Education & Events for Prescribers

Welcome! We have all kinds of information, videos, podcasts and educational opportunities for you to learn about prescribing for alcohol use disorder — whether this is all new, or you’ve been prescribing for years.

AUD Action Series

We are thrilled to partner with Health Quality BC to present a FREE, web-based AUD Action series called APPLAUD (Approaches and Pharmacotherapies for Patients Living with Alcohol Use Disorder), which started in April and will conclude in early July 2024.

During the program, primary care teams became equipped with evidence-informed and patient-centred tools for AUD screening and treatment.

Missed the series? No problem!

Watch the Webinars and view the Accompanying Resources below.

An Introduction to Prescribing

Please watch these short films about prescribing for alcohol use disorder. In the first film, created by the Canadian AUD Society, you will hear from colleagues, and about their successes and their recommendations. The second is a short animated film that provides steps for treatment, information on medications, as well as tips for prescribing.

We also recommend a third video created by Interior Health with contribution from the Canadian AUD Society. While referring to some BC-specific resources, this video also gives a quick and helpful overview to prescribing. Watch Here.

Treating Alcohol Use Disorder Deep Dive and Dialogue (Oct 25 2023). Check out handouts and resources from the event, as well as discover ways to sign up to trial the medication selection tool or get involved with CAUDS.

More about us and our approach to treating alcohol use disorder

As a non-profit, we advocate for a compassionate, holistic, evidence-based approach to treating Alcohol Use Disorder as a medical condition.

The Canadian AUD Society Approach can include the prescribing of safe, effective and proven medications, usually for a short period of time, in order to:

  • reduce or extinguish cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

  • give people the choice to stop or simply reduce the amount they drink.

  • complement and provide stability for seeking counselling and other psycho-social supports.

The Canadian AUD Society Approach is based on best evidence and leading practices, and we aim to spread information and emerging evidence to clinicians as it becomes available.

Browse for more prescribing information, guides and ways to get involved