ORN Fall 2026 - Beyond Screening: Implementing a Response to Substance Use Coercion in Clinical Practice
Description:

This session will teach about substance use coercion, a form of intimate partner violence (IPV) where an abusive partner uses coercive tactics targeting a partner’s use of substances as part of a broader pattern of abuse and control. The session will cover identification tactics, clinical approaches, and support resources. We will present new updates to toolkit, informed by a pilot intervention study, that can be used by clinics aiming to created an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to substance use coercion in their clinical settings.

Learning objectives:
At the conclusion of this seminar, attendees should be able to:
  • Describe the key tactics used in substance use coercion within intimate partner violence (IPV) relationships and their impact on recovery and treatment.
  • Identify key components of a comprehensive approach for identifying and addressing substance use coercion in clinical settings.
  • Utilize resources that can help support individuals experiencing SUC and providers aiming to support these patients.
CME

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits Available

Participants in this program may earn the following CME credits:

1 AOA Category 1-A Credit
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
1 AAPA Category 1 CME Credit 
1 Nurses CNE Credit

Earn valuable continuing education credits while enhancing your professional knowledge!

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Speaker:

Diana Samberg MD

Diana Samberg, MD, MS, is a board-certified internal medicine and addiction medicine physician in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is a clinician educator who teaches internal medicine residents and medical students and practices both inpatient and outpatient internal medicine and addiction medicine. She also serves as a volunteer physician at the medical student-run clinic at the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. In her spare time, she enjoys board games, traveling, and spending time outdoors with her husband and three children.

Carole Warshaw MD

Carole Warshaw, MD is the Director of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, a federally funded resource center dedicated to enhancing policy, research, and practice at the intersection of trauma, mental health, substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV). Over the past 45 years, Dr. Warshaw has played a leading role in the development of innovative models for providing accessible, culturally responsive, trauma-, and IPV-informed services; building cross-sector collaboration; and improving system capacities to address the health, mental health, substance use, and advocacy concerns of IPV survivors and their families, including at the intersections of IPV and maternal mental health. She has spoken and published extensively on these topics, both nationally and internationally, and has served as an advisor to numerous health, mental health, substance use, legal, and advocacy organizations, as well as federal agencies. Dr. Warshaw has maintained a part-time private practice in psychiatry since 1989, is board certified in psychiatry and internal medicine, and serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois, Chicago.


Ilana Hull

Dr. Hull is board certified in family medicine and addiction medicine. She works as an attending physician on the inpatient Substance Treatment and Recovery Service (STARS) at UPMC Presbyterian and the Perinatal Addiction Consultative and Education Service (PACES) at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Hull's research interests are centered on improving low-barrier access to addiction treatment, especially for pregnant and parenting individuals. This includes developing and testing innovative care delivery models that better meet patient needs and integration of harm reduction strategies to improve patient engagement and outcomes. Dr. Hull is also core faculty for the addiction medicine fellowship and is involved in resident and fellow education and precepting.

DISCLAIMER
ACCREDITATION: 
In support of improving patient care, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESOLUTION:
All conflicts of interest of any individual(s) in a position to control the content of this CME activity will be identified and resolved prior to this educational activity being provided. Disclosure about provider and faculty relationships, or the lack thereof, will be provided to learners.
Funding:
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Summary
Availability:
Registration ends on September 30, 2029
Access expires on Oct 01, 2029
Location:
Online Meeting
Date / Time:
Oct 28, 2026 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Cost:
FREE
Credit Offered:
1 AAPA Category 1 CME Credit
1 AMA PRA Cat 1 Credit
1 Nurses CNE Credit
1 AOA Category 1A Credit
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