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Integrating Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy (March/April) | 2021

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CME Post-Test - Integrating Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy, CATR, March/April 2021

March 19, 2021

By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 1 CME credit. Read More

The Other Pandemic

March 19, 2021

Predictions that overdose mortality would worsen during the COVID-19 pandemic have unfortunately proven accurate. Recent data outlined in an alert by the CDC show that rates of overdose deaths from opioids and stimulants have accelerated at an alarming rate. Read More

Perioperative Pain Management in Opioid Use Disorder

March 19, 2021

Rehan Aziz, MD.

Previously, clinicians commonly stopped opioid agonists (methadone and buprenorphine) to simplify pain control during and after surgery. New guidance from the American Society of Addiction Medicine now suggests otherwise. Read More

Integrating Medication Prescribing and Psychotherapy

March 19, 2021

Carla Marienfeld, MD

Dr. Marienfeld shares strategies of how to turn short clinical appointments meant “only” for medication management into rich therapeutic interactions. She outlines specific techniques drawn from Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that you can start implementing in office visits right away Read More

Management of Opioid Withdrawal in the Emergency Setting

March 19, 2021

Rehan Aziz, MD.

An emergency department visit can be a “reachable moment” for people with unhealthy opioid use. Here, we review pharmacologic and harm-reduction strategies for use in those settings—and how to advocate for your patients when consulting with emergency clinicians. Read More