Episodes

  • Episode 1: Screening

    Episode 1: Screening
    Feb 23 2023
    In this episode, Dr. Daniel Alford, a primary care physician and an addiction medicine specialist at Boston Medical Center and on the faculty at Boston University; and Alexandra Hines, a social worker who provides training, technical assistance and coaching in Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment and motivational interviewing to individuals and organizations across the state of Massachusetts discuss how to screen for unhealthy alcohol use and how to discuss the results with your patients.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 2: Treatment

    Episode 2: Treatment
    Feb 23 2023
    In this episode, Drs. Daniel Alford and Alyssa Peterkin will discuss the treatment of patients with alcohol use disorder. Dr. Alford is a primary care physician and Dr. Peterkin is a hospitalist at Boston Medical Center. Both are addiction medicine specialists and are on the faculty at Boston University. You'll also meet Jeanette, a real patient in recovery from alcohol use disorder, and hear about her lived experience.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 3: Engaging and Retaining Patients in Treatment

    Episode 3: Engaging and Retaining Patients in Treatment
    Feb 23 2023
    In this final episode, Dr. Daniel Alford, a primary care physician and an addiction medicine specialist, and Annie Potter, a nurse practitioner and addiction specialist. Both see patients at Boston Medical Center and are on faculty at Boston University discuss the long-term management of patients with alcohol use disorder: how to engage them, retain them in treatment, and monitor them. And you’ll again hear from Jeanette, a patient in recovery from alcohol use disorder.
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    25 mins
  • Micro-Case 1: “I drink socially. I thought drinking occasionally was good for you.”

    Micro-Case 1: “I drink socially. I thought drinking occasionally was good for you.”
    Mar 10 2023
    This 4-minute special microcase helps clinicians understand "social drinking", and how to respond to a patient who describes their drinking in that way.
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    4 mins
  • Micro-Case 2: “I don’t need treatment. I can stop drinking anytime on my own.”

    Micro-Case 2: “I don’t need treatment. I can stop drinking anytime on my own.”
    Mar 10 2023
    This 4-minute Micro-Case helps clinicians talk with patients who are pre-contemplative about getting help for their unhealthy alcohol use.
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    3 mins
  • Micro-Case 3: “I tried AA and the medication you prescribed for my alcohol use and they didn’t work.”

    Micro-Case 3: “I tried AA and the medication you prescribed for my alcohol use and they didn’t work.”
    Mar 10 2023
    This 4-minute Micro-Case explores how to keep your patients with alcohol use disorder engaged in their treatment, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological.
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    4 mins