Health
New tool for alcohol abuse screening
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted April 28, 2008
A new, interactive video training program is available to physicians in screening patients for heavy drinking and helping them to cut down or quit. The video is available online from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (link).
The program, which includes a tutorial and four 10-minute case studies led by an expert clinician, takes about an hour to complete. "The videos model clinicians interacting with patients with different levels of alcohol involvement and who are in different stages of readiness to change," said Mark Willenbring, MD, director of NIAAA's Division of Treatment and Recovery Research.
The videos also take place in various settings showing physicians in primary care, mental health and other specialties.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/04/28/hlbf0428.htm.
