Practical Approaches: Sex, Bets & Pixels - Clinical Approaches to Behavioral Addictions On Demand

About this Activity

Behavioral addictions - the compulsion to continue a behavior despite its harmful impacts - have a huge impact on many people. Treating these addictions can be complex, and are often made more complex by comorbid conditions and strategies that do not address the underlying issues. Join Dr. Kavita Fischer and Dr. Hector Colon-Rivera as they deep dive the nuances of behavioral addictions, considerations for special populations, and barriers to treatment. Explore these complex conditions and discuss real-world cases to better understand how to approach screening and treatment.

The is the next installment in a brand-new series from AAAP, this webinar is a continuation of the discussion that began in the podcast episode Behavioral Addictions in Clinical Practice: Recognizing, Screening, and Treating the Hidden Addictions. Register today to join the conversation!

This 1-hour long live recording features in-depth discussion of behavioral addictions. It includes how different behavioral addictions present, risk factors and populations most vulnerable to them, screening options, and cases to start exploring how to manage patients with these addictions in the real world.

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

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:

Apply shared diagnostic criteria across gambling, gaming, social media, andcompulsive sexual behavior
Recognize subthreshold presentations where only one or two features are present
Identify patient- and system-level barriers that keep behavioral addictions undetected
Adapt assessment and treatment across genders and vulnerable populations

Target Audience

This activity is intended for clinicians who treat patients with behavioral addictions and at risk for developing behavioral addictions. This includes but is not limited to addiction psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care providers, social workers, and other members of the care team.

Faculty

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!
Expert Panel Live - November 18, 2026 On-Demand - available November 30, 2026 (1.0 CME)	Deep-dive into complex cases and real-world strategies used across practice settings with Dr. Fong, Dr. Fischer, and Dr. Colon-Rivera. Explore how to tailor interventions, manage comorbid conditions, and manage real patients.	$75 members/$100 non-members
Online Cases - available December 2026 (1.5 CME)	These 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.	$55 members/$75 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 Oct 30, 2026 12:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Expires on Oct 31, 2029

Cost:

Member: $75.00
Non-Member: $100.00

Credit Offered:

1 CME Credit

1 Other Professionals Credit

1 Attendance Credit

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