Addiction Medicine in Correctional Settings (2020) is organized by California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM).
Course Opens: 12/04/2020
Course Expires: 12/04/2023
Description:
This virtual workshop, part of the 2020 State of the Art Conference, will address the delivery of addiction medicine treatment within correctional health settings. Presenters will review the structure of correctional health systems with jails and prisons in general and highlight the application of a medication-first (low barrier) approach to providing medications for opioid use disorder to inmates within one California county jail system. The workshop will also review trauma-informed care for patients in correctional settings and discuss the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of addiction medicine in correctional health settings.
Learning objectives
• Explain the structure, funding, regulation, and deployment of correctional health services for patients in incarcerated settings affect how addiction treatments are and could be offered to individuals with substance use disorders in these settings.
• Define adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), describe how ACEs and trauma increase the risk for substance use disorders for incarcerated persons, and discuss trauma-informed care.
• Define change management strategies employed to promote the use of medications for opioid use disorder in justice-involved populations.
• Summarize the initially identified outcomes and impacts associated with the application of the medication first approach to treating opioid use disorder in the Orange County jail.
• Advocate for improved provision of services to individuals with addiction in incarcerated settings.
Accreditation:
The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CSAM takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
CSAM designates this virtual educational activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing education credit is available for psychologists, therapists, substance use counselors, nurses and physician assistants.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC):
ABPM:
The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) has approved this activity for a maximum of 3.5 LLSA credits towards ABPM MOC Part II requirements.
Should you need a copy of your ABPM MOC certificate, please inquire via email at csam@csam-asam.org.
Users are responsible for reporting CME credits directly to ABPM.
ABAM:
This course has been approved by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Physicians enrolled in the ABAM Transitional Maintenance of Certification (tMOC) Program can apply a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for completing the CSAM Addiction Medicine Review Course.
Users are responsible for reporting CME credits directly to ABAM.
ABIM:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
CSAM will report your participation to ABIM at the end of the year.
Should you have any questions or need a copy of your MOC certificate, please use the 'Contact Us' tab to submit your inquiry, thank you.
Available Credit:
3.50 AMA Category 1
3.50 Attendance
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