Perinatal Alcohol Use Disorder: Management Considerations Across the Care Continuum

Friday, April 24, 2026

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Location: Coronado A-C, Level 4

Presenter(s)

Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH, FACOG, FASAM

Associate Professor, Fellowship Director
Saint Louis University / SSM Health
Saint Louis, Missouri

Slides Handouts
Sonja Williams, DO, FACOOG, FASAM

Medical Director
Cullman AL
Cullman, Alabama

Handouts
Maria Manriquez, MD, FACOG, FASAM

Professor, Associate Fellowship Director
University of Arizona, College of Medicine - Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona

This session at the 2026 ASAM annual conference will be structured as a workshop to allow active audience engagement, small group discussion, simulation based and case-based learning centered on addressing alcohol use in pregnancy and postpartum, anchored in evidence-based and practice-informed guidelines pertaining to the management of alcohol use disorder in perinatal populations. This session will therefore address a critical knowledge and practice gap, as it pertains to the skill set needed for managing perinatal alcohol use disorder.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Discuss the approach to screening for alcohol use disorder among pregnant and parenting persons and demonstrate the use of brief intervention to address this clinically.
Recognize the clinical presentation in cases of acute alcohol intoxication and withdrawal and articulate the approach to evaluation and management in the inpatient setting
Describe evidence informed strategies for long term outpatient management using pharmacotherapy most suited to the pregnancy and postpartum landscape

Disclosure(s):

Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH, FACOG, FASAM: Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Sonja Williams, DO, FACOOG, FASAM: BHG Recovery: Employment (Ongoing)

Maria Manriquez, MD, FACOG, FASAM: No financial relationships to disclose