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Learn about medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder, Feb. 25

Attend a virtual lunch-and-learn 

Join Magellan for our first lunch-and-learn of 2025 as we welcome Ria Health’s Medical Director Paul Linde, MD, and Chief Clinical Officer Aimee Peters, LCSW, to discuss how virtual medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use could benefit your patients (registration required).  

In this session, you will:

  1. Explore medications for alcohol use disorder treatment.
  2. Learn about alcohol risk assessment.
  3. Identify appropriate referrals for virtual alcohol use disorder care.

About the session

Title: Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

Time: 11 a.m.-noon (Pacific), 1-2 p.m. (Central), 2-3 p.m. (Eastern)

The webinar is offered at no cost to providers, but make sure to reserve your spot. Everyone in the provider community may attend, which means you are welcome to invite a colleague, even if they don’t participate with Magellan! 

Continuing education credit will not be offered for this event. Magellan does not provide reimbursement for time spent attending the webinar.

About Ria Health

Ria Health is a virtual alcohol treatment program that helps members reduce or quit drinking with FDA-approved medications. Ria is an in-network provider for some Magellan members.

To verify if Ria Health is an in-network referral option for a member in your care, or to check out-of-network benefits, contact the Magellan program phone number on the member’s benefit identification card.

About the presenters

Paul R. Linde, MD, is Ria Health’s medical director for psychiatry and collaborative care. Dr. Linde has over 30 years of experience in emergency psychiatric care. Dr. Linde is a Clinical Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and a published researcher and author.

Aimee Peters, LCSW, is Ria Health’s chief clinical officer and behavioral health innovation leader. Peters is the clinical co-founder and former chief clinical officer of AbleTo, Inc. Peters oversees clinical operations and quality, product, research and patient success.

We hope you can attend this live event via Zoom!

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