Managing Challenging Patient Behaviors: 101 De-escalation Strategies for Healthcare Professionals
Objectives
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Lowering Risk for Dangerousness in Patient Encounters
Substance Abuse Among Medical Patients: A Hidden Truth
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Case Studies of Hidden Substance Use Disorders in Medical Patients: What Does it Look Like?
Why is This Topic so Important? And so Challenging?
What Do These Substances Actually Do Within the Body?
What Substances Are We Talking About?
Street Drugs and Terminology
Neurobiology of Substance Abuse: You Mean it’s Not a Choice?
Mental Illness and Substance Abuse “Dual Diagnosis”
Screening and Assessment Techniques
The Patient with an Underlying Substance Use Disorder: Withdrawal Symptoms & Emergency Treatments
Objectives
Patients in Crisis: Life Threatening Risks of Opioids, Medical Marijuana, Vaping
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The Opioid Crisis: Dealers, Doctors and Drug Companies