Managing Alcohol Withdrawal in Ambulatory Care | January 21, 2025
Date of Presentation: January 21, 2025
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Advancing Pharmacist Roles in Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Teams
Keywords: #alcohol #aud #disorder #substance #use #withdrawal
In this presentation, Dr. James Gasper, PharmD, BCPP, provides a comprehensive overview on optimizing the management of alcohol withdrawal in ambulatory care settings, with an emphasis on identifying low to moderate risk patients suitable for non-hospital treatment. Furthermore, Dr. Gasper addresses gaps in the care continuum, outlines strategies for effective pharmacotherapy, and provides guidance on decision-making for appropriate care placement based on individual patient needs.
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Dr. James Gasper
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Dr. James Gasper, PharmD, BCPP, completed his Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center followed by a post-graduate residency at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center and also in psychiatric pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco. James spent the first 10 years of his career with the San Francisco Department of Public Health in both specialty mental health and substance use disorder treatment settings. He helped establish buprenorphine in primary care and pharmacy-based methadone maintenance for the city’s indigent population.
Since leaving San Francisco, James has relocated to the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. Using his past experience, he has helped close the gap in access to addiction treatment in his rural community by setting up primary care-based buprenorphine treatment programs locally. He is also a consultant for the National Clinician Consultation Center Substance Use Warmline, providing expertise to health care providers across the country.
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Date added: January 13, 2025