Sponsor: Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, a program of Boston Medical Center
Description: This training will provide an overview of identification and management of substance use disorders in the older adult population.
This training satisfies 0.50 hours of the required 8 hours of training for DEA-registered practitioners.
Intended audience: Medical professionals with prescriptive authority, nurses and support staff who support them looking to increase provision of care for patients with substance use disorder.
Objectives:
- Recognize the prevalence of substance use disorder in older adults, including initiation of use at older age.
- Identify 2 risk factors for substance use disorder in older adults.
- Understand differences in presentation of withdrawal symptoms in older adults.
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This is an open ended event
- Cost:
- FREE