Crash Course on Co-Occurring Conditions: Psychiatric Management for Non-Psychiatrists in Addiction Medicine (Online Learning)

This talk is intended for addiction medicine providers who are not psychiatrists and will provide an overview of common co-occurring disorders and practical strategies for evaluating and managing those conditions. This presentation will review common diagnoses and treatments through the lens of psychiatrists but will also distill actionable guidance, effective treatment strategies and pragmatic tips for non-psychiatrists including tenets of harm reduction psychotherapies. We will provide effective interviewing techniques and evidence-based treatment strategies that a non-psychiatrist can utilize for commonly occurring psychiatric conditions (including anxiety disorders, borderline personality disorder, treatment resistant depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychotic conditions) and common scenarios in COD treatment. We will pay particular attention to the complicated relationship between methamphetamine use disorder and commonly co-occurring disorders, which can complicate treatment such as psychosis and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Participants will leave the session with more confidence in practicing the basics of co-occurring psychiatric management for their patients with SUDs.

Speakers: Brent Schnipke, MD, Gayane Archer, MD, and Daniel Fisher, MD

Learning Objectives include:

1. Recognize and define common co-occurring psychiatric disorders in substance use disorder treatment (e.g., depression, anxiety, psychosis).
2. Utilize effective strategies for evaluation and diagnosis of patients with co-occurring disorders (CODs) and implement evidence-based treatment strategies for common CODs.
3. Demonstrate increased comfort with clinical interactions and difficult conversations for patients with psychiatric conditions.
4. Employ concepts from evidence-based psychotherapy and harm reduction psychotherapy concepts into their clinical conversations and guide referral to appropriate formal psychotherapies.

WISAM is offering Enduring CME for this training until September 26, 2027. Register here and you will receive a link to the webinar recording and CME instructions. This online learning session and CME credit is coordinated by WISAM as part of the ORP.

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Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine and American Society of Addiction Medicine 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.

Physicians
The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 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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