28th Annual TNP Conference Session S56-Screening and Management of Alcohol Misuse in Primary Care
Speaker: Marcie Crisp
Saturday, September 10, 2016
The objectives for this session were:
Saturday, September 10, 2016
The objectives for this session were:
1. Identify appropriate screening tools for alcohol use disorder in the primary care setting.
2. Apply diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 for alcohol misuse to patients in primary care.
3. Explore use of Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) for the patient with alcohol misuse.
4. Assess for and manage alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the primary care setting.
5. Identify indications for referral to specialty or inpatient treatment and community resources for management of alcohol misuse.
