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Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

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A collection of tools and resources for managing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, intended for use by providers, organizational leadership, other team members, and patients.

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A Taxonomy for External Support for Practice Transformation

Development of a taxonomy of key domains that might comprehensively characterize any external support intervention that could be used by both external groups or researchers and healthcare leaders
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Solberg LI, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Addiction Treatment and Telehealth: Review of Efficacy and Provider Insights During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF - 909 KB)

Literature review exploring the efficacy of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment (including alcohol use disorder) during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on treatment in California
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Mark TL, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide (PDF - 2.5 MB)

Offers guidance for health care professionals to quickly identify youth ages 9-18 at risk for alcohol-related problems
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Instrumental Role of the Primary Care Provider

Presents the role of the primary care provider in screening, brief intervention, and treatment for alcohol use disorder, including information about the role and importance of using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic
Link
https://umaryland.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/umaryland/recording/9ad445351967103abe790050568f9b64/playback
Format
Curriculum
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
University of Maryland (UMD); Salwan J
Year
Resource Type
Video

Alcohol Use Disorder: The Role of Medication in Recovery (PDF - 1.36 MB)

Reviews the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved and off-label medications for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD), concluding that medication should be used in conjunction with behavioral therapy and that there is a need for continued development of pharmacotherapies for AUD
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Mason BJ, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

An Efficacy Trial of Adaptive Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorder

An adaptive brief intervention for individuals with alcohol use disorder
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
Graduate Education
Medical Providers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Morgenstern J, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Using the Brief Negotiation Interview (BNI) Across Diverse Populations (PDF - 105 KB)

These are conference proceedings from the Technology, Mind, and Society 2021 symposium, which addressed various technology-enabled SBIRT to treatment approaches, focusing specifically on efforts at incorporating artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing) in this work.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Graduate Education
Other Team Members
Source
Pantalon MV, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF