Osteopathic Considerations in Substance Use Disorder

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Description

In this lecture the use of osteopathic principles and practice in the management of substance use disorders will be discussed, as well as reviewing specific osteopathic manipulative techniques that can be used in the management of substance use disorders by addiction medicine physicians in practice.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

Define the tenets of osteopathic medicine
Describe the models of osteopathic care and the role they could play in the management of substance use disorder
Explain the pathophysiology of substance use and addiction
Explain the pathophysiology of certain osteopathic manipulative techniques and their potential use with substance use disorders
Demonstrate certain osteopathic manipulative techniques that can be used in addiction medicine practices

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Credit Statement

This webinar has been approved for a maximum 1, AOA Category 1-A CME credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and AOAAM. The AOAAM is accredited by the AOA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Speaker

Meghna Patel, DO MPH

Dr. Meghna Patel earned her DO degree from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. While a student at Nova she spent an extra year in training as part of the pre-doctoral fellowship in osteopathic principles and practice, which involved teaching fellow students as well as seeing patients in the Nova OMM Department. Dr. Patel went on to complete her residency training in pediatrics at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, where she created an OMM curriculum into her pediatric residency program. After graduating from residency, she worked as a pediatric hospitalist at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York. She then went on to complete post-residency training year in osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine (OMM) at PCOM, and is currently an associate professor in the department of OMM at PCOM.

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Release on Aug 15, 2025 12:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Access expires on Aug 14, 2028

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1 AOA Category 1A Credit

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