These video case studies are part of a free online course from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) that demonstrates quick and effective strategies for screening patients for heavy drinking and helping them to cut down or quit.
Based on the NIAAA Clinician’s Guide, the course features four 10-minute video case scenarios, each led by an expert clinician who offers insights and engages viewers in considering different strategies for treatment and followup. The course is designated through Medscape® for 1.5 credit hours for physicians, and for nurses, 1.5 nursing contact hours (0.25 hours in pharmacology).
• Free CME/CE credit for physicians or nurses through Medscape®
• Four interactive 10-minute video cases
• Evidence-based clinical strategies
• Patients with different levels of severity and readiness to change
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/EducationTrainingMaterials/VideoCases.htm 2008
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Website: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Email: niaaaweb-r@exchange.nih.gov