Alcohol: How It Does What It Does? | George Koob, PhD

Alcohol: How It Does What It Does? | George Koob, PhD is organized by California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM).

Course opens: 09/22/2016
Course expires: 08/24/2019

Target Audience:
• Addiction medicine specialists who want an overview of the latest developments in the field and their relevance to clinical practice.
• Primary care clinicians who want to get a better understanding of addiction and manage patients with addictions in their practice.
• Public health officials who want an understanding of the current state of addiction treatment.
• Non-physicians who are involved in the treatment of addiction.

Available Credit:
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
1.00 Attendance

MOC:
This course has been approved by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Physicians enrolled in the ABAM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program can apply a maximum of 1 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™ for completing the Review Course.

Course Overview:
This lecture reviews the history and pharmacology of alcohol, the scope of alcohol use and related-problems, acute effects on the brain and behavior, pathophysiology of alcohol misuse.

Learning Objectives:
After viewing this lecture participant should be able to
• DSM 5 definition of alcohol use disorders
• Epidemiology of alcohol use disorders, genetic and cultural predictors of alcoholism and of treatment response, metabolism and measures of blood alcohol content in men and women.
• Pharmacologic interventions for alcohol use disorders and evidence base. Include something about which patients do well with anti-depressants.
• Mechanisms of alcohol-drug interactions (list common meds that interact).
• Alcohol in the workplace, pertaining to absenteeism, injury at work, an effect on healthcare utilization.
• Clinical management of intoxication, withdrawal, detox.
• Medical sequelae as well as an impact on other chronic medical conditions (ie hep C, diabetes, heart disease) and impact on psychiatric conditions.