Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds
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Presenter Details
Sarah Spencer, DO, FASAM
Addiction Medicine Specialist and Consultant
Ninilchik Traditional Council
Spencer is board certified in family and addiction medicine and has been providing treatment for opioid use disorder in rural Alaska for over a decade. She is currently an employee of the Ninilchik Traditional Council and provides family medicine and addiction treatment services at their tribal clinic, including telemedicine to remote native villages. She is the volunteer medical director of Alaska’s first rural syringe access program in Homer, is a co-author of the state’s medications for addiction treatment guide, and provides addiction medicine consultation for non-profits including the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and is the Opioid Response Network.
Learning Objectives
- Review the symptoms and course of benzodiazepine withdrawal and risks of rapid tapers.
- Outline various benzodiazepine tapering approaches for unique clinical situations.
CME Credit/Disclaimer
All faculty, CME Planning Committee members, and the CME Office reviewer have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.