ANNOUNCING FREE ON-LINE SBI TRAINING

Screening & Brief Intervention Training from Columbia, MO. February 9^th 2010

For all trauma care providers (primary care providers welcome)

Sponsors: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) with

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

The American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) requires that Level I and Level II trauma centers

have a mechanism to identify problem drinkers. In addition, Level I centers must have the capability to provide brief interventions for screen-positive.

Training Locations

For a list of training sites, go to http://sbirt.samhsa.gov/trauma.htm

Click on SBI Training for Trauma Care Providers - Schedule

Who Should Attend

Trauma surgeons, trauma nurses, trauma care providers, and trauma center administrators

responsible for the implementation of SBI in their trauma center.

(2 people per trauma center recommended) Includes all interested Primary Care Providers.

What Participants Will Learn

What is SBI?

What are the key components of SBI?

What screening tools are most effective?

How to conduct a brief intervention?

How to implement SBI in trauma centers?

Establishing and charging for SBIRT under new CMS Regulations.

Registration

Please register for the on-line training using the links below.

You will receive information in a later email about how to access the on-line training.

You will also receive all training materials electronically.

To register, go to http://dsibmeetings.westat.com/listserv/reg/public_meetinglist.asp

For other general SBIRT information, please go to http://sbirt.samhsa.gov

Or contact: June Crandall ( junecrandall@westat.com ) at 301 251 2252.