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ForwardSubstance Use Disorder (SUD) 101 2024
The purpose of this learning activity is to provide Health Plan staff with current information on substance use disorders (SUD) and best practices for supporting members who may have, or be at risk of, SUD.
Target Audience
ISD Clinical Staff
Learning Objectives
- Recall current data on substance use trends, diagnoses, overdose, and treatment
- Identify best practices for harm reduction, treatment, and resources within and outside of the UPMC system
- Explain stigma associated with substance use disorders (SUD)
Program begins at 9:00am and ends at 10:00am. Total Education Time = 1 Hour(s) | ||
TIME | CONTENT | PRESENTER |
9:00am to 9:20am | Overview of data on substance use with focus on trends, diagnoses, overdose, and treatment | Michael Lynch, MD |
9:20am to 9:40am | Review of best practices for harm reduction, treatment, and resources within and outside the UPMC system | Michael Lynch, MD |
9:40am to 10:00am | Discussion of stigma associated with SUD | Michael Lynch, MD |
Michael Lynch, MD
Dr. Michael Lynch is an associate professor of Emergency Medicine, Toxicology, and Addiction Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh where he works clinically in several UPMC hospitals. Dr. Lynch is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is currently serving as Medical Director for both Quality and Substance Use Disorder Services at UPMC Health Plan. Dr. Lynch has served as the Medical Director of the PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and the Pittsburgh Poison Center. He is the founder and director of the UPMC Medical Toxicology Telemedicine Bridge Clinic. Dr. Lynch has served on the Board of Directors of the PA College of Emergency Physicians and the American Association of Poison Control Centers as well as the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity is eligible for endorsed credit for UPMC Health Plan EMTs and Paramedics. Complete ETHOS course work, obtain the attendance certificate, and submit to EMS governing body for 1 CE credit(s).
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit(s).
Pharmacy and CCM CE are not offered with this educational activity.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
NOTE: Paramedic/EMT CE is approved for any activity in which ANCC (nursing CE) is approved. This is per Heather Bogdon and Christie Hempfling
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 ASWB
- 1.00 Attendance