The Prescription Drug Epidenic and the Doctor-Patient Relationship | Anna Lembke, MD

Doctors often respond to drug-seeking patients with primitive maladaptive defense mechanisms and thereby perpetutate the problem of over and/or underprescribing opioids

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CREDIT

PHYSICIANS: The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/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 live educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

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 0.75 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™ for completing the Review Course.

Continuing education credit is also available for nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, physician assistants, therapists, and drug abuse counselors. 

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

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze how the traditional doctor-patient relationship has changed in the last 25 years, and how these changes contribute to an epidemic of over-prescribing
  2. Gain insight into maladaptive ways that doctors respond to drug-seeking patients, and thereby perpetuate the problem
  3. Apply new ways doctors can and should respond to drug-seeking patients to mitigate the problem
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AMA Category 1
Course opens: 
11/30/2015
Course expires: 
11/29/2018
Cost:
$50.00
Part of: 
Synapse to Society: Addiction Medicine State of the Art 2015
Rating: 
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Speaker

Anna Lembke, MD, Director, Stanford Addiction Medicine Program and Chief, Stanford Addiction Medicine Clinic, Stanford University School of Medicine

Dr. Lembke has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planners
Sharone Abramowitz, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Anthony Albanese, MD, FASAMNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Chwen-Yuen (Angie) Chen, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Helen Py Driscoll, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Murtuza Ghadiali, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Anna Lembke, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Claudia Landau, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Jean Marsters, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Thomas Meeks, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose
Ingeborg Schafhalter-Zoppoth, MDNo relevant financial Relationship to disclose

 

Available Credit

  • 0.75 AMA Category 1

Price

Cost:
$50.00
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