Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley and his medical doctorate from the UCLA School of Medicine. He completed psychiatry residency at Columbia University, an addiction psychiatry fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a Master of Business Administration at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Dr. Danovitch’s clinical practice and research is focused on the treatment of substance use disorders and the integration of medical and mental health services. His current research is funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). He is the author of over 80 articles and book chapters and co-editor of two books on substance use disorders.
Dr. Danovitch served as a Governor-appointed state Commissioner to the California Mental Health Services Commission. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and past president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine.
Hospitals as a Frontline for Addiction: A New Treatment Paradigm
Effectively addressing addiction in general hospital settings is imperative for all healthcare professionals, transcending specialty boundaries and care environments. This pervasive issue impacts every facet of healthcare, from care integration and system-wide efficacy to the core of our mission: patient outcomes. Hospitalization offers a critical window of opportunity to engage patients and deliver trauma-informed, evidence-based care that can alter life trajectories. This presentation will introduce innovative treatment models that provide specialized care for complex clinical cases while en...Read morehancing coordination between inpatient and outpatient providers. By effectively addressing addiction in acute settings, we're not just treating a condition – we're potentially transforming a patient's health journey and their interactions with the entire healthcare system, leading to improved outcomes and more effective care delivery across the board. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Describe the current landscape of addiction care, including prevalence rates and gaps between ideal and actual care delivery.
- Analyze the barriers preventing effective integration of addiction treatment in hospital settings
- Evaluate evidence-based models for integrating addiction care into hospital settings, with particular emphasis on the Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team.
- Discuss strategies to overcome challenges in implementing comprehensive addiction care.
Learning Levels
- All levels
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM PST - 10:30 AM PST
EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA
Agenda
9-10:30am Presentation and Q&ACE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Credit Hours
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