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Didactics

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Addiction Psychiatry Lecture Series

This required series is designed with the educational needs of the addiction psychiatry fellow in mind and attended by other rotating psychiatry trainees. It is open to other psychiatric Fellows. Topics are wide-ranging and pertinent to Addiction Psychiatry. They are presented by a variety of faculty members from Psychiatry and other URMC specialties as well as clinical leaders within addiction psychiatry. Topics could include:Nicotine Use Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment

Neurobiology of Addiction
Level of Care Assessment – Guiding Principles
Harm Reduction Principles in Addiction
Sedative-Hypnotic use disorders: screening, diagnosis, withdrawal and medical management
Alcohol: At-risk use, use disorder, withdrawal management, and treatment
Diagnosis and Treatment of Cannabis Use Disorder
Diagnosis and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Matching the Treatment to the Patient
Toxicology Screening in Addiction
Gambling Disorder
Parental Substance Use in Pregnancy: Neonatal Effects
Adolescent Substance Use: Prevention, Early Intervention & Treatment

Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders: Depression & Anxiety
Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders: Trauma & Psychosis
Co-occurring Pain and Substance Use Disorders
Co-occurring Medical Disorders: Infectious Disease Considerations
Medical Sequelae of Alcohol Use Disorder: The Liver and Beyond
Psychotherapeutics in Addiction
12-Step and Other Peer Recovery Support Models
Health Equity in Addiction Treatment
Addressing Stigma in Addiction
Criminal-Legal System Considerations in Addiction Treatment
History of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry
Telehealth in Addiction Treatment
Emerging Research Trends in Addiction Treatment

Lectures to be given by the Fellow

Fellows are expected to devise and deliver at least 3 lectures to junior psychiatry residents or other trainees on topics of Addiction Psychiatry.

Supervision

In addition to rotation-specific (bedside) supervision, Fellows will receive an hour of 1:1 supervision per week with the Program Director. The supervision will focus on rotation-specific topics and pertinent literature, collaboration and supervision skills, practice improvement, development of professional identity, and work-life balance.

Psychiatry Grand Rounds

These weekly presentations occur from September through May. During the summer (July - August), the weekly Grand Rounds is replaced by the weekly Brown Bag series, which focuses on matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion.