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Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders

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  • Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders Homepage


    Introduction

    This course on the Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders teaches medical and public health trainees and practitioners about the health risks of excessive alcohol use as well as the approaches used to prevent and treat alcohol misuse. In addition, it provides practical insight into screening and assessment techniques for alcohol use disorders.

    The course is designed to help you gain: 

    1. A basic introduction to alcohol use disorders and their causes.
    2. An overview of screening and interventions for alcohol use disorders.
    3. A brief overview of urgent situations and common comorbidities associated with alcohol use disorders.
    4. A brief overview of the direct physical effects and the indirect social effects of alcohol use disorders.
    5. Insights about the strategies used to communicate with people seeking care, their families, and caregivers.


    This course was developed by NextGenU.org (NGU) and sponsored in part by the Annenberg Physician Training Program (APTP).


    There are four (4) modules to complete, which include:

    Module 1: Introduction to Alcohol Use Disorder
    Module 2: Withdrawal and Consequences of Alcohol Use Disorder
    Module 3: Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
    Module 4: Care of Special Populations

    Approximate time for completion of this course is 15 hours at an average reading rate of 144 words/minute.

    Engaging with this course

    • To register for this course, complete the registration form. Begin the course with Module 1. For each lesson, read the description. 
    • There is a final quiz to assess your understanding of some important concepts. Click on the hyperlinks to take you to these items in each topic.


    Requirements to obtain the certificate 

    You may browse this course for free to learn for your personal enrichment. There are no requirements.

    To obtain a certificate, a learner must successfully complete:

    • All reading requirements
    • The final exam with a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 3 attempts and
    • The self and course evaluation forms

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    *This course is sponsored in part by the Annenberg Physician Training Program: Abstinence-based Recovery from Addictive Disease.

    • Module 1: Introduction to Alcohol Use Disorder

      Student Learning Outcome: 
      • Differentiate alcohol use, abuse, and dependence.
      • Describe the risk and protective factors, and the prevention strategies for alcohol use disorders.
      2 URLs, 1 Forum
      • Required Learning Resources and Activities

      • Risk and Protective Factors URL

        Read the entire document (6 minutes)

        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-2019

      • 10 areas governments could work with to reduce the harmful use of alcohol URL

        Read the entire page (22 minutes)

        WHO-2019

      • Discussion Forum: Introduction to Alcohol Use Disorder

        In this activity, you will select a risk or protective factor from the readings and identify a prevention strategy that matches the factor you have selected.

        Step 1: Select a risk or protective factor from the readings.

        Step 2: Identify a prevention strategy for the risk factor or promoting strategy for the protective factor that matches your selected factor.

        Step 3: Write a 200-450 word discussion post that:

        1. Introduces the risk or protective factor of your choice.
        2. Explains why the prevention or promoting strategy relates to the selected factor.
        3. Explains how you would apply this in your workplace.

        Step 4: To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in the “message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

        Step 5: Evaluate the work from one of your peers. Provide comments or suggestions for improvement and your thoughts about the points that your peer has written. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “post to forum.” You can use the list below as an example:



    • Module 2: Withdrawal and consequences of alcohol use disorder

      Student Learning Outcome: 
      • Summarize characteristics of alcohol withdrawal including:
        i. Signs & symptoms
        ii. Treatment options
        iii. Complications
      • Recognize sequelae of alcohol use disorder including:
        i.   Social, psychological and spiritual problems
        ii.  Medical and psychiatric disorders
        iii. Be knowledgeable in the treatment of the aforementioned sequelae
      4 URLs
      • Required Learning Resources and Activities

      • Alcohol Withdrawal URL

        Read the entire article (14 minutes)

        NCBI-2021

      • Outpatient Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome URL

        Read the entire article (26 minutes)

        American Academy of Family Physicians-2013

      • The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management URL

        Read the content under header: B.Diagnosis, C. Differential Diagnosis, II. Initial Assessment of Alcohol Withdrawal from page 21 to page 25. (30 minutes)

        America Society of Addiction Medicine-2020

      • Alcohol Abuse: Complications and Consequences URL

        Read the content on the 27 slides and answer the questions. (14 minutes)

        Medscape-2020

    • Module 3: Treatment of alcohol use disorder

      Student Learning Outcome: 
      • Analyze techniques to confront and intervene patients with alcohol use disorder.
      • Discuss about types of treatment for alcohol use disorder including:
        i. Pharmacotherapy
        ii. Detox
        iii. Rehabilitation models based on 12-step programs
        iv. Other psycho-social, spiritual, and behavioral approaches
        v. Counseling
        vi. Individual and group psychotherapy
      4 URLs, 1 Forum
      • Required Learning Resources and Activities

      • The Step-by-Step Guide to Staging an Intervention URL

        Read the entire page. (15 minutes)

        American Addiction Centers-2021

      • Alcohol Detox URL

        Read the entire text (10 minutes)

        Alcohol Rehab Guide-2021

      • 12 Step Programs: 12 Steps to Recovery for Drug & Alcohol Treatment URL

        Read the entire page. (15 minutes)

        American Addiction Centers-2021

      • Psychotherapy Guide: Group Therapy vs. Individual Therapy URL

        Read the entire page. ( 12 minutes)

        American Addiction Centers-2021

      • Discussion Forum: Treatment of alcohol use disorder

        In this activity, you will analyze techniques to confront, and intervene with patients with alcohol use disorder, and select suitable types of treatment based on your country/city’s provisions and programs.

        Step 1: Review and analyze which techniques, interventions and types of treatment that can be used for alcohol abuse disorder patients.

        Step 2: Write a 150-450 word discussion post that answers the following questions:

        1. What are the treatment guidelines employed in your city or workplace? 
        2. How would you improve them based on the readings of this module?

        Step 3: To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in the “message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

        Step 4: To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least one post made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential improvements for their guidelines or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “post to forum.”



    • Module 4: Care of special populations

      Student Learning Outcome:

      • Identify special considerations for the care of alcohol use disorders in Children, Adolescents, Pregnancy, Seniors.
      3 URLs, 1 Forum
      • Required Learning Resources and Activities

      • Alcohol Use by Youth URL

        Read from the heading "Adolescent developmental and neurobiological factors" to the end of the article (22 minutes)

        American Academy of Pediatrics-2019

      • Alcohol Use in Pregnancy URL

        Read the entire article (34 minutes)

        NCBI-2020

      • Alcohol use among the elderly: Issues and considerations URL

        Read the entire article (34 minutes)

        Journal of Geriatric Mental Health-2017

      • Discussion Forum: Care of Special Populations

        In this activity you will recognize the importance of the alcohol use intervention and care in special populations 

        Step 1: Identify a professional experience with alcohol use disorders in children, adolescents, pregnant women, or seniors. If you don't have one, look for a case online and share. 

        Step 2: Write 150-450 words on sharing the main considerations and recommendations you can provide for this target population with success or failure outcomes. Based on this module's readings, what would you do in the future if you face a similar situation?

        Step 3: To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in the “message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

        Step 4: Evaluate the work from one of your peers. Provide comments or suggestions for improvement and your thoughts about the points that your peer wrote. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “post to forum.”



    • Final Exam

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      • Final Exam Quiz
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        • The activity Course Registration is marked complete
        • The activity Pre-Test is marked complete
        • The activity Discussion Forum: Introduction to Alcohol Use Disorder is marked complete
        • The activity Discussion Forum: Treatment of alcohol use disorder is marked complete
        • The activity Discussion Forum: Care of Special Populations is marked complete

        To take the final exam, you must complete all quizzes and complete all the required activities. The final exam consists of 21 questions, and you will have  21 minutes to complete it. When the time is over, you will have two minutes to submit your attempt before it expires, and your progress is discarded. You will not be able to answer additional questions in the grace period.

        To access the exam, click on the name of the exam provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to respond to the questions.


    • Course and Self Evaluation & Certificate

      In this section, you can provide feedback about this course to help us make NextGenU.org better. Once evaluations are completed, you will be able to download your certificate of completion.

      Click here give your feedback

      • Course Evaluation Questionnaire
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