New Webinar: Managing Opioid Abuse and Addiction in Primary Care Settings

On September 13, 2011, from 1:00pm - 2:00pm SATTC and the National Center for Primary Care Behavioral Health team will be hosting a webinar entitled "Managing Opioid Abuse and Addiction in Primary Care Settings."

Webinar Description:

Opiod addiction and abuse are exceedingly prevalent but highly misunderstood health problems that the primary care practitioner is frequently called upon to diagnose and address. The primary care practitioner is often in the position of prescribing opioid medication, and must be justifiably concered as to whether such medications will be used properly. Substance abuse, dependence and addiction are viewed in the field of addiction medicine as three separate and distinct entities, and understanding the differences between them is essential to addressing these disorders appropriately. New science has revealed that real and demonstrable changes in brain structure and function occur in addiction, placing this disorder decisively in the medical disease model and thereby opening new doors for medical treatment. Effective treatment methodologies are avaiable to the primary care practitioner as well as the option to refer for specialty care. The aim of this presentation is to help integrate treatment for opioid use disorders into primary care settings, to give the primary care practitioner new concepts for recognizing the misuse of opioid medications, and to promote greater understanding about the benefits and limitations of opioid treatment.

Presenter: Jean J. E. Bonhomme, M.D., M.P.H.
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For more information or to register, please call 404-752-1016 or email dtyus@msm.edu