The Time to Ask Interprofessional Lecture Series: Addressing Alcohol Use – Conversations, Treatment & Professional Growth

This is a live, virtual activity.

Join us for this 8-part lecture series featuring topics chosen by your peers. This series is intended to increase your comfort and confidence in talking to patients about alcohol and in offering them support, solutions and treatment while supporting you in holding difficult conversations. Let’s grow together over lunch.

Target audience

This activity is intended for any healthcare professional interested in talking to patients about alcohol use.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Distinguish between the various treatment options for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and unhealthy alcohol use (UAU).
2. Identify special populations at risk for AUD
3. Examine the value of a learning orientation to improve practice
4. Describe steps to be taken to prepare for difficult conversations with patients

Registration instructions

Additional information

Faculty credentials

Denise O’Connell, MSW, LCSW, CCM – Course Co-Director
Associate Director, Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine

Brendan Prast, MD, MPH – Course Co-Director
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Keith Baker, MD, PhD
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Jesse Higgins, MPH, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Director, Integrated Behavioral Health – Northern Light Acadia Healthcare

Sarah McVicar, LCPC, LADC
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Stephanie Vail, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, BCPP, FCCP
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Kerri Palamara, MD
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Mark Publicker, MD, DFASM, DABAM
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Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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