SUD Institute

6 - 59 1/2 Minutes Feature: Tough Talks About Substance Misuse

Thursday, March 11, 2021

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET

Location: Live

Learning Level: 2
ACPE Number: 0202-0000-21-050-H08-P, 0202-0000-21-050-L08-P
Number of Hours: 1

Speaker(s)

Anita Jacobson, PharmD

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Sarah T. Melton, PharmD, BCPP, BCACP, FASCP

Professor of Pharmacy Practice
East Tennessee State University Gatton College of Pharmacy
Bristol, Virginia, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation PDF

The good news: America’s attitude toward substance use disorder (SUD), treatment, and recovery is improving. Still, conversations between providers and patients or family caregivers regarding SUD can be uncomfortable. In this special TV news magazine–style session, you’ll hear from a behavioral health clinician and a primary care specialist who examine the many faces of SUD. You’ll learn strategies for screening, destigmatizing the condition, and starting those difficult but necessary conversations.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the patient�s perspective of the experience of substance use disorder�(SUD).��
Employ effective communication skills to destigmatize SUD.
Discuss strategies for pharmacists to screen for SUD.
Demonstrate how pharmacists can engage in effective conversations with patients who have SUD.