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.
Potential Learners:
1. Psychiatrists
2. MD/DPM/DNB Psychiatry Residents (Completed or Ongoing).
3. Doctors (MBBS or above) who have completed the online “Certificate course in Basics of Addiction Management” course from CAM and VKN NDA ECHO.
Program Benefits:
1. Becoming equipped to handle patients with addiction related issues
2. Focussing on patient-centric care and increasing knowledge about evidence-based practice for addictive disorders
3. Becoming part of an addiction treatment experts network and real-time access and interaction with like-minded clinicians
4. Certificate of completion if fulfilling the course requirements
Curriculum
https://vkn.nimhansdigitalacademy.in/advanceaddictionmanagement_5
Duration:
50hrs (36 hrs live sessions by zoom video conference at VKN ECHO + 14 hours self paced e-learning at elearn.vknnimhans.in)
1. More than 75% Attendance (17/24 sessions) in the weekly Wednesday@2.30PM Tele-ECHO VKN clinics as measured by the software and your video presence( >60 minutes video presence for each live session).
2. Presentation of one substance use complex case-related patient case summaries on Wednesday’s weekly Tele-ECHO VKN clinic. And One submission. The VKN ECHO team will evaluate the submitted for its content and quality. The cut-off score is >75%.
3. Completion of four e-Assignments at elearn.vknnimhans.in/ NIMHANS eLearn android app/ NIMHANS eLearn iOS app and score >75% for each Assignment: A second attempt will be permissible for those who cannot clear the assignments in the first Attempt. Each attempt for all four assignments will be online for 48 hours, after which the link will be disabled. The first attempt is compulsory for availing the second attempt..
4. Monthly reports of patients seen from November 2023 onwards
5. Completion of pre-test and post-test
Course coordinator: Dr Abhishek K Sharma (Senior Resident)
IT Support Analyst: Ms Sanchitha, Mr Manjunatha
Clinical experts from CAM NIMHANS ECHO HUB
Clinical experts from DAM LGBRIMH ECHO HUB
Invited faculty from other institutes of excellence in addiction management
Facilitator : Dr. Prabhat Chand MD, DNB Faculty Centre for Addiction Medicine and NIMHANS Digital Academy
1. Live tele-ECHO : iecho.org
2. Case record proforma: jotform HIPAA compliant
3. E-learning, Assignment, chat and forum: elearn.vknnimhans.in (NIMHANS Elearn app)
4. Pretest and post test: Jotform
5. Interaction and engagement during VKN ECHO: slido, Quizz
6. Feedback: iecho.org
7. Invitation and thanks: Mailerlite
1. Design
Face to Face in zoom telehealth Weekly Wednseday 2.30 -4.00 PM : 36 hrs live sessions by zoom telehealth video conference at VKN ECHO. Live tele-ECHO starting from 8th November 2023 (Wednesday)
Selfpaced e-learning : 14 hours e-learning at elearn.vknnimhans.in contents, reading materials including assignments
2. Key part
The primary focus here is learning by presentation of their patients by participants in the Friday tele-ECHO clinics.
3. How to present case
Will provide a secured e-EHR for case intake.
4. Digital tool: How secure they are?
Zoom: iecho.org: with HIPAA compliance and signed BAA.
Case Record proforma: Jotform HIPAA compliant.
LMS : elearn.vknnimhans.in
5. Where does the course contribution go?
It is deposited in the Project account of NIMHANS Digital Academy. NIMHANS is a central government institution, MOHFW India. Fees used to purchase the secured software, learning tool, support staffs.
6. What if I missed the assignment?
Kindly note that, two attempts are allowed. 48hrs is the time frame >75% score is needed to qualify.
5. Certificate
There is NO Certificate of participation ONLY Completion Certificate after fulfilling all accreditation criteria.
