AOAAM Education
Essentials of Addiction Medicine
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Essentials: Stimulant Use Disorder
Contains 4 Component(s), Includes CreditsComponent Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits Medical Certificate Medical AOA Category 1-B 1.00 0.00 Review the diagnosis of stimulant use disorders.
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Essentials: Prescribing Naloxone to Patients for Overdose Reversal
Contains 4 Component(s), Includes CreditsComponent Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits Medical Certificate Medical AOA Category 1-B 1.00 0.00 This lecture is designed to provide the learner with brief history of the events in the late 1990s that resulted in today's opioid epidemic, discuss the epidemiology of opioid overdose and the neurobiology of overdose. Risk factors for overdose, the use of naloxone for overdose, and state laws regarding prescribing naloxone will be discussed.
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Essentials: Alcohol Use Problems: Recommendations for Medical Management
Contains 4 Component(s), Includes CreditsComponent Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits Medical Certificate Medical AOA Category 1-B 0.75 0.00 Alcohol is the most commonly used intoxicant in the world. There are a variety of physical, behavioral, and societal problems that can result from drinking alcohol in a risky or dependent pattern. This presentation will review some of t the development components, the acute treatments, and the long term treatments available. The program will stress the importance of a longitudinal approach to the treatment of the effected patient.
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Essentials: 12 Step Program
Contains 4 Component(s), Includes CreditsComponent Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits Medical Certificate Medical AOA Category 1-B 0.75 0.00 We explain why 4-5 million people use 12 step methods & more people are seeking help for addiction to drugs and alcohol.
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Essentials: Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorder
Contains 4 Component(s), Includes CreditsComponent Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits Medical Certificate Medical AOA Category 1-B 0.50 0.00 This lecture will review the co-morbid medical and behavioral treatments in the field of addiction medicine. Addiction Medicine patients have a higher rate of medical and psychiatric disorders and this often complicates the treatment of the addiction. Screening and evaluation process for medical and behavioral issues will be reviewed. Screening tools for PTSD, Depression and the Mental Status Examination will be reviewed in detail. Medical screening laboratory and toxicology screens will be discussed. Infectious disease evaluation and care is of critical importance in light of HIV, HEP C and other infectious processes. Treatment of chronic medical disorders including pain syndromes may complicate the treatment of addiction patients.
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Essentials: Neurobiology of Addictions
Contains 4 Component(s), Includes CreditsComponent Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits Medical Certificate Medical AOA Category 1-B 0.75 0.00 The goal in presenting this lecture is to give an overview of the current theory of addiction as a brain disease, review the stages of addiction associated with this model and explain the concept of neuroplasticity and how neuroplastic changes in brain chemistry and synapses account for the characteristic behaviors seen in addiction.
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AOA Addiction Medicine Board Certification
Did you know that the AOA is now offering Certification in Addiction Medicine?
The next exam will be offered April 12-18, 2021 for both the initial and OCC (Recert) Addiction Medicine Certification Exam.
For registration and additional details about the exam, visit the AOA website.
Important Dates for the April 2021 Exam:
- February 26, 2021 - First application deadline
- March 26, 2021 - Final application deadline
AOAAM's Board Certification Review Course
Now available on-demand and includes live Q&A Sessions:
Upcoming Live Q&A Sessions:
- March 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM ET
- March 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM ET
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