address: CME Office ◊ University of Washington School of Medicine Addictions, Mental Illness and Medical Vulnerabilities
Release Date: 2/20/2008
Expiration Date: 2/20/2009
Overview: Treating Addictions and Mental Illness in Safety Net Medical Settings
Roy-Byrne, Peter P., M.D.
Duration: 7:00
Cardiometabolic Risk During Antipsychotic Treatment
Newcomer, John, MD
Duration: 53:00
Epidemiology of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain and Its Treatment with Opioids
Sullivan, Mark D., M.D., Ph.D.
Duration: 23:00
Opioid Misuse Among Medicaid and General Assistance Enrollees in Washington State: New Tools and Strategies
Mancuso, Jr., Joseph J., M.D.
Duration: 20:00
Pain, Addiction and Opioids: A Clinical Perspective
Merrill, Joseph O., M.D.
Duration: 20:00
How to Do Brief Interventions
Dunn, Christopher W., Ph.D.
Duration: 28:00
WASBIRT Outcomes: Effects of Brief Interventions for Substance Use Disorders Among Hospital Emergency Department Patients
Estee, Sharon, PhD
Duration: 16:00
Screening and Brief Interventions in Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers: Where It Began and Where Its Going
Donovan, Dennis M., Ph.D.
Duration: 18:00
Integrating Frontline Clinical & Policy Perspectives in Trauma Survivors After Injury
Zatzick, Douglas F., M.D.
Duration: 18:00
Working with Challenging Patients: A Focus on Patient-Provider Interactions
Ciechanowski, Paul S., M.D., M.P.H.
Duration: 48:00
Depression Care Management
Snowden, Mark B., M.D., M.P.H.
Duration: 35:00
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Description
The burden of mental illness and addictions in the mentally population is increasing at a staggering rate, especially in safety net settings serving disadvantaged populations. Healthcare providers working with patients with these challenging co-morbidities may significantly benefit from opportunities for acquiring new and effective theoretical approaches and skills to ensure optimal outcomes in their patients. Conference participants will learn about current research and best practices for addressing issues of substance abuse, chronic pain, geriatric depression, the management of patients with chronic illness and the management of cardiometabolic effects of atypical antipsychotics
Intended Audience
Healthcare professionals working with co-morbidly ill patients with addictions, mental and medical illness. This includes internists, family practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and other medical specialists.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the risks and benefits of atypical neuroleptic medications and how to manage cardiometabolic effects
- Describe the clinical and functional aspects and outcomes of screening and brief intervention for alcohol and substance abuse disorders
- Recognize the role of opiate medications and the effects of co-morbid mental illness and addictive disorders in the management of chronic pain
- Describe approaches to treating depression elderly patients in the community
- Discuss treatment approaches for mental illness and addictions in injured trauma survivors
- More effectively work with challenging, chronically ill patients
