
COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
12 CE Credits for Psychologists
12 ASWB ACE Credits
14.0 Contact Hours
14 CE Hours
COURSE FEES
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Physicians in primary care need up-to date, standardized and precise measuring tools for identifying SUD and their readiness for treatment
- Assess levels of substance use in primary care
- In the last 20 years physicians seek better strategies of managing Dual diagnosis (patients with mental health issues and SUD's)
- How to manage Dual Diagnosis.
- Patient readiness for SUD treatment (or change) is often difficult to assess but is a very important variable in a successful outcome
- Understand the conditions that facilitate change in addictive behavior
- Explain the stages of change model for primary care interventions
- Depression types and treatment
- Use the most suitable cognitive behavioral approaches to treament of depression
- Anxiety Types and treatment
- Use most suitable cognitive behavioral approaches to treament of anxiety
- Anxiety
- Therapeutics and Pharmacology
- Depression
- Therapeutics and Pharmacology
- Opioid prescribing guidelines
- Pharmacology of dependency, tolerance and addiction
- Pharmacology for substance abuse disorders
- Nicotine, alcohol, opioids
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.