Interested in Participating?
Addressing alcohol-related concerns is essential for your patients’ well-being. It is especially important during the ongoing pandemic, with its corresponding rise in stress, depression, and alcohol use.
Primary care physicians can deliver alcohol-related advice and recommendations for those who indicate unhealthy alcohol use and treatment for alcohol use disorders. Still, research by Altarum shows 85 percent of Michigan residents with alcohol use disorder have not received treatment yet.
How can your practice improve this statistic and ensure alcohol screening, counseling, and treatment are delivered effectively and consistently? Enroll in MI-SPARC—a FREE alcohol and health initiative provided by Altarum and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute that supports your practice in the implementation of evidence-based approaches to alcohol-related care. The training covers screening for unhealthy alcohol use, offering brief intervention, and engaging patients in shared decision-making regarding their treatment, including participating in counseling or taking medications that treat alcohol use disorder. Watch a short video to learn more about MI-SPARC.
Who is eligible to participate? If you are a primary care provider, caring for patients 18 years and older that is Michigan-based, you are eligible to participate in MI-SPARC.
What is required of participants? Practices will participate in 2 virtual or in-person training sessions and 6 months of practice facilitation. Practice facilitation provides comprehensive technical assistance, behavioral health integration, and access to a community resource guide supporting alcohol use disorder treatment.
Altarum is offering a unique opportunity for clinicians to earn 20 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV and 30-50 Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education (PI CME) credits. Learn more about our CME and MOC program.
Ready to enroll? Questions? Please reach out to Dawn Bishop, Project Manager, at MI-SPARC@altarum.org or call (734) 302-5658.
PI CME or MOC Part IV Questions? Please contact CE@altarum.org.
