This live session provides a focused overview of substance use disorders in older adults, emphasizing recognition, assessment, and management strategies tailored to the unique needs of geriatric populations.
What This Includes
• Epidemiology and patterns of substance use disorders in older adults• Screening considerations and challenges related to underrecognition and stigma• Age-related risk factors influencing substance use and treatment outcomes• Clinical presentations and common comorbidities, including polypharmacy, chronic illness, and cognitive impairment• Substance-specific considerations, including alcohol and opioid use in the context of aging physiology• Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment approaches for older adults with substance use disorders• Care coordination strategies and approaches to addressing barriers to treatment
What to Expect
• Live, faculty-led instruction delivered in an interactive online format• Discussion of common challenges in identifying and treating substance use disorders in older adults• Structured content aligned with the ACAAM National Addiction Medicine Didactic Curriculum and ABPM content areas• Case-based examples illustrating assessment and management in geriatric populations• Practical guidance for delivering age-appropriate, patient-centered addiction care across clinical settings
Abi Plawman, MD
Dr. Plawman is an addiction medicine physician and serves as Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship at MultiCare. Her clinical interests include substance use disorders in pregnancy and motivational interviewing.
She has a focus on patient-centered, nonjudgmental care and medical education, with experience training clinicians in the treatment of substance use disorders.
James Raspanti, DO
Dr. Raspanti is a family medicine and addiction medicine physician who serves as faculty with the MultiCare Addiction Medicine Fellowship. He is board certified in Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine.
His clinical work focuses on the treatment of substance use disorders across inpatient and outpatient settings, with an emphasis on integrated, patient-centered care and medical education.
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