Presenter: Elizabeth Fildes, EdD, RN, CNE, PHNA-BC, FAAN, Professor, MSN Specialty/Accelerated Tracks, Chamberlain College of Nursing
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit ((Presented on May 9, 2025; Reviewed May 16, 2025; Expires May 16, 2028))
Online CME Credit Fee: $50.00
Credit must be claimed with 30 days of registering.
This webinar builds on the strong efficacy of SBIRT to provide attendees with an introduction to its core components—Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment—and its application as a public health strategy to address risky substance use before it progresses to dependence. Participants will leave with a strong understanding of how to implement SBIRT in diverse settings, lead substance use prevention initiatives with confidence, and utilize available tools and resources to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and communities.
This enduring material is part of a two-part program. Please refer to the Beyond Pain, Screening & Strategies for Comprehensive Treatment page for part II to continue this topic series.
This session topic is part of a series presented by the PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities o address substance misuse through the Strategic Prevention Framework community-based process and work in collaboration with its members and partners to address policy, system and environmental change. To view all session topics available in this series, please click on PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities Program Series.
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
Professor, MSN Specialty/Accelerated Tracks, Chamberlain College of Nursing
Dr. Elizabeth Fildes is a Filipino-American nurse leader who demonstrates passion and sustained commitment to improving the health outcomes of persons in Nevada and the Philippines who suffer from tobacco use and addictions in all its forms. Her unique, systematic approach has included mobilizing healthcare providers to provide brief interventions and therapeutic interventions to improve population health, directly supporting the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals. Her progressive track record spanning almost three decades of addressing chronic disease prevention and substance use disorders control as an educator, researcher, and international collaborator reflects successful ventures to seed ideas for healthcare, public health, and policy stakeholders, secure significant funding, and bring cutting-edge programs to fruition through partnerships and empowerment of nurses. She has implemented programs that have impacted the individual, community, and country levels. With faculty and student collaboration to augment population health interventions, she applied cross-cultural solutions to impact clinical services and educational curricula significantly.
She is a Fulbright Specialist, Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the International Nurses Society on Addictions, a Board-Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse, and a Certified Nurse Educator. She received her BSN degree at the University of Santo Tomas School of Nursing, Manila, Philippines, her MA degree at Teachers College, New York, and her doctoral degree from Loyola University, Chicago.
This project has been funded by grant number NH28CE003534 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by the CDC, or the U.S. Government.
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1.00 hours of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 120894-1.
This program provides 1.00 CME credits towards the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners' requirement for 2 hours of training related to screening, brief intervention & referral to treatment (SBIRT).
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is a provider of continuing education credit through the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy. This program is approved for 1.00 hours of continuing education credit for pharmacists.
This program provides 1.00 CME credit towards the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners' requirement for 2 hours of training related to ethics, pain management, or addiction care during each licensure period.
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