Event Description:
Some older adults may face a difficult combination of chronic pain coupled with alcohol and opioid addiction. This webinar from ASA’s Healthcare and Aging Network (HAN) will examine older adult opioid and alcohol addiction in a bio-psychosocial context. Presenters will offer new insight and effective tools for aging care to help Aging Life Care professionals evaluate the presence of opioid and-or alcohol addiction and support addiction recovery and humane pain management for older adults.
The webinar is free for ASA members, and non-members can register for $49.
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT
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American Society on Aging
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