IMPACT WV: Module 6 - How to Appropriately Assess Substance Use, its Impact, and Identify Ways to Coordinate Services

Target Audience

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses and Social Workers.

Objectives

• Discuss modifications to definition and prevalence rates

• Compare and contrast types of treatments

• Identify substance use symptoms

• Describe how providers can encourage familial support for individuals using substances

• Identify and discuss association between SUD and mental health, particularly for mothers of young infants

• Describe guiding principles for successful services for substance use

• Identify best practices for delivering substance use services in rural setting

• Identify resources necessary for appropriate substance use assessment, referral, and/or treatment

• Compare and contrast substance use treatment programs

• Identify screens and assessment for substance use

• Identify screens and assessment for co-occurring disorders

• Identify billing and reimbursement codes for providing care

• Identify and review specific steps for suspecting or identifying SUD

• Describe successful approaches for integrating addiction and primary care services