This track is designed for healthcare professionals who provide direct care to individuals with substance use disorders. It focuses on clinical best practices, ethical considerations, and evidence-based approaches to pain management, addiction treatment, and patient engagement.

 

What Learners Gain:

●       A thorough understanding of current CDC and ASIPP opioid prescribing guidelines.

●       Tools to manage pain safely and equitably in patients with OUD and SUD.

●       Knowledge of stimulant use and psychosis, and how to identify and manage related crises.

●       Ethical frameworks for compassionate care in sensitive populations, including pregnant patients.

●       Approaches for strengthening trust and improving long-term outcomes through patient-centered care.

 

Clinicians will emerge better equipped to provide balanced, compassionate, and evidence-based treatment that supports both patient autonomy and safety.

 

Comprehensive, Evidence-Based, Consensus Guidelines for Prescription of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain from the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)

Stimulants and Psychosis: Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Abuse

Stimulants and Psychosis: Etiology, Epidemiology, and Management

Cocaine and Methamphetamine Use: Strategies for Addressing Acute Intoxication and Withdrawal

Screening, Diagnosis, and Linkage to Care to Improve Longitudinal Care for Opioid Use Disorder and Stimulant Use Disorder