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Currently, there are a wide range of backgrounds for staff working within the Clinical Care Coordination and Discharge Planning department, some of whom have not had much experience working with patients who are struggling with substance use disorders., yet it is part of our role in discharge planning.
Staff do not always have the knowledge and education needed about diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders. They may also not be aware of how Addiction Social Work and the STARS teamwork within the hospital setting.
Having a better understanding of substance use disorders within our department will help facilitate better communication with the medical team about the care and discharge plans for our patients with substance use disorders.
Target Audience
Nurse
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
Explore aspects of Addiction Social Work
Review diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders
Understand the interactions of roles as an interdisciplinary team within STARS
Discuss best practices when working with this patient population in an acute care setting
Currently, there are a wide range of backgrounds for staff working within the Clinical Care Coordination and Discharge Planning department, some of whom have not had much experience working with patients who are struggling with substance use disorders., yet it is part of our role in discharge planning.
Staff do not always have the knowledge and education needed about diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders. They may also not be aware of how Addiction Social Work and the STARS teamwork within the hospital setting.
Having a better understanding of substance use disorders within our department will help facilitate better communication with the medical team about the care and discharge plans for our patients with substance use disorders.
Emily Beahm, MSW, LCSW
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.
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 1.0 continuing education credits.
Social Work (ASWB)
This program is offered for 1.0 hours of social work continuing education.
Nursing (ANCC)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
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.
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