Topic: Substance Use Disorder and Pregnancy

Objectives: 

• Communicate with patients based on medical and public health understanding of drug use and addiction in a manner that is respectful and non-judgmental, based on accurate and non-stigmatizing nomenclature, structured and motivating as appropriate.
• Address addiction as a chronic medical illness and harmful drug use as a personal and public health problem in all contexts.
• Understand the addictive disorders as developmental bio-psycho-social disorders.
• List the indications, contraindications and duration of treatment of evidence-based pharmacotherapy for alcohol, tobacco, and opioid use disorders and refer patient to specialty care where appropriate.

Speaker: Dr. Kacey Eichelberger