Osteopathic Care for Substance Use Disorders: Integrating OMT with MAT and Behavioral Therapies Across the Lifespan – 3 AOA Category 1-A Credits

Provided by an AOA-accredited Category 1 CME sponsor, this activity is eligible for AOA Category 1-A credit and includes instructor interaction; questions submitted by email will receive a response within 48 hours. Substance use disorders continue to strain clinical practice across every setting, and osteopathic physicians are uniquely positioned to respond with whole-person, evidence-based care. This course is built specifically for DOs who want practical, clinically relevant strategies that align with osteopathic principles while addressing the biological, psychological, and social drivers of substance use. You will gain a lifespan-based understanding of how substance exposure and use affect development, behavior, and physiology from prenatal stages through older adulthood. The training translates current evidence into person-centered approaches you can apply in real encounters, including assessment, risk recognition, and care planning that supports self-regulation and functional recovery. By integrating multidimensional SUD care with osteopathic tenets, this course equips you to deliver more nuanced, effective, and compassionate treatment for patients and families impacted by substance use.

Substance use and its consequences continue to challenge health systems, requiring clinicians to adopt comprehensive, multidimensional approaches to care. For Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs), the ability to integrate the biological, psychological, and social effects of substance use with osteopathic principles presents a unique and essential clinical advantage. This approach is critical, as substance use disorders are complex conditions influenced by biological vulnerability, psychological stressors, and social environment, which aligns closely with the foundational principles of osteopathic medicine.

This course addresses this need by equipping DOs with evidence-based knowledge on how substances impact development, behavior, and physiology from prenatal stages through old age. By aligning clinical strategies with the osteopathic tenets of treating the whole person and supporting the body’s capacity for self-regulation, this training prepares DOs to deliver more nuanced, person-centered care for substance use disorders.