Every Thursday afternoon is blocked for didactic/seminar/learning time. There are several components of education which occur during these time slots throughout the year.
Summer Seminar: July & August
Fellows participate in a didactic series which serves as an introduction to major concepts surrounding common substances of use: Cannabis, Stimulants, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Opioids. Participants include addiction psychiatry, addiction medicine, psychosomatic medicine fellows to promote interdisciplinary learning and collaboration.
September – Motivational Interviewing Intensive Seminar
For three full days, fellows will participate in an intensive seminar dedicated to learning and practicing the foundations of motivational interviewing. Led by Sara Leyde, MD, https://gim.uw.edu/people/faculty/sarah-leyde faculty in addiction medicine at Harborview Medical Center, this seminar includes trainees from addiction medicine, psychology, social work and is intended to help fellows obtain a strong foundation in the principals of MI which they will use the remainder of the year.
September-June
Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education (CESATE) Seminar:
Fellows participate with multidisciplinary post-graduate fellows (addiction medicine, psychology, social work, nursing, and chaplain) in weekly seminars. The Seminar Series is organized by and led by faculty member Carl Kantner, PhD.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Diagnosis – DSM-5
- Models and Theories of Addiction
- Basic Pharmacology and Drug Effects
- Epidemiology of Substance Abuse
- Psychiatric Diagnosis I
- Natural Change
- Psychiatric Diagnosis II
- Etiologic Models
- Racial & Gender Disparities in Addictions
- Treatment Seeking and Engagement
- Self Help: 12-Step Programs and Alternatives
- Biological Markers of Alcohol and Drug Use
- Detoxification
- Clinical Assessment
- Motivational Treatments
- Behavioral Therapies
- Pharmacotherapy
- Treatment Outcomes
- Measurement-based care and VA QI Processes
- Social Policy
- Pain Management
- Epidemiology and Treatment of Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Abuse
- Contingency Management
- Harm Reduction
- Spirituality and Substance Abuse
- Nicotine and Smoking Cessation
- Final Integration