Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals in Methamphetamine Recovery
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Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals in Methamphetamine Recovery
Recorded: Thursday, April 24, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025
On-Demand Session
Overview
This 60-minute on-demand session from the ASAM 56th Annual Conference addresses the relationship between methamphetamine use and sexual expression in LGBTQ+ communities, focusing on creating supportive, nonjudgmental spaces, and implementing harm-reduction strategies to promote health and recovery.
This session aims to explore address the disproportionate impact of methamphetamine use on LGBTQ+ communities. It will explore the complex social, structural, and psychological factors contributing to substance use in these communities and introduce harm-reduction strategies that incorporate sex-positive and identify affirming group therapy. By engaging with both lived experiences and evidence-informed practices, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to develop culturally responsive interventions that promote health equity and recovery for LGBTQ+ individuals.
The target audience for this Intermediate level session includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, other clinicians, researchers, residents, fellows, students, and counselors.
This session addresses the following ACGME Competencies:Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills.
This session addresses the following IPEC Competencies: Values and Ethics, Interprofessional Communication.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Identify the relationship between methamphetamine use and sexual expression within LGBTQ+ populations, particularly in the context of "chem-sex" behaviors.
- Demonstrate how to create nonjudgmental, supportive environments that foster open discussions on substance use and sexual health within LGBTQ+ communities.
- Explain the role of harm-reduction strategies, including sex-positive and identify-affirming group therapy interventions, in supporting the health and recovery of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Registration Rates
| Rate Description | Rate |
| ASAM Member | $29 |
| Non-Member | $39 |
| Associate Member | $19 |
| Resident Member* | $19 |
| Student Member* | $19 |
*Residents, Fellows-in-training, Interns, and Students must join ASAM to receive a discounted registration rate. Click here to become an ASAM member. National and Chapter membership dues apply. There is no charge for Students to become a Member, but verification of student status is required.
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Registration Open: 05/26/2025 - 04/26/2028
User Access Closed: 05/26/2028
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the on-demand recording.
- Click Complete Post Test to answer multiple choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly.
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- For Pharmacists ONLY: Complete the task entitled "Enter Pharmacist CPE Monitor Information (Pharmacists Only)". Pharmacists must claim credit and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate via the Pharmacist CPE Monitor Information survey within 30 days of completing the activity. ASAM will not report CPE Credits claimed 30+ days after activity completion to ACPE. ASAM will not report CPE Credits without accurate and complete information. Courses offering CPE Credit will indicate the amount of credit available for pharmacists on the Credits & Disclosure Tab.
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Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD, MS, MAS
Medical Director, UCSF Alliance Health Project; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD, MS, MAS is an Assistant Professor at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and serves in a number of leadership roles at UCSF including as: the Medical Director of the UCSF Alliance Health Project, Associate Program Director in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Associate Program Director in the Public Psychiatry Fellowship and as the Director of the UCSF School of Medicine’s Post Baccalaureate Program and Office of Outreach.
Kevin Shone, CAADC-II
Supervising Substance Use Counselor
UCSF Alliance Health Project
Kevin Shone is a certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor (CADC-II) and is the Supervising Substance Use Counselor at UCSF Alliance Health Project in San Francisco. He has been providing substance use services with a focus on the LGBTQI community since 2002. He was the sole counselor in the UCLA-ISAP "Getting Off" research study in West Hollywood, which studied the efficacy of both Contingency Management and a manualized protocol (adapted from the Matrix Model) for gay and bisexual stimulant users. As the Supervising Substance Use Counselor at UCSF Alliance Health Project, he oversees the outpatient Harm Reduction SUD program. In his role at Alliance Health Project, he has presented or been co-presenter for several trainings for staff and the community on Motivational Interviewing and facilitates a monthly Motivational Interviewing consult group. Among the other trainings he has presented are Harm Reduction, Crystal Meth (Impact and Treatment), Reducing Stigma in SUD Treatment and Changing Language to Reduce Stigma.
Pierre-Cedric Crouch, PhD, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Alliance Health Project
Pierre-Cedric Crouch, PhD, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, ACRN, CARN-AP is a Psychiatric-Mental Health and Adult Nurse Practitioner in private practice at Pink Wellness, LLC in Portland, OR. He grew up in New Orleans, LA where he obtained his BSN from LSU Health Science Center. He later moved to San Francisco, CA, earning his MSN, PhD, and Post-Master's certificate from UCSF. His focus is on incorporating mental health and substance use care into Hep C and HIV prevention and treatment. In his career, he helped develop an inpatient addiction medicine consult service, the largest nurse-led PrEP health program, a Hep C treatment program in a syringe access center, and the first PrEP 2-1-1 program in the USA.
Harminder Gill, MD
Adult Psychiatrist
University of California San Francisco
Harminder K. Gill, MD, recieved her medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine and completed residency through San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services residency program. She continued her training in community psychiatry through the public psychiatry fellowship program at the University of California San Francisco.
Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine 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.
Physicians
The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
This activity awards 1.0 Nursing contact hours.
PAs
ASAM has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1.0 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 05/06/2028. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Pharmacists
This activity will offer 1.0 pharmacy contact hours (.10 CEUs). Pharmacists will be asked to provide identifying information (e-Profile ID and DOB in MMDD format) in order to receive credit and allow reporting to CPE Monitor. (UAN: JA0000141-0000-25-021-H01)
Note for pharmacists: Not all courses offer CPE Credit. For courses that do offer CPE Credit, pharmacists must claim credit and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate via the Pharmacist CPE Monitor Information survey within 30 days of completing the activity.
ASAM will not report CPE Credits claimed 30+ days after activity completion to ACPE. ASAM will not report CPE Credits without accurate and complete information.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, ASAM 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 general continuing education credits.
IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)
This educational program is approved by CAADE: #CP40 999 1225.
California Association of DUI Treatment Centers (CADTP)
This educational program is approved by CADTP: #205.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
This educational program is approved by CCAPP: #OS-20-330-1224.
Other Professions - Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Upon completion of the activity and online evaluation, all other participants may request a certificate of participation. Participants may submit this certificate of participation to their professional organization/institute as documentation for completing this accredited continuing activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) or Continuing Certification Programs (CCP)
This activity is designed to meet the requirements for MOC/CCP for several primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported and designated for ABA, ABIM, ABP and ABS. By completing the online credit claim and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
This activity offers up to 1.0 CME credits, of which 1.25 credits contribute the patient safety CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.
Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology® and MOCA® are registered certification marks of the American Board of Anesthesiology®
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
This activity has been designed to satisfy the Lifelong Professional Development requirements of The American Board of Preventive Medicine’s Continuing Certification (CCP) requirements. These credits are not reported directly to ABPM. Please save your certificate for your records.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
This activity has been designed to satisfy the CME requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology’s Continuing Certification (CC) requirements. These credits are not reported directly to ABPN. Please save your certificate for your records.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada will recognize activities registered for CME for MOC as meeting the requirements for Royal College MOC Program Section 3 (Self-Assessment Programs) credits. Visit CME that Counts for Royal College MOC for more information.
Disclosure Information
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