Session Description: 

This lecture series will cover the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of both chronic pain syndromes and substance use disorders and their overlap over 6 sessions. Two of the sessions will focus on application of best practices in doctor-patient communication to facilitate optimized patient outcomes through shared decision-making.

Target Audience: 

Physicians (MD or DO)

Learning Objectives- After Attending this Activity, Learners Should be Able to:

 • Discuss how addiction is a complex, chronic, biopsychosocial illness that is different from other “diseases”.

• Recognize that large numbers of humans live along a continuum of behavioral dependence, with substance use disorders lying at the extreme of this continuum. • Summarize the neurobiology of Severe Substance Use Disorders.

• Demonstrate the ability to diagnose a substance use disorder.

• Empathize with the patient perspectives and be motivated to help patients with substance use disorders.

Providing Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Kerri Maya, MSL, RN

Session date: 
10/12/2023 - 7:00am to 7:00pm PDT
Location: 
1 Medical Plaza Dr
Roseville, CA 95661
United States
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

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Faculty List: 
Speaker(s)

Kevin Walsh, MD, UCSF 1987. Internal Medicine Residency, UC Davis, 1990.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.