Session 1: Setting the Stage

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:20 AM – 9:50 AM

Presenter(s)

Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM

Medical Director for Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
UCLA Department of Family Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Carla B. Marienfeld, MD, DFAPA, FASAM

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
UC San Diego
San Diego, California

Effectively managing stimulant use disorder requires a comprehensive, patient-centered approach. This course equips healthcare professionals with the understanding and information to inform use of evidence-based tools to diagnose and treat stimulant use disorder, including harm reduction strategies, behavioral interventions, pharmacological treatments, and the management of acute intoxication. Special considerations for long-term health impacts and co-occurring medical or psychiatric conditions are also addressed, ensuring practitioners are prepared to deliver or incorporate holistic care across various clinical settings and levels of care.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Review basic mechanism of common stimulant actions
Understand common use of stimulants and changing patterns and risk
Perform basic screening and an initial assessment for stimulant use disorder
Introduce broadly psychotherapy and psychopharmacology approaches to treating stimulant use disorder
Enhance clinical competence through interactive real world case scenario

Disclosure(s):

Carla B. Marienfeld, MD, DFAPA, FASAM: CARI Health: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing)