Education

Substance Abuse and Disability: Overcoming the Obstacles

Date:

May 8, 2008, 8:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Location:

Villanova Conference Center
610 County Line Road
Radnor PA 19087

Sponsors:

Presenters:

William Lorman PhD, MSN, PsyNP-BC, CARN-AP
Scott Peters MS, OTR/L
Joseph Davis MSW
Vernon Freeman
Moderator: Kathleen Murphy RN, MSN, CRRN

Course Description:

Overall Course Purpose:

To provide the health care professional with an overview of Addiction as a Co-Morbidity to Disability. Attendees will learn about addiction and its affect on disability and implementing the latest interventions to improve outcomes.

The Course Objectives:

The participants will be able to:

Describe the final common pathway for reward and pleasure.
Define the terms tolerance, withdrawal and dependence as they relate to drug addiction.
Name at least 5 psychopharmacologic interventions used in the treatment of withdrawal and maintenance and their
mechanisms of action.
Identify the symptoms associated with addiction
Describe the difference between abuse and addiction.
Identify treatment approaches and interventions for recovery from addiction.
Describe how a disability and addiction relate.

Program schedule:

8:00—8:30 AM Registration and Networking

8:30—9:00 AM Chapter Business Meeting

9:00—10:30 AM Neurobiology of Addiction

10:30—10:45 AM Break/Sponsors

10:45—12:15 AM Co-occurring Disorders and Treatment Approaches

12:15—1:30 PM Lunch/Sponsors

1:30—2:30 PM Getting Back on Track: The Patient’s Perspective

2:30—2:45 PM Contact Hours and Evaluations

Registration:

Registration fee includes meal: $65 ARN member, $75 Non-member, $10 nursing student and $60 for 3 or more from the same facility.

To register by mail, print the Registration Form and mail it to the address on the form along with your payment check. Please register by May 2, 2008.

Phone contact information is also listed on the form.

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Continuing Education Units: Submitted to the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) for 4.0 contact hours. ARN is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.