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Recognizing the Self-Medicated Patient

How to participate in the Podcast+ Journal Club.
 
Click here to access the peer-reviewed articles chosen for this activity. 
 
Once you have reviewed the articles, return here to answer the Journal Club questions below.
Response to initial discussion questions due: April 14, 2022
  • All responses will be gathered and shared with all participants for further review and comment.

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* Article 1 - SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral
to Treatment) Among Trauma Patients: A Review of
the Inpatient Process and Patient Experience

Question 1
Do you routinely ask screening questions for alcohol or other substances? What screens or assessments do you find most effective?

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* Question 2
What techniques do you use to successfully address concerns about substance use with patients? When is it most effective to enter into the assessment discussion?

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* Article 2 - Prevalence of Self‑Reported Anxiety and Self‑Medication Among Upper and Middle Socioeconomic Strata Amidst COVID‑19 Pandemic

Question 1
Think about the patients you've seen this past year: have you seen reports of anxiety, stress, depression increase?

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* Question 2
Knowing that loneliness, isolation, anxiety are often comorbid with substance use disorder, what questions can you ask your patients to rule out self-medicating behavior?

Your submissions will be reviewed, and if more information is needed, you will be contacted.

All responses will be gathered and shared with all participants for further review and comment. Review of group responses due: April 28, 2022.

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* Contact Information

How to Claim Credit
Frustrated Patients and Weary Providers: The Pandemic's Impact on the Care We Provide - A Podcast+ Series Recognizing the Self-Medicated Patient episode's CME Evaluation, which will include the opportunity to comment on group responses, will be sent out on April 14, 2022, and you will have until April 28, 2022 to respond and claim credit.
Accreditation Statement
Sentara Healthcare is accredited by the Medical Society of Virginia to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation
Sentara Healthcare designates this Other activity (Podcast, Live with WebEx, Enduring Material, Journal Club, and Journaling) for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Virginia Board of Medicine
Physicians may claim up to 2.00 in Type 1 or Type 2 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for the renewal of an active medical license.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible Companies
Samuel Steerman, MD, CME Committee Medical Director, is a speaker for BD and Medtronic.  All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
The other members of the CME Committee, along with the speakers, and program planners have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

There are no educational grants for this activity.

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