Urine Drug Monitoring: Access and Accountability
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Urine Drug Monitoring: Access and Accountability
Recorded: Thursday, April 22, 2021 - Saturday, April 24, 2021
On-Demand Session
Overview
This 1.5-hour on-demand session from ASAM Virtual 2021 addresses the available methods of drug testing and how to interpret the results of the various matrices as well as the current trends in substance use in the setting of COVID-19 including alternative drug monitoring strategies.
Understanding the available methods of drug testing and how to interpret the results of the various matrices is important for providers to understand the clinically appropriate use of drug testing in their practice, especially in the setting of alterations in practice due to COVID-19. This session will address these topics using both didactic and case-based scenarios to discuss the available testing methods for drugs of abuse (both common and novel), how these testing methods are impacted by COVID-19, and what solutions may exist for monitoring substance use and the impact of addiction treatment. We will review the current trends in substance use in the setting of COVID-19 and discuss alternative drug monitoring strategies, including mobile testing units, saliva and hair testing, and wearable biosensors.
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, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Improvement, Systems Based Practice.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Discuss the available testing methods for drugs of abuse, describing the utility, accuracy, cost, and limitations of the various tests
- Select accurate testing methods for novel or uncommon substances of abuse
- Discuss a variety of approaches to drug monitoring during COVID-19 induced changes in outpatient treatment operations including the benefits and drawbacks of alternative technologies available for drug monitoring
Fees
| 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 Deadline: 04/30/2024
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Alaina R. Steck
MD
Alaina R. Steck, MD is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital, in the Emory Department of Emergency Medicine. She completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center in Boston, MA and her fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the Emory / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Combined Fellowship in Medical Toxicology, followed by board certification in Addiction Medicine. She currently serves as the Medical Director of the Grady Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment clinic, clerkship director for Medical Toxicology, Assistant Director at the Georgia Poison Center, and co-chair of the Drug Safety Task Force of the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory.
No relevant financial relationships
Rachel Haroz
MD, FAACT
Rachel Haroz MD FAACT is Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and Division Head of Toxicology and Addiction Medicine. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine, obtaining her BA in Biology from Brandeis University, her MD from Tufts University and completed a residency in Emergency Medicine and fellowship in Medical Toxicology. She has spent the last 20 years working in inner city emergency departments, mostly in the Camden area. She helped build and now staffs the Outreach Clinic at the Urban Health Institute at Cooper University Hospital in Camden New Jersey, an addiction medicine specialty clinic dedicated to treating patients with substance use disorders and helped build an integrated clinic for patients with HIV and substance use disorders.
In 2016 she helped create and implement BupeFirst ED, an initiative to prescribe buprenorphine from the Emergency Department and bridge patients to treatment to various community partners and in 2019 helped launch BupeFirst EMS, an innovative program aimed at initiating buprenorphine via paramedics in the field. She is also heavily involved in education as well as various NJ state initiatives to better serve patients struggling with substance use disorders.
JoAn Laes
MD
JoAn Laes, MD is an addiction medicine physician and consulting medical toxicologist. Her focus is inpatient addiction medicine and toxicology consultation, and outpatient treatment of opioid and other substance use disorders. She is an owner at Twin Cities Toxicology, providing consultation, medical directorship, and expert opinion in the fields of addiction medicine and medical toxicology. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Medical Toxicology. She completed an internal medicine residency at Hennepin County Medical Center and medical toxicology fellowship at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has spoken nationally on the subjects of addiction medicine and toxicology.
No relevant financial relationships
Stephanie Carreiro
MD
Stephanie Carreiro, MD is an emergency medicine physician, medical toxicologist and digital health researcher. She is a 2009 graduate of New York Medical College, and completed her Emergency Medicine Residency in 2013 at Brown University. She completed a medical toxicology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts in 2015 and remained on faculty as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Carreiro has a passion for translational research, which she first discovered during residency while evaluating novel antidotes for cardiotoxicity in animal models. She now focuses on clinical research in substance use disorder space, with a particular focus on the current opioid epidemic. Her current research interests include the utilization of of novel technologies and serum biomarkers to evaluate drug toxicity and substance use disorder. She is the recipient of multiple industry and federally funded research grants, including a K23 Mentored Career Development Award and a R44 Small Business Innovation and Research Award, both from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She currently partners with RAE health for this SBIR award, and is principal investigator on the upcoming randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of the RAE digital intervention platform for stress and craving detection in recovery.
CME, CE, CEU and Other Credit Types
ACCME Accreditation Statement
The American Society of Addiction Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Academy of Physician Assistants
This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid from 5/26/2021 to 5/26/2022. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. AAPA reference number: CME-202755.
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
This activity has been approved by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #295, ASAM is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)
This educational program is approved by CAADE: #CP40 999 1222.
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-20-330-1222.
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Non-physician participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Participants should submit his/her certificate of attendance to their professional organization/institute.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) or Continuing Certification Programs (CCP)
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, The ASAM Virtual.2021 has met the requirements as a MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards: Allergy and Immunology, Anesthesiology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Family Medicine, Medical Genetics and Genomics, Nuclear Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry and Neurology, Radiology, Thoracic Surgery, Urology
American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.5 credit towards ABPM MOC Part II requirements.
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology TM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®.
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn a maximum of 1.5 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
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 1.5 Medical Knowledge MOC point 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 credits.
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 and/or Self-Assessment requirements 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.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Successful completion of this CME activity can be used to satisfy the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology’s (ABPN) CME requirement for Maintenance of Certification program.
American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
Successful completion of this activity can be used to satisfy the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) Tmoc credit requirements.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
Royal College Fellows can use participation in Accredited Continuing Medical Education to earn Section 3 Credits.
CME Committee, Program Planning Committee, and Faculty Disclosure Information
In accordance with disclosure policies of ASAM and the ACCME, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all CME activities. These policies include mitigating all possible relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for the Planning Committees, CME Committee, MEC, and Faculty. All activity Planning Committee members and Faculty have disclosed relevant financial relationship information. The ASAM CME Committee has reviewed these disclosures and determined that the relationships are not inappropriate in the context of their respective presentations and are not inconsistent with the educational goals and integrity of the activity.
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