CAMH Addiction Rounds: Alcohol withdrawal - evidence and updates for practice

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Review the evidence for current practice in alcohol withdrawal
2. Discuss emerging treatments and updates for management of alcohol withdrawal
3. Discuss the patient experience of alcohol withdrawal in our health care system  BIOGRAPHY

Presenter: Dr. Kristen Weersink, MD MSc PGY4 Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University Addictions Medicine Fellow, CAMH/U of. Dr. Weersink is in her fourth year of an emergency medicine residency at Queen’s University and looks forward to integrating addiction medicine with acute care in her career.

Webinar option: This event will be live webcasted as well, please log in at - http://camh.adobeconnect.com/may10_kw/. Ensure you have signed in 15 minutes prior to the start time, in case we need to troubleshoot audio or video.

For additional details please contact Danica Furtado-Fernandes – Danica.furtado-fernandes@camh.ca 

CME Credits: Addictions Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Continuing Education Credits for Professionals: Addictions Rounds may be used to apply for CE credits—please consult your certification bodies, professional societies, or governmental licensing boards whether it would be accepted as part of your professional development