Oakstone Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists 2025 (Videos + Slides PDFs)

Course Overview

Oakstone Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists 2025 is a comprehensive video program designed for clinicians encountering patients with substance use disorders in various settings. Whether substance use is the primary complaint or a contributing factor, this series offers practical knowledge on effective screening, treatment, referral, and follow-up strategies to improve patient outcomes.

Guided by expert insights, the course highlights the importance of integrating personalized care while recognizing and avoiding harmful stigmas and disparities related to race and ethnicity in addiction treatment. Delivered through expertly informed lectures, it supports clinical confidence and professional development in managing addiction medicine within general practice.

What You’ll Learn

This course emphasizes practical application of addiction medicine principles to enhance clinicians’ ability to assess and manage substance use disorders safely and compassionately. It encourages a structured approach combining clinical judgment, risk prioritization, and empathetic communication.

• Recognize neurobiological and epidemiologic aspects of substance use disorders
• Differentiate screening tools and diagnostic criteria across substances and patient populations
• Interpret pharmacologic profiles of substances and understand management of intoxication, withdrawal, and perioperative care
• Apply evidence-based treatments for alcohol, opioid, stimulant, cannabis, tobacco use disorders, and more
• Integrate brief interventions, motivational interviewing, and harm reduction strategies effectively
• Assess co-occurring psychiatric conditions and manage complex cases including chronic and acute pain in the context of substance use
• Prioritize culturally competent care and address healthcare disparities impacting addiction treatment
• Evaluate emerging concerns such as technology addiction and gambling disorders

Who This Course Is For

This program is tailored for non-specialist clinicians who seek to enhance their competence and confidence in treating patients affected by substance use disorders. It is especially valuable for those in primary care, emergency medicine, psychiatry, and other general medical fields encountering addiction-related challenges.

Whether you are newly addressing addiction in your practice or looking to update your knowledge with the latest clinical approaches, this course supports flexible, self-paced learning suitable for busy healthcare professionals.

• Primary care physicians and nurse practitioners
• Hospitalists and emergency clinicians
• Mental health providers managing co-occurring disorders
• Pharmacists and allied health professionals involved in addiction care
• Clinicians seeking to reduce stigma and enhance patient-centered addiction management

How You’ll Learn

The course delivers high-quality educational content through engaging videos complemented by downloadable slides in PDF format, allowing you to learn at your own convenience. This flexible, on-demand format ensures that World-Class Medical Learning — Accessible anytime, anywhere fits seamlessly into your professional schedule.

Learning is supported by a step-by-step, case-based approach that blends scientific evidence with real-world clinical reasoning to help you apply concepts confidently in practice. Each module presents practical strategies for screening, diagnosis, treatment planning, and longitudinal care.

• Expert-led video lectures providing deep dives into clinical topics
• Comprehensive slides for review and reference during and after sessions
• Case examples that foster clinical judgment and decision-making skills
• Focus on patient safety, documentation, communication, and escalation planning
• Self-paced access allowing repeated viewings for reinforcement and mastery

Speakers

The course features a diverse faculty of experienced addiction medicine practitioners and specialists in psychiatry, pharmacology, and behavioral health. Their combined expertise ensures reliable, up-to-date content that reflects current best practices and emerging trends in addiction care.

Each speaker shares practical insights drawn from clinical experience and research, helping you to integrate comprehensive addiction assessments and interventions into general medical practice. Collectively, they foster an inclusive and stigma-free learning environment.

Educational content only. Not medical advice.