Michelle R. Lofwall, MD, DFASAM
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Biosketch
Michelle Lofwall, MD, DFAPA, DFASAM, is a Professor of Behavioral Science and Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research. She is the Bell Alcohol and Addictions Chair and medical director of the First Bridge clinic, which provides comprehensive outpatient opioid use disorder treatment to patients discharging from emergency rooms and inpatient medical/surgical services. Her research has been funded by NIH and industry and is focused on improving the treatment of persons with substance use disorders. She was an expert panel member on SAMHSA’s Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP 63) for Medication Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, a past board member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and President of the KY Chapter of ASAM, an invited speaker to the National Academy of Medicine, and recipient of several medical student teaching and mentorship awards.
Affiliation
- Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Bell Alcohol and Addictions Chair and Medical Director
First Bridge Clinic
UK HealthCare
Lexington, Kentucky
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Conferences and Curricula involving Michelle
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Online Activities involving Michelle R. Lofwall
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Understanding addiction is essential to successfully addressing it. By understanding the neurological responses to substances and theories of addiction, participants will better be able to treat patients with...
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- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.00
- CPE: 1.00
- ASWB ACE: 1.00
- CNE: 1.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Apr 23, 2025
- Cost: Free
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Drug overdose is a huge problem facing the health care system in Kentucky. Drug overdose deaths are acute poisoning deaths due to prescription or illicit drugs. According to data from the National Center for...
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Feb 10, 2026
- Cost: Free
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KASPER and UDS/T can be used as therapeutic clinical tools to help monitor for unintended adverse effects of prescribed opioids (and other controlled drugs with known abuse potential and increasing presence in...
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- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.75
- Other: 0.75
- CPHCE: 1.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Mar 18, 2025
- Cost: Free
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Understanding addiction is essential to successfully addressing it. By understanding the neurological responses to substances and brain changes that occur during addiction, participants will better be able to...
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.00
- CPE: 1.00
- ASWB ACE: 1.00
- CNE: 1.00
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Type: PDF
- Expires: Apr 23, 2025
- Cost: Free
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Individuals with OUD need more treatment options that can address...
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- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.25
- CPE: 1.25
- ASWB ACE: 1.25
- CNE: 1.25
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Feb 13, 2026
- Cost: Free
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Peer support specialist (PSS) and care navigation services, especially in SUD treatment, is a novel growing field and it is important for these individuals to understand their profession role and...
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- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.00
- CPE: 1.00
- ASWB ACE: 1.00
- CNE: 1.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Feb 4, 2027
- Cost: Free
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Peer support specialist (PSS) and care navigation services, especially in SUD treatment, is a novel growing field and it is important for these individuals to understand their profession role and...
Faculty
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.00
- CPE: 1.00
- ASWB ACE: 1.00
- CNE: 1.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Feb 4, 2027
- Cost: Free
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