Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Stephen Holt, MD, MS, FACP, FASAM, will review medications for outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, the signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and how to identify appropriate candidates for outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.
Boston Medical Center's (BMC) 12-part Massachusetts Office Based Addiction Treatment ECHO® (MA OBAT ECHO®) offers training and support in addiction treatment, with a focus on comprehensive care for patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). The free, case-based tele-mentoring program is designed to increase the capacity of primary care teams to integrate addiction treatment using a multidisciplinary care model.
Intended audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.
Speakers
Stephen Holt, MD, MS, FACP, FASAM
Dr. Holt is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, where he also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program. As an Addiction Medicine specialist, he directs the Addiction Recovery Clinic at Yale and has spoken at numerous regional, national, and international venues on a a variety of Addiction Medicine topics. Dr. Holt has won local and national awards for his clinical teaching, including the New Investigator/Educator Award from the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from the Yale School of Medicine, and the Early Career Physician Teaching Award from the American College of Physicians (ACP).
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will have the knowledge to:
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
- Identify appropriate candidates for outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
- List at least two medications utilized in outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
Sponsored by
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS).
Accreditation information
Please read the Accreditation Information section of the training page to learn about the requirements for receiving credit or a certificate of completion.
Audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.
