daryl I. Shorter, MD, Assistant Professor Division of Alcohol and Addictive Disorders, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and Assistant Professor, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
Learning Objectives:
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct a thorough interview with substance abusing patients that will detail drug-use histories, prior treatment, patient motivation for treatment, and comorbidity.
- Describe chronic illness model of treatment in addicted patients.
- Devise a plan to minimize the risk of the development of substance-use disorders with prescription medications and a plan to detect substance-use disorders should they occur.
- Explain how to evaluate and effectively treat patients at risk for alcohol withdrawal.
- Explain how to treat, refer, or manage pain patients who have untreated addiction, are in current addiction treatment, or are in recovery from addiction.
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