This course allows the clinician to test out a new medium for learning clinical management. It includes a learning program, case material, printed material to download, and a certificate of completion.


CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF
ALCOHOLISM IN OFFICE PRACTICE:
COMBINING NETWORK THERAPY and NALTREXONE


The course is provided at the following Website:
http://www.med.nyu.edu/substanceabuse/course
from the Center for Medical Fellowships in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
prepared by
THE DIVISION OF ALCOHOLISM AND
DRUG ABUSE
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Marc Galanter, M.D., Course Director; Daniel Keller, Ph.D., Course Coordinator; David Biderman, M.A., Technical Support. Supported by educational grants from the National Institiute on Drug Abuse, NIDA, the Scaife Family Foundation, the Achelis Foundation, and Dupont Pharma.



to our Internet course on the use of Naltrexone in the treatment of alcoholism in office practice. In this program we will focus in on one of the most important aspects of addiction treatment, namely assuring that the patient complies with the treatment plan, in order to establish and stabilize abstinence. We will do this by drawing on the natural support system afforded by the patient's family and friends, employing naltrexone, a medication recently introduced for use with alcoholism. We will also use the technique of Network Therapy, in which members of the patient's social network are brought into the office setting with the patient at intervals to provide support for the treatment.

Following this introduction, our program will consist of three sessions each taking about a half hour. This will illustrate how to implement a behavioral approach so as to maximize naltrexone compliance. After you complete the text material on your computer screen, the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse at NYU offers a certificate for completing this course, further material for downloading on the technique, and relevant references. The certificate will state that you have completed an internet course for the treatment of alcoholism combining naltrexone with psycho-social network therapy.


Before we begin could you let us know the following about your interest in the field so we will have information about people taking the course.

INSTRUCTIONS: By completing these 4 questions you will be able to go on to take this course. Select your answer to each question and click on the corresponding circle. Submit the completed information by pressing the "Submit Information" button.
You will then go on to session 1.

What portion of your professional time is devoted to substance abuse?

little or none
less than half
about half
more than half
almost all

What is your professional background?

Psychiatrist
Other Physician
Psychologist
Other health professional
Not a health professional

How many years ago did you graduate from that training?

Which of the following best characterizes your practice? Please choose only one.

Hospital Inpatient
Private Office
Outpatient Clinic
Teaching or Research
Health Administration
No Clinical Affiliation

When you have answered these question you can touch here and proceed with the course.


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