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CME PG Substance Use Disorders

To access this course please visit APA Online CME.

Readers of APA Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders, Second Edition who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ (up to 8 hours) may do so by reading the guideline and answering the CME questions in the CME Self-Test section of the online course. After each question is answered, the course program will confirm or correct it and provide a link to the section of the text where relevant recommendations are discussed. A rationale for the correct answer is also provided. APA members, log in to the course using your APA username and password; these are set in the member's corner section of the APA website.

For those who are not APA members who wish to earn CME credit for this practice guideline course, the CME processing fee is $60.00. Certificates are mailed following receipt of payment.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

• To acquaint physicians with the APA Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders, Second Edition.
• To improve patient care for substance use disorders by incorporating the principles of this guideline into individual practices.

Course Contents

Part A: TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

A. Coding System
B. General Treatment Principles
C. Nicotine Use Disorders: Treatment Principles and Alternatives
D. Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment Principles and Alternatives
E. Marijuana Use Disorders: Treatment Principles and Alternatives
F. Cocaine Use Disorders: Treatment Principles and Alternatives
G. Opioid Use Disorders: Treatment Principles and Alternatives

II. GENERAL TREATMENT PRINCIPLES

A. Goals of Treatment
B. Assessment
C. Treatment Setting
D. Psychiatric Management
E. Somatic Treatments
F. Psychosocial Treatments
G. Clinical Features Influencing Treatment
H. Legal and Confidentiality Issues

III. Treatment of Nicotine Dependence

IV. Treatment of Alcohol-Related Disorders

V. Treatment of Marijuana-Related Disorders

VI. Treatment of Cocaine-Related Disorders

VII. Treatment of Opioid-Related Disorders

Part B: Background Information and Review of Available Evidence

VIII. Disease Definition, Natural History and Course, and Epidemiology

IX. Review and Synthesis of Available Evidence

A. Nicotine Dependence
B. Alcohol-Related Disorders
C. Marijuana-Related Disorders
D. Cocaine-Related Disorders
E. Opioid-Related Disorders

Part C: Future Research Needs

References
Multiple Choice Quiz

ACCREDITATION

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) has reviewed The APA Practice Guidelines Program and has approved this course as part of a comprehensive lifelong learning and self-assessment program, which is mandated by the American Board Of Medical Specialties as a necessary component of maintenance of certification.  ABPN approval of this individual practice guideline CME course began March 2007 and ends March 2010.

The CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the Essentials of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).  The APA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The APA designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.