Substance use disorders (SUDs/Addiction) (alcohol and other drug misuse) account for 5.4% of the world annual disease burden. While tobacco and alcohol have been the major legal substances of abuse in India, there has been a rapid and substantial increase in the use of marijuana, newer drugs of abuse (methamphetamine, LSD) and pharmaceuticals.
Adolescents are experimenting with drugs much earlier, placing them at a higher risk for addiction and related harm. Substance use has a substantial impact on not only on the user’s physical and mental health, but also has devastating consequences for the family and society at large. The growing problem of addictions (alcohol, drugs and behavioral health issues like gambling and internet addiction) on the one hand and lack of trained service providers on the other hand, led to a huge “treatment gap”. There is an urgent need to bridge this treatment gap in this specialized area of public health importance.

Goals:

1. Incorporate Screening and Brief intervention in their clinical practice 
2. Differentiating the various factors leading to Addiction/abuse by integrating hereditary, neurobiological and Psycho-social factors for a holistic approach
3. Select appropriate and safe pharmacological agents on the basis of best evidence as well as the patient profile for alcohol use disorder
4. Review psychosocial management 
5. Decision making in referring the patient to expert
   

Curriculum: 

https://vkn.nimhansdigitalacademy.in/ccboamdoctors2022

Duration:

30hrs (24 hrs live sessions by  video conference at VKN ECHO + 6 hours self paced e-learning at elearn.vknnimhans.in)

This Professional Development Certificate course has been reviewed and approved by the NIMHANS Digital Academy Board of Studies in 2019.

This programme is conducted in collaboration with Department of Addiction Medicine, LGB Tezpur.

Facilitators and Experts

1. Live tele-ECHO : zoom telehealth ECHO video conference

2. Case record proforma: Jotform HIPAA compliant

3. E-learning, Assignment, chat and forum: elearn.vknnimhans.in  and  android app. 

4. Pretest and post test

5. Interaction and engagement during VKN ECHO: slido.com and Quizz.com

6. Feedback: iecho.org 

7. Invitation and thanks: Mailerlite

All the softwares are secured, paid and follow the best tele-consultation practices of the world.

1. Digital tool: How secure they are?
Zoom: Video conferencing for telehealth: with HIPAA compliance and signed BAA.
Case Record proforma: Jotform HIPAA compliant.
Moodle : elearn.vknnimhans.in

2. Where do the course fees go?
It is deposited in the Project account of Virtual Knowledge Network under Director, NIMHANS is a central government institution, MOHFW India. Fees used to purchase the secured software. This amount will be utilized for developing content, learning materials, assignments, use of technology etc.

3. I am not working in the clinical side, how can I take cases/ send monthly report.?

We request you to assess any substance related cases from the community or workplace, because case discussion is the heart of VKN tele-ECHO program

4. What if I missed the assignment?
Kindly note that, One extra attempts are allowed only for those who has taken the first attempt. 48hrs is the time frame and >75% score is needed to qualify.

5. What if I did not clear/pass the assignment?
You can continue to discuss the cases in tele-ECHO consultation session, part of this peer led learning and receive all the materials from elearn.vknnimhans.in as defined but there is NO Certificate of Course Completion .

6. Should i keep my Video ON during live session?

Yes. Minimum 60 minutes (per live session) of live video presence is mandatory for Certificate accreditation 

7. Can I join the Wednesday live session anytime?

No. The session starts at 2:30PM and will be locked at 2.45PM.

8. More details of FAQ you can assess at LINK