INTEGRATING ADDICTION MEDICINE INTO PA PRACTICE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Physician Assistant program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain key neurobiological pathways involved in addiction and describe how these mechanisms inform treatment strategies for substance-use disorders. Audience: Graduate 2. Compare and contrast efficacy/mechanisms of pharmacologic and behavioral interventions for opioid and alcohol use disorders and recommend treatment plans. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate motivational interviewing and trauma-informed patient-centered counseling to enhance adherence, support behavior change, and develop harm-reduction strategies. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate reflective analysis of personal biases and consideration of community engagement strategies for addressing addiction. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain key neurobiological pathways involved in addiction and describe how these mechanisms inform treatment strategies for substance-use disorders. Audience: Graduate 2. Compare and contrast efficacy/mechanisms of pharmacologic and behavioral interventions for opioid and alcohol use disorders and recommend treatment plans. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate motivational interviewing and trauma-informed patient-centered counseling to enhance adherence, support behavior change, and develop harm-reduction strategies. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate reflective analysis of personal biases and consideration of community engagement strategies for addressing addiction. Audience: Graduate