Addressing Substance Abuse With CME (Part 1 of 2)

Addressing Substance Abuse with CME (Part 1 of 2) – First part of discussion between Bertha Madras, former Deputy Director for Demand Reduction of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and ACCME Chief Executive, Murray Kopelow regarding CME approaches to address substance abuse. (Part 1 of 2, Recorded July 2008) Visit these resources for more information: – For more information about the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, visit www.ondcp.gov. – For an overview of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s “Screening and Brief Intervention for Referral to Treatment” (SBIRT) program, visit http For more information, please visit www.accme.org

Return Visits to Hospitals Very Common

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The study found that conditions with the highest emergency room rates were related to mental health, drug and alcohol abuse, and prostate issues. “If we don't expand our view of post-acute care from re-admissions to include emergency room visits, we …
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