Speaker: Jeffrey H. Chester, DO, Physician/Solo Practitioner
The C.H.E.S.T.E.R. Initiative is a free education presentation that covers the current understanding of substance abuse disorder (addiction) as a brain disease that is influenced by both internal and external factors. The emphasis will be on risk facts and primary prevention, brain chemistry stabilization, and examples of chemical intoxication. This training is made possible through a generous grant from Nuestro Futuro Foundation (Wailuku) with fiscal sponsorship through Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center (Honolulu).
Learning Objectives:
- Have a clearer understanding why word choices influence addiction treatment.
- Understand that more than one part of the brain is involved with decision-making and behaviors.
- Name common medication treatments for alcohol use disorder and for opioid use disorder.
- Identify addiction risk factors.
Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including doctors, nurses, social workers, addiction counselors, dietitians and health educators.
Duration: 90 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 1.5 Category 1 Credits for CHES (no continuing competency credits); 1.5 CPEUs for Registered Dietitians
CHES Provider number: 99036; CPEU Provider number: 21216Format: Recorded Webinar (9/22/2023)
Disclosures: The CHESTER Initiative has received grant funding from Nuestro Futuro Foundation and fiscal sponsorship through Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center.
