As physician leaders, fellows will drive the advancement of addiction medicine through ongoing research, education, and advocacy efforts. Fellows will engage in projects related to medical education or quality improvement within clinical practice, utilizing scientific methods to enhance care in the field of Addiction Medicine.
Fellows will have the equivalent of one half-day per week devoted to learning experiences, including didactic sessions, individual or small group tutoring/mentoring sessions and mentored self-directed learning.
Didactic sessions will include:
- Legal Considerations in Addiction Medicine; Marchman Act VS Baker Act
- Psychiatric Comorbidities with Addiction Disorders
- Substance Disorders - Mechanisms of Disease
- Substance Disorders - Diagnostic Procedures
- Opioid Use Disorder – Medication Assisted Therapies
- Alcohol Use Disorder – Medication Assisted Therapies
- Emerging Street Substances of Abuse
- Trauma and Substance Use Disorders - Mechanisms of Disease
- Nonsubstance Addiction-Related Disorders
- Infectious Diseases Common to Substance Use Disorders
- Substance Use Disorders: Treatment For Those in Safety Sensitive Positions
- Best Practice Detoxification for Alcohol Use Disorders Outpatient and Inpatient
- The Role of Peer Mentors in Warm Handoffs to Addiction Treatment
- Induction of Buprenorphine for the Patient in the Emergency Room or Hospital
- Stimulant Use Disorders: Best Practice for Treatment - Update
- Addressing Eating Disorders in the Substance Use Continuum
- ASAM Levels of Care in Substance Use Treatment: Guiding Patients Through the Appropriate Level of Care
- The Role of Psychotherapy in Treating Substance Use Disorders
- Overdose Prevention: The Role of Narcan in the Community
- Community Partner Approaches for Treating Substance Use Disorders
- Twelve Step Facilitation in Treating Substance Use Disorders
- Cannabis Use In Our Patients: The Challenge In Harm Reduction
- ACAAM Weekly Lectures
