Alcohol is the most widely misused substance in our communities, with harmful impacts on health outcomes across the lifespan. Nationally, excessive alcohol use contributes to more than 140,000 deaths each year, and in Maine, an average of 714 annual deaths are attributable to excessive alcohol use. This 6-month Project ECHO will highlight treatment and interventions for alcohol use disorders with a focus on ambulatory alcohol withdrawal management and treatment.

Goals:

      1. Expand knowledge of management of ambulatory alcohol withdrawal management (WM)
      2. Build knowledge of effective treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD)
      3. Bolster competencies to respond to alcohol use disorders

Didactic topics:

Engagement/motivational interviewing for decreasing EtOH use: David Lawrence, MD, (1/5/24)

Risk stratification for alcohol WM: Mark Delon Lim, MD, (2/2/24)

Ambulatory WM for alcohol (medication regiments): Rachel Solotaroff, MD, (3/1/24)

Complex withdrawal management with multiple substances, including alcohol: David Lawrence, MD, (4/5/24)

Psychosocial treatment: Eric Haram, LADC, (5/3/24)

Medications for AUD: Mark Delon Lim, MD (6/7/24)