Motivational Interviewing for Patients with Substance Use Disorder

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Motivational Interviewing for Patients with Substance Use Disorder is what will  be discussed on this webcast.  When it comes to actually counseling patients with substance use disorders, most of us lack the skills needed to help our patients. So, we turn things over to counselors who are trained in addiction treatment. But counseling is kind of like a black box to physicians. Our patients go in with addictions and come out with resiliency and improved life skills but we don’t really know what happens during the actual counseling. Today on OSU MedNet21, we’re going to pull back the curtain on addiction counseling to show you what actually happens during counseling and to help you develop communication skills that you can use in your own practices to help your patients make the changes that they seek in their lives. We’ve invited two of the Ohio State University’s experts in motivational interviewing. Dr. Michael Vilensky is a psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry specializing in addiction treatment. And Dr. Trent Hall is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and specializes in addiction psychiatry.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • To understand the underlying principles and spirit of Motivational Interviewing
  • To apply core interviewing skills, including reflections, open-ended questions, summaries, and affirmations

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • The role of motivational interviewing in addiction treatment
  • The multidisciplinary approach to addiction treatment

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual.  You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Help Patients Prepare for Travel by Watching Travel Medicine Webcast

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Help Patients Prepare for Travel by Watching Travel Medicine Webcast. To discuss Travel Medicine and how best to address your patients health while traveling, We’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s experts. We’re pleased to introduce Associate Professor of Family Medicine Dr. Allison Macerollo who practices primary care and is a leader in medical education. And we also have Dr. Sharon Clark who is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine who practices both adult and pediatric hospital medicine. She has a special interest in global health and founded and directs the Global Health Interest Group at OSU Wexner Medical Center.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Identify the benefits and risks of travel abroad
  • Be able to provide travel advice to a wide range of travelers
  • Recognize that a returning traveler has additional risks than a person from the community.
  • Evaluate a returning traveler who is ill with an appropriate differential diagnosis and initial workup.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • International vs Domestic Travel
  • Travel Restrictions
  • Travel & Chronic Disease
  • Travel Vaccines
  • Emerging Infections

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Care of Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Care of Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. On this CME webcast, we are going to examine these challenges and we are going to learn what we can do to overcome them. We welcome Dr. Heather Saha who is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Ohio State University and Dr. Ashley Byrd who is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Ohio State.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • List the definitions of ID and DD
  • Describe primary care considerations of treating patients with ID/DD
  • Explain epidemiology of ID/DD
  • Recall the discussion of health disparities

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Typical age of diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disability
  • Psychiatric implications of intellectual and developmental disability
  • Early signs of autism spectrum disorder
  • The importance of early recognition of autism spectrum disorder
  • Medication management
  • Intellectual and developmental disability and substance abuse
  • Transition of care from pediatric to adult providers

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn About Symptom Relief for Patients with Heart Failure

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Symptom Relief for Patients with Heart Failure. The American Lung Association has a slogan “When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters”. And that is particulary true for patients with end-stage cardiac disease. But the good news is that we have treatment approaches that can help and that is where palliative medicine comes in. I’m pleased to welcomes Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and palliative medicine specialist, Dr. Todd Barrett.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: REVIEW Palliative Care
Domains; and REVIEW Symptom Burden and Treatment in Heart Failure.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Heart conditions that benefit from palliative medicine
  • Opioid selection and strategies for use
  • Opioid side effects
  • Fluid management strategies to improve shortness of breath
  • SGLT2 inhibitors
  • Palliative care versus hospice care
  • Incorporating palliative care into usual cardiac care
  • COVID-19 related challenges in providing palliative care

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.