The fourth of its series, this webinar will provide an overview of the The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management's recommendations around the appropriate use of pharmacotherapy for patients with AWS.

Physicians who are or have previously been certified by at least one American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Board can now become certified in the subspecialty of addiction medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM). This session will review the requirements and various pathways available for physicians to apply to sit for the Addiction Medicine subspecialty exam. Information on the timeline for the 2020 application cycle, dates for the examination period, and fee schedule will also be made available. For more information visit www.theabpm.org.

The opioid crisis has brought attention to the need for comprehensive training and credentialing of physicians in the field of Addiction Medicine (ADM). Organized medicine, medical educators and health systems are increasing their interest and attention to preventing and treating the primary disease of addiction, as opposed to historical attention focused solely on medical consequences. With the recent recognition of ADM as an ABMS level subspecialty and the establishment of the first wave of ACGME accredited ADM fellowships, physicians now have two paths to secure certification in the field: the Practice Pathway and the ADM Fellowship Pathway.