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 TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleIn Memoriam: Sept. 18, 2017 Next articleOrthopedic surgery: Tips on landing a residency in this specialty
TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana.
“Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts.