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Thursday, June 11th   12:00 p.m. PT, 1:00 p.m. MT, 2:00 p.m. CT, 3:00 p.m. ET

1.5 CE Credit available. This webinar is complimentary.

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As vitally as our efforts have been at dealing with this viral crisis …Alcohol remains a constant undercurrent in our public health arena. Alcohol sales have skyrocketed in America while we shelter at home.

This live webinar will provide pertinent current statistics of alcohol abuse in America, as well as, discuss the economic and social impact of alcohol abuse on our society. Dr. Donnie Sansom, Associate Medical Director and Director of Addictions at Sierra Tucson, will address the science of how alcohol broadly affects the central nervous system, and more specifically, the brain’s reward pathway. This presentation will focus on how alcohol abuse manifests differently for women than men, and how this may influence treatment. It will also examine effective tools for screening patients for Alcohol Use Disorder and various modalities of treatment and their efficacy in order to help the participants effectively understand how to utilize resources for treatment based upon current data.

Course Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify and discuss the impact of alcohol abuse on society from a mental health, public health and economic perspective.
• Explain how to effectively screen patients and clients for Alcohol Use Disorder and to refer such individuals to the appropriate level of care for recovery services.
• Discuss differences in how alcohol affects women differently than men, and how this may impact their assessment, treatment and referral of female patients.

Donnie Sansom, DO - Associate Medical Director, Director of Addictions

Donald Sansom, DO received his Bachelor of Science from Northern Arizona University in 1987, and his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus) in 1991. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati and, subsequently, completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Cincinnati in 1995, spending his last year serving as elected Chief Resident. From 1995 through 2012, he practiced in a diverse and robust private practice setting with an emphasis in obstetrical and pediatric anesthesia at Tucson Medical Center. In addition to his busy clinical practice, Dr. Sansom served in a variety of administrative and clinical leadership positions at Tucson Medical Center, including serving as Anesthesia Department Chairman, and as a member of the medical executive committee. During that time, he volunteered for five years co-leading medical mission trips to Honduras to serve the medically indigent.

Upon retiring from anesthesia in 2012, Dr. Sansom became the medical director in a corrections facility and launched what would become the next chapter in his career as he began working with individuals with various forms of substance abuse and co-morbidities. In 2015, Dr. Sansom left the medical director position to pursue an opportunity to start a drug and alcohol treatment center in both a clinical and administrative role, further cementing his commitment to treating patients with addiction.

Dr. Sansom has a passion for working with individuals with all forms of substance use disorder and shepherding them along a path of lifelong sobriety and health. To that end, he is firmly committed to Sierra Tucson’s holistic multidisciplinary approach. He has interests in neuroscience as it relates to addiction, mindfulness, neuroplasticity, and spirituality. Dr. Sansom is intrigued by how science and spirituality intersect in medicine and in people’s lives and strongly believes in educating patients about addiction as a disease and about recovery.

Dr. Sansom is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM), and he holds certificates in AOAAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine and has completed the AOAAM advanced Addiction Medicine Course.

Agenda:

12:00-1:20 pm – Live interactive webinar

1:20-1:30 pm – Q&A Session

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This is a Sierra Tucson Live interactive webinar Co-Sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars

Attendees for this intermediate presentation are behavioral healthcare professionals in private practice, treatment program clinical directors/staff, community agencies and various mental health disciplines.

Please contact Karen: karen@rcassidy.com  with any education credits requests.

For registration, questions, or concerns, please email SierraTucsonOutreach@SierraTucson.com.

CE Information - 1.5 CE's Offered

1. Certificates are available following course completion at ceuregistration.com
2. There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must attended the entire seminar, and complete an evaluation in order to receive a certificate.

No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates available following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.

Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.