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Activity Dates: 11/03/2021 - 11/03/2024

Session Time and Location

The live session is complete.

Target Audience

If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional involved in the comprehensive medication management of individuals living with mental health and/or substance use disorders, we invite you to participate in this online course.

Session Summary

Gain tools to reduce the use of stigmatizing terms and learn how to incorporate patient first language when working with those with a substance use disorder (SUD). During this session, you will take a deeper dive into how bias towards the SUD population, race, and gender, all impact access to SUD services and care provided for mental illness. In addition, you will gain tools to take back to your practice site to enhance the care of patients living with co-occurring disorders.

Course Requirements

To receive ACPE credit for this session, you must:

  • Sign in (or create a FREE account).
  • Register for this course.
  • Review the full content of the activity and reflect upon its teachings.
  • Complete the post-test at the end of the activity no later than the closing activity date.
  • Complete the evaluation at the end of the activity.
  • If necessary, complete the post-test retest no later than the closing activity date.
  • Receive a passing grade (70%).
  • Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.

Upon successful completion, ACPE credit is reported within 24 hours to CPE Monitor although transcripts can be retrieved by participants online in their ACPE Transcript.

Faculty Information

Michelle Geier, PharmD, BCPP, APh

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Learning Objectives

  1. Illustrate how bias towards substance use disorders (SUDs) impacts treatment of mental illness.
  2. Outline non-stigmatizing terms when referring to SUDs and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
  3. Employ strategies to identify and reduce stigma in your current practice setting.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Dates: 11/03/2021 - 11/03/2024
ACPE Contact Hours: 1
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-21-051-H04-P (Application)
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE credit is accepted for ANCC Certification Renewal and AANPCB advanced practice provider content. For specific questions related to your organization's acceptance of ACPE continuing education units, please contact your organization directly.

ACPEThe College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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