News in Brief Free teen substance use disorder CME course available Learn about preventing and addressing teen substance use in this continuing medical education course. Sept. 19, 2017Tuesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics CME Three-quarters of adults in treatment for a substance use disorder started using in their teenage years. Preventing and addressing substance use in adolescents is critical. To aid in the fight, the AOA and the Coalition of Health Care Providers on Adolescent Substance Use have created a new continuing medical education course to help physicians learn about prevention strategies for adolescents and how to address mild-to-severe substance use. Physicians will also learn about safe prescribing practices and evidence-based treatments for teens with a substance abuse disorder. Earn CME credit and learn more about the tools you need to talk to teens about substance use disorders by taking this free course. More in Newsbriefs DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health. Poetry collection by DO explores healing, resilience Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, DO, Air Force Reserve flight surgeon, has released “Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics,” a poetry collection that gives voice to healing and human stories. Previous articleIn Memoriam: Sept. 18, 2017 Next articleOrthopedic surgery: Tips on landing a residency in this specialty
DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health.
Poetry collection by DO explores healing, resilience Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, DO, Air Force Reserve flight surgeon, has released “Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics,” a poetry collection that gives voice to healing and human stories.