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ForwardJuly 28, 2026 Cultivating Expertise: Enhancing Patient Outcomes in Alcohol Use Through Deliberate Practice
This is a live, virtual activity.
Join us for this 8-part lecture series featuring topics chosen by your peers. This series is intended to increase your comfort and confidence in talking to patients about alcohol and in offering them support, solutions and treatment while supporting you in holding difficult conversations. Let’s grow together over lunch.
Session 2: Cultivating Expertise - Enhancing Patient Outcomes in Alcohol Use Through Deliberate Practice
Speaker: Keith Baker, MD, PhD
Target Audience
This activity is intended for any healthcare professional interested in talking to patients about alcohol use.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish between the various treatment options for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and unhealthy alcohol use (UAU).
- Identify special populations at risk for AUD
- Examine the value of a learning orientation to improve practice
- Describe steps to be taken to prepare for difficult conversations with patients
Additional Information
 | Keith Baker, MD, PhDKeith Baker is an anesthesiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a Professor of Clinical Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School. He earned his MD, PhD from Washington University and completed his residency in anesthesiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He served as Program Director for the MGH anesthesia residency for 15 years and served as the Vice Chair of Education for 18 years. He is the co-Chair of the MGB Center of Expertise in Medical Education. He received one of the ACGME’s highest awards, the Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach” award. More recently he was honored by the American Society of Anesthesiologists with their annual “Excellence in Education” Award. Keith has a long-term interest in evaluation and feedback, the cognitive science of teaching and learning, and the acquisition of expert performance. Keith, and his wife Pam, live in Lexington, Massachusetts, where they adopt senior dogs. |
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Participation