Early Identification and Management of Substance Misuse: Implementing SBIRT Services in Clinical Settings 

Release Date: 2/7/22

Expire Date: 2/3/23

Estimated time for completion: 60 minutes

This virtual educational activity is jointly provided by AXIS Medical Education and the Connecticut Hospital
Association in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, social workers, quality professionals, risk managers, healthcare executives, and all healthcare professionals working with patients impacted by trauma and addiction.

Description: This session will provide the rationale for implementing Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) services in healthcare settings to identify and manage psychoactive substance misuse in patients.  The use of standardized screening tools, best-practice interventions, and referral models will be highlighted.  Strategies and key challenges to planning and implementing SBIRT services will be discussed. 

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants can expect to:
• Describe the public health rationale supporting the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) framework
• Describe the key elements of a successful SBIRT program including evidence-based screening tools and intervention models
• Identify strategies and challenges to planning and implementing SBIRT services within targeted clinical settings

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AXIS Medical Education and the Connecticut Hospital Association.  AXIS Medical Education is jointly accredited by
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Credit Designation for Physicians : AXIS Medical Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Credit Designation for Nursing:  AXIS Medical Education designates this continuing nursing education activity for 1.0 contact hour. Learners are advised that accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity.
 

Quality Professionals

This program has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality for a maximum of 1.0 CPHQ continuing education credits for this event.

Social Workers: As a jointly accredited organization, AXIS Medical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual
course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AXIS Medical Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credit.
 

Risk Management

This program is approved for 1.0 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit toward fulfillment of the requirements of ASHRM designations of FASHRM (Fellow) and DFASHRM (Distinguished Fellow) and towards CPHRM renewal.

Healthcare Executives: ACHE Qualified Education credit must be related to healthcare management (i.e., it cannot be clinical, inspirational, or specific to the sponsoring organization). It can be earned through educational programs
conducted or sponsored by any organization qualified to provide education programming in healthcare management. Programs may be sponsored by ACHE, chapters, or other qualified sources, whether the programming is face-to-face or distance offerings (webinars, online seminars, self-study courses, etc.). Participants will receive a certificate of completion for 1.0 hour. 

AXIS Contact Information: For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact AXIS at info@axismeded.org.

Requirements for credit:
• Attend/participate in the educational activity and review all course materials.
• Complete the CE Declaration form online by 11:59 p.m. ET on March 2, 2022. If you do not enter the online
portal by the above date, you will not be able to retrieve your statement of participation.
• Upon successful completion of the online form, your statement of completion will be presented to you to print.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships they have with ineligible companies of any amount during the past 24 months:

The directors, planners, managers and reviewers reported the following financial relationships they have with any ineligible company of any amount during the past 24 months: