Drug And Alcohol Use Disorders In Healthcare Environments For Medical Managers And Supervisors

In the U.S., there are roughly 60 million binge drinkers and almost 40 million drug users, among them are healthcare employees, who can’t bring their best selves to work. This course provides medical managers and supervisors with straight forward guidelines for preventing that from occurring in their workplaces.

Spotlighting commonly misused substances, laws associated with workplace use of drugs and alcohol, and how to create a drug and alcohol-free environment, this course shows learners how to mitigate the serious impact substance use disorders have on workplace safety and productivity. From how substance use disorders can affect the healthcare environment and which substances are most misused to the role of education and testing and how to handle substance use disorders once they are identified, managers and supervisors can complete this course with a better understanding of the magnitude of this problem and how to proactively address it.

Use this course to assure managers and supervisors throughout the healthcare environment know the effects of substance use disorders on the employee and environment and learn how to help create a drug and alcohol-free workplace.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

Healthcare environment Medical Managers and Supervisors

• Introduction
• How Substance Use Disorders Can Affect Healthcare Environments
• What Substances Are Commonly Misused?
• Laws You Need To Know About
• Creating A Drug And Alcohol-Free Workplace
• The Role Of Education And Testing
• Recognizing On-The-Job Substance Use Disorders
• Handling Substance Use Disorder Situations
• Conclusion

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