Substance misuse teaching in undergraduate medical education

Carroll, Janine; Goodair, Christine; Chaytor, Andrew; Notley, Caitlin; Ghodse, Hamid; Kopelman, Peter

doi:10.1186/1472-6920-14-34

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“…The topics outlined here are indeed in line with a UK-initiative on undergraduate training in addiction medicine [73,74,75]. Within this project, a consensus guideline was first developed on how to integrate addiction medicine training into the undergraduate curriculum.…”

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Effectiveness and Organization of Addiction Medicine Training Across the Globe

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Background: Over the past decade, addiction medicine training curricula have been developed to prepare physicians to work with substance use disorder patients. This review paper aimed at (1) summarizing scientific publications that outline the content of addiction medicine curricula and (2) evaluating the evidence for efficacy for training in addiction medicine. Methods: We carried out a literature search on articles about addiction medicine training initiatives across the world, using PubMed, PsychINFO and EMBASE with the following search terms ‘substance abuse, addiction medicine, education and training.' Results: We found 29 articles on addiction medicine curricula at various academic levels. Nine studies reported on the need for addiction medicine training, 9 described addiction medicine curricula at various academic levels, and 11 described efficacy on addiction medicine curricula. Conclusions: Several key competences in addiction medicine were identified. Efficacy studies show that even short addiction medicine training programs can be effective in improving knowledge, skills and attitudes related to addiction medicine. A more uniform approach to addiction medicine training in terms of content and accreditation is discussed.

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“…Second, an implementation guideline was developed. By doing so, basic addiction medicine training has been established in all medical schools in the United Kingdom [74,75]. …”

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Effectiveness and Organization of Addiction Medicine Training Across the Globe

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“…7,8,12 Of note, only one expert mentioned behavioral addictions. This may be a topic that needs considerable attention in medical curricula as well.…”

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Core Addiction Medicine Competencies for Doctors: An International Consultation on Training

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Background Despite the high prevalence of substance use disorders, associated comorbidities, and the evidence base upon which to base clinical practice, most health systems have not invested in standardized training of health care providers in addiction medicine. As a result, people with substance use disorders often receive inadequate care, at the cost of quality of life and enormous direct health care costs and indirect societal costs. Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the views of international scholars, representing different countries, on the core set of addiction medicine competencies that need to be covered in medical education. Methods A total of 13 members of the International Society of 20 Addiction Medicine (ISAM), from 12 different countries (37% response rate), were interviewed over Skype, e-mail survey, or in person at the annual conference. Content analysis was used to analyze interview transcripts, using constant comparison methodology. Results We identified recommendations related to the core set of the addiction medicine competencies at 3 educational levels: (i) undergraduate, (ii) postgraduate, and (iii) continued medical education (CME). The participants described broad ideas, such as knowledge/skills/attitudes towards addiction to be obtained at undergraduate level, or knowledge of addiction treatment to be acquired at graduate level, as well as specific recommendations, including the need to tailor curriculum to national settings and different specialties. Conclusions Although it is unclear whether a global curriculum is needed, a consensus on a core set of principles for progression of knowledge, attitudes, and skills in addiction medicine to be developed at each educational level amongst medical graduates would likely have substantial value.

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“…In the United Kingdom a project on substance use in undergraduate medical education, led by St George’s, University of London, studied the teaching at 19 medical schools and led to the development of national guidelines. 10 The situation in Ireland does not differ greatly from that in the UK before the St George’s project; however, O’Brien and Cullen have highlighted the importance of training in addiction medicine to decrease the public health burden from high rates of untreated addiction. 11 …”

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