Treatment of Alcohol & Opioid Use Disorders: Best Practices for Outpatient & Emergency Settings

(This activity fulfills the LARA opioids & other controlled substances awareness training standards.)

Release Date: 12/29/25 and Expiration Date: 12/29/28

Enduring Material Author:

Nicholas Rademacher, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician
Addiction Medicine & Emergency Medicine
Trinity Health, Grand Rapids, MI

Panelists

Dominic A. Borgialli, DO, MPH
- Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, U of M
- Emergency Department, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI
- Medical Director, Addiction Medicine, New Paths, Inc., Flint, MI

Paul H. Musson, MD, PASTOR

- Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Flint, MI
- Addiction Medicine Consultant, Hurley Medical Center
- Medical Director, Flint Odyssey House, MI

Erin McClelland, MA, LPC, CCS, CAADC

- Director of Clinical Services, New Paths, Inc., Flint, MI

The author and panelists do not have a relevant financial relationship with any ineligible companies. (Click here to view the Faculty Disclosure forms.)

Provider Disclosure

Hurley Medical Center has implemented mechanisms to identify and mitigate conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this internet enduring material activity.

Planning Committee Members -
All planning committee members and CME staff have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Reviewers -
All reviewers have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Formats:

- Video (1.5 hours)
- PDF

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the pathophysiology of substance use disorders and benefits of medical management
  • Confidently prescribe treatment options for patients with either alcohol use disorder or opioid use disorder
  • Apply evidence based best practices to patients with substance use disorders

Instructions for Participation

  1. Start Here to register and complete the CME activity.
  2. Note: Plan for 1.25 hours of committed time. If you exit the activity before completion, you must begin again.
  3. Take the pre-test, view the material, and complete the post-test.
  4. Complete the evaluation and receive your CME certificate.

Hardware / Software Requirements

PDF: To view the material in a portable document file (PDF) format, you will need a PDF reader, which you can download for free at Nitro Reader or Adobe Reader (or from your App store if you are using a mobile device).

VIDEO: To view the material in video format, you will need Adobe Flash player, which you can download for free from Adobe Flash (or from your App store if you are using a mobile device). You may need speakers or headphones to hear the audio.


Fees

No charge

Accreditation Statement

Hurley Medical Center is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Hurley Medical Center designates this Internet Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Target Audience

Primary Care Physicians, Allied Health Professionals, Nurses and Resident Physicians who reside within the state of Michigan and its bordering states of Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio only.

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Provider Contact Information

Hurley Medical Center, Institute for Continuing Medical Education, One Hurley Plaza, Flint, MI

Phone 810-262-9142, Fax 810-760-9956, or Email ContactCME@hurleymc.com