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Addressing SUD/MAT in the Emergency Department Setting
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Description
The course will discuss current trends opioid use/deaths. The course will discuss substance abuse in relation to how it affects Emergency department patient care etc. We will discuss patient screening for substance use disorder in the ED and how best to recognize patients who present with other chief complaints who may benefit from treatment. The course will discuss MAT/Buprenorphine initiation in the ED in both tertiary care and community settings. There will be discussion in relation to naloxone prescribing from the ED.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the webinar, the attendee will be able to:
  • Understand current substance use disorder/overdose death trends.
  • Understand the limitations of treatment of substance use disorder in the emergency department setting.
  • Understand screening protocols to help identify patients that present in the Emergency department.
  • Understand basic buprenorphine algorithms in the ED.
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Speaker:

Christopher Conrad DO, FACEP, FACOEP, FAOAAM

Member Board of trustees-AOAAM
Member AOA Addiction Medicine Conjoint Committee  
Fellow-American College of Emergency Physicians
fellow- American college of Osteopathic emergency physicians
fellow- American osteopathic academy of addiction medicine

Graduate of West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine 
Board Certification Emergency Medicine, addiction medicine 

Current Professional titles
Medical Director-Emergency Department/Trauma/Inpatient WVU Medicine-Medicine Braxton County Memorial Hospital
Assistant professor of Emergency Medicine-West Virginia University School of Medicine
EMS medical Director (Roane, Braxton County), Health Dept. Medical Director (Webster County) 

Current Medical Practice primarily involves Community/Rural setting, involved with resident/student education.

Elise Wessol, DO (Moderator)

Elise Wessol, DO is an addiction medicine physician practicing at Heritage Behavioral Health Center in Decatur, Illinois. She is board certified in family medicine and completed a family medicine residency at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign after completing medical school at AT Still University in Kirksville, Missouri. She served as a volunteer in service to America (VISTA) at a healthcare for the homeless clinic in Casper, Wyoming through AmeriCorps. She is fellowship-trained in addiction medicine and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison addiction medicine fellowship program. She now works in outpatient, inpatient, and tele-health care settings providing treatment for people with substance use disorders. She is the Illinois Society of Addiction Medicine president-elect. She is dedicated to providing education for clinicians, residents, and medical students in an effort to banish stigma, inform policy, and promote evidence-based treatment for people who suffer from the disease of addiction. 
Disclosure:
Financial Disclosure & Disclaimer: This program receives no commercial financial support.

The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by the AOA. In no event will the AOA be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME.
Summary
Availability: No future session
Access expires on May 01, 2026
Cost: Member: $0.00
Non-Member: $35.00
Resident/Intern Member: $0.00
Student Member: $0.00
Credit Offered:
1 AOA Category 1A Credit
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