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Substance Abuse Screening in a Health Care Setting

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YNHH Nathan Smith Clinic
15 York Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Starts at: December 18, 2019 8:30am ET
Ends at: December 18, 2019 9:30am ET
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Description

Learning Objectives:

  • Have awareness of the variety of substances that can result in abuse and dependence
  • Describe best practice skills necessary to complete a Substance Abuse Screening tool
  • Describe stigma and prejudice that influence a substance abuse patient's access to treatment and health outcomes

 

This training is for YNHH Nathan Smith Clinic staff only. It is NOT open to public attendees.

Targeted Populations

A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.

  • Substance Use Disorder patients

Materials

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Behavioral Prevention
  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • Linkage to Care
  • Medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorders (i.e. buprenorphine, methadone, and/or naltrexone)
  • Substance use disorders
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Cultural competence
  • Health literacy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Stigma or discrimination
  • Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
  • Team-based care (i.e. interprofessional training)
  • Motivational Interviewing