Using Measurement-Based Care and Quality Improvement in Addiction Medicine

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ASAM Virtual 2021

Using Measurement-Based Care and Quality Improvement in Addiction Medicine

Recorded: Thursday, April 22, 2021 - Saturday, April 24, 2021
On-Demand Session

Overview

This 1-hour on-demand session from ASAM Virtual 2021 addresses using measurement-based care to drive quality improvement and patient outcomes in SUD treatment in office-based AMNET practices, federally-qualified health centers, and emergency departments.

This session will introduce the use of measurement-based care to drive quality improvement and enhance patient outcomes in three settings that provide substance use disorder treatment, with a focus on opioid use disorders. Presentations will highlight efforts in: (1) office-based addiction medicine practices through an addiction medicine practice-based research network (AMNET); (2) federally-qualified health centers; and (3) emergency departments. An interactive discussion will illustrate: 1) the potential impact of implementing measurement-based care on clinic workflows; 2) the benefits of measurement-based care in driving improvements in clinical care and patient outcomes; and 3) potential strategies to address the challenges encountered.

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: Practice-Based Improvement.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

  1. Describe the uses of patient registries in quality improvement programs
  2. Describe the use of common assessments to improve patient outcomes
  3. Describe the use of quality measures to improve patient outcomes

Fees

Rate DescriptionRate
ASAM Member$29
Non-Member$39
Associate Member$19
Resident Member*$19
Student Member*$19

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Registration Deadline: 04/30/2024

Course Instructions

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Robert P. Schwartz

MD

Robert P. Schwartz, MD is a psychiatrist and Medical Director of Friends Research Institute. He previously served as Director of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He has been Principal Investigator (PI) of numerous National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded studies and has nearly 200 publications. He is currently the PI of a NIDA-funded study of an implementation facilitation effort to spur the use of interim methadone treatment in six Opioid Treatment Programs around the country. He is also Multiple PI of a multi-site study that is comparing the effectiveness of extended -release naltrexone and extended-release buprenorphine among adults with criminal justice involvement. He is the recipient of the Dole-Nyswander Award from the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Disorders and served seven years on the NIDA Health Services Review and the NIH Health Services Organization and Delivery Study Sections. 

Diana Clarke

PhD

Diana Clarke, PhD, is Director of Research & Senior Research Statistician/Epidemiologist at the American Psychiatric Association. My research efforts are multifaceted with an overall goal to help: 1) inform our understanding of the underlying causes of mental and substance use disorders as well as suicide risk and associated disparities in mental health; 2) enhance patient-centered care through the development, deployment, and evaluation of user-friendly electronic platforms that encourage patient (and caregiver) engagement in patient assessment and care; and 3) enhance the improvements in the quality of care provided to individuals with mental and substance use disorders as well as suicide risk through the: a) planning, development, testing and implementation of behavioral health quality measures; and b) the planning and implementation of associated quality improvement research activities. My work also involve informing improvements in the assessment and diagnosis of mental and substance use disorders.

Brian Hurley

MD, MBA, DFASAM

Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM is an addiction medicine physician and the Director of Addiction Medicine for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Brian is currently a Director at Large for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and will assume the position of President-Elect this April 2021. He co-chairs the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services’ Substance Use Disorders Workgroup and the SafeMedLA Medications for Addiction Treatment Action Team, and is the Clinical Director of the Addiction Treatment Starts Here programs through the Center for Care Innovations, focused on increasing the delivery of Medications for Addiction Treatment in California’s community health centers. He is the PI of two MAT Access Points projects funded by the Sierra Health Foundation, a co-PI of a TRDRP funded smoking cessation implementation project, and a co-investigator on NIDA, NIAAA, and PCORI funded addiction related implementation science grants managed through RAND. He is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and regularly conducts motivational interviewing trainings throughout the United States. He is a Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor of Addiction Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He additionally serves on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology’s Addiction Psychiatry examination writing committee. 

Brian completed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and was previously a UCLA - Veterans Administration National Quality Scholar at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. He completed a fellowship program in addiction psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine. He completed residency training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, where he was Chief Resident in Addiction Psychiatry. Brian is a former National President of the American Medical Student Association.

No relevant financial disclosures

Arjun Venkatesh

MD, MBA, MHS

Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS is an Associate Professor and Chief of the Section of Administration in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University. He has received over $8 million in funding by the NIH, CMS, AHRQ, and several foundation to study and develop measures and interventions that improve acute care outcomes and efficiency. He is Principal Investigator of the ACEP Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL) and leads the development of the CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. 

CME, CE, CEU and Other Credit Types

ACCME Accredited with Commendation

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 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 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 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 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 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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View On-Demand Recording
Open to view video.
Open to view video. Video is approximately 60 minutes long. Recorded on 4/24/2021.
Complete Post Test
3 Questions  |  10 attempts  |  2/3 points to pass
3 Questions  |  10 attempts  |  2/3 points to pass This post test has 3 questions and requires 2 out of 3 to pass the test.
Complete Evaluation
15 Questions
15 Questions Scroll down on evaluation, there may be questions that expand past the size of the window.
Claim Credits & Certificate
Up to 1.00 medical credits available  |  Certificate available
Up to 1.00 medical credits available  |  Certificate available Attendees should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.