This is the second of the two part series: Alcohol Withdrawal Management.
Presenter, Dr. J.J. Rasimas, has a Jesuit university background in biochemistry, mathematics, and philosophy. He completed the Medical Scientist Training Program at Penn State University, earning a Ph.D. in chemical biology (2002) and M.D. (2003). After Psychiatry residency training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, he was a clinical fellow at the NIH, training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Bioethics, and clinical research. Dr. Rasimas has studied psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Minnesota Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and the Washington School of Psychiatry. He completed the critical care-based Medical Toxicology fellowship at Penn State, obtained board certification in Addiction Medicine, and then returned to NIH to join the Undiagnosed Diseases Program and the Intramural Research Program to oversee clinical trials in mood and anxiety disorders. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology and the American College of Psychiatrists. J.J. was the Director of C-L Psychiatry and Co-Chair of the Biomedical Ethics Committee at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota until the end of 2021. Dr. Rasimas is a Professor at both the University of Minnesota and Dalhousie University, and he currently practices in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada focusing on psychosomatic medicine, addiction medicine, and psychotherapy with attention to personality and its relevance to illness and health.
Dr. Rasimas is also the Medical Director of the Atlantic Mentorship Network-Prince Edward Island.
Learning Objectives
Following the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Examine the evidence base behind and practical application of non-benzodiazepine pharmacologic treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
- Identify the approaches to alcohol withdrawal management that are particularly relevant for patients with co-occurring disorders and can be applied in a variety of settings.