Neurobiology of Addiction and Recovery
Thursday, July 27, 2023
11:00AM - 12:00PM PDT
Addiction treatment and recovery can often be improved by an understanding of the underlying dynamics of addiction.
Location: Online Pre-Recorded
Continuing Education: 1 (Applied through NASW Oregon)
Cost: Free to RVP Volunteers, Vet Center and VA Staff, Partnering Clinics
$29 for Other Community Providers
Who Should Attend: This training is open to all RVP Volunteer Providers, social workers, mental health counselors, and community providers.
What You Will Learn:
Addiction often co-exists with many medical and psychiatric conditions in VA. Addiction treatment and recovery can often be improved by an understanding of the underlying dynamics of addiction. This presentation will describe the neurological pathways of addiction and recovery, and their clinical relevance for designing and implementing successful treatment and long-term recovery.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the neurologic pathways in the reward circuit, both for addiction and recovery.
- Identify and define incentive salience.
- Discuss practical ways to help patients with addiction form functional neurologic pathways through behavioral changes.
CE Faculty
Dr. Christopher Blazes is triple board-certified in psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and emergency medicine and is the director of the OHSU addiction psychiatry Fellowship. He is a clinician educator whose practice is based out of the Portland VA Medical Center. He lectures widely and publishes on such topics as benzodiazepines, synthetic fentanyl analogues, buprenorphine, and the neurobiology of addiction and recovery.
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Contact: Jennifer Keeling, RVP Health Network Volunteer and Engagement Manager .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
503-954-2259
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