Self-Assessment Examination 2022

Self-Assessment Examination 2022 is organized by American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP).

Release Date: November 30, 2024
Enroll By: November 30, 2024
Credit Expiration Date: December 31, 2024
Content Available Until: December 31, 2025

Overview:
This examination is an educational resource developed to help board certified addiction psychiatrists meet one of four Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements established by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).  The ABPN has reviewed this activity. This activity awards up to 10 Category 1 CME as Self-Assessment credits. The ABPN has approved this program as part of a comprehensive Self-Assessment Program which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of Maintenance of Certification.

100 multiple-choice question self-assessment exam which follows the ABPN continuing certification / MOC examination in Addiction Psychiatry 2021 Content Blueprint. Examples of subject areas included:

• General Concepts in Substance Use Disorders
• Neurobiology and Genetics of Substance Use Disorders 
• Screening/Brief Intervention and Prevention of Substance Use Disorders 
• Psychosocial Treatments of Substance Use Disorders 
• Alcohol Use Disorders 
• Opiate Use Disorders
• Pain and Addiction 
• Sedative/Hypnotic Addictions 
• Tobacco Use Disorders and Smoking Cessation 
• Psychostimulant Use Disorders 
• Club Drugs/Cannabis 
• Medical Co-Morbidities of Substance Use Disorders
• Dual Diagnosis – Affective and Anxiety Disorders 
• Dual Diagnosis – Personality Disorders and Psychosis 
• Children and Transitional Youth/ADHD 
• Special Populations 
• Legal issues and Drug testing

Educational Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

• Assess decisions in common clinical situations
• Identify strengths/weaknesses in the practice of addiction psychiatry and develop a self-assessment program of improvement
• Increase knowledge of the latest findings in the field of addiction psychiatry
• Expand knowledge of substance use disorders