Updated and released in 2024, SUD for the Healthcare Team is an introductory-level course designed to provide fundamental information for all staff working in a healthcare setting. The four modules, taken together, cover essential information about substance use disorders, including history and treatment, with particular emphasis on opioid and alcohol use disorders.
This curriculum is made up of four 1-hour modules. You may choose to complete the modules individually, however learners are strongly encouraged to complete all four modules in order as some of the content builds on information presented in prior modules. Learners will receive credit for the completion of each individual module.
Presenter: Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD, Director, Psychiatric Emergency Room, VA Connecticut; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University.
The four 1-hour modules within this curriculum are designed for:
Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, social workers, pharmacists and the healthcare team.
The four 1-hour modules within this curriculum are accredited for:
Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, social workers, pharmacists and the healthcare team.
Credit Designations Available per one-hour activity:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hour(s), Pharmacy CE Credit, AAPA Category 1 CME Credit, Social Work CE Credit, and IPCE Credit
This curriculum is made up of four 1-hour modules. Please see below for a summary of each course:
In support of improving patient care, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 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.
Credit Designation Statements
Physicians
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is an approved provider of nursing continuing education through AAAP’s Joint Accreditation provider #4008192. This activity is approved for up to 1 CNE credit.
Pharmacists
This activity has been approved for 1 hour of pharmacy continuing education credit for each module. The approval numbers issued are Universal Activity Numbers (pharmacy): Module 1) JA4008192-0000-24-064-H01-P; Module 2) JA4008192-0000-24-065-H01-P; Module 3) JA4008192-0000-24-066-H01-P; and Module 4) JA4008192-0000-24-067-H01-P.
PAs
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until November 15, 2027. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) 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. AAAP maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
All Learners
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for learning and change.