Practical Approaches - Behavioral Addictions Online Cases

About this Activity

These 15 cascading online, asynchronous cases are designed for you to complete at your own pace, and to allow for deep exploration and application of key concepts. Moving from basic to complex, learners will cement the practical strategies, tips, and guidance for working with patients with behavioral addictions and gain insight into applying these concepts into their own practices.

The is the next installment in a brand-new series from AAAP, this case-based module is a continuation of the discussion around recognizing, managing, and treating behavioral addictions. Register today to work through real world cases!

Purchase the entire bundle for a 10% discount and to be able to earn the course badge upon completion of all the activities!

Faculty

Timothy Fong, MD Professor of Psychiatry - UCLA	Dr. Fong is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and is board certified in adult and addiction psychiatry. He is the co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, whose purpose is to examine the clinical characteristics of gambling disorder and develop effective, evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies. Dr. Fong is part of the Steering Committee of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids whose mission is to address the most pressing questions related to the impact of cannabis on brain and behavior. He also directs the UCLA Sports Psychiatry Service that provides comprehensive psychiatric care to athletes, coaches and families. Additionally, Dr. Fong serves as the President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the largest medical professional society dedicated to the treatment of substance use disorder and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
Kavita Fischer, MD, DFAPA Clinical Associate Professor - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Kavita Fischer, MD, is a board‑certified whose work is grounded in both clinical expertise and personal experience with gambling addiction. She is the immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, a representative to the American Psychiatric Association Assembly, and a nationally recognized public health advocate for prevention of gambling harm. Dr. Fischer also serves as a regional medical director with Community Care Behavioral Health Organization and as a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, delivering care in the emergency department at Western Psychiatric Hospital of UPMC. Dr. Fischer’s story and expertise have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, NPR, and the Emmy Award–winning documentary series Fault Lines, among others. She serves on the board of the nonprofit organization Stop Predatory Gambling and writes a regular column for GamblingHarm.org – a journalistic, consumer‑protection outlet examining gambling harm through a public health lens.
Hector Colon-Rivera, MD, MBA, MRO, FAPA Medical Director - APM	Dr. Colon-Rivera is a quintuple board-certified psychiatrist with specialized expertise in behavioral addictions with complex comorbidities, male-specific psychiatric presentations, and sports performance psychiatry. Dr. Colon-Rivera has spent his career specializing in these often underserved areas across a variety of settings, including hospitals, community clinics, and public health systems. Dr. Colon-Rivera’s practice focuses on compassionate, stigma-free, trauma-informed care, and how to tailor evidence-based approaches to amplify the care of individual patients.

About the Practical Approaches to Clinical Addiction Care - Behavioral Addictions Series

This activity is one installement in a new series from AAAP, Practical Approaches to Clinical Addiction Care - Behavioral Addictions. Designed to help clinicians recognize, assess, and treat common behavioral addictions, you’ll build practical, evidence-informed skills. Each course in this series includes practical strategies for managing behavioral addictions and real-life cases that highlight how evidence-based approaches can be tailored to meet each patient’s needs.

Course	Description	Pricing
Podcast - Behavioral Addictions in Clinical Practice: Recognizing, Screening, and Treating the Hidden Addictions (no CME)	Learn the basics of behavioral addictions from Dr. Fong and Dr. Fischer – presentation, screening, diagnosis, and treatment options.	Free!
On-Demand: Practical Approaches: Sex, Bets & Pixels - Clinical Approaches to Behavioral Addictions (1.0 CME)	Get into the nuances of behavioral addictions with Dr. Fischer and Dr. Colon-Rivera. Understand considerations for special populations and barriers to treatment, and explore real-world cases.	$75 members/$100 non-members
Roundtable Pre-register - live event mid-January 2027, on-demand available end of January 2027 (1.5 CME)	Focused on cases and questions submitted from learners, our faculty will explore and provide their expert opinions on how to apply practical strategies to YOUR burning questions and complex cases. Join Dr. Fong, Dr. Fischer, and Dr. Colon-Rivera as they dissect cases and questions from your peers and expand on strategies they use across different care settings and populations.	$100 members/$125 non-members
Self-Assessment Exam - available January 2027 (2.0 CME)	These specially curated self-assessment questions support learners in understanding their strengths and opportunities related to behavioral addictions. Work through case-based questions to assess your skillset and identify areas for improvement.	$55 members/$75 non-members

Purchase the entire bundle for a 10% discount and to be able to earn the course badge upon completion of all the activities!

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Release on Dec 21, 2026 12:00 AM Central Standard Time
Expires on Dec 31, 2029

Cost:

Member: $55.00
Non-Member: $75.00

Credit Offered:

1 CME Credit

1 Other Professionals Credit

1 Attendance Credit

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