Substance Use Words Matter: Documentation Integrity
Accredited for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026
7 – 8 p.m. ET
Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $75
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Explain how stigmatizing language and implicit bias in medical records affect patient trust, engagement, and future treatment decisions.
- Identify biased, judgmental, or potentially harmful terminology in clinical documentation.
- Apply person-first, objective, inclusive, and collaborative language when writing patient-accessible notes.
Speaker:
Carolyn Warner-Greer, MD, MS, FACOG, FASAM
Medical Director, Bowen Recovery Center
About the speaker:
Carolyn Warner-Greer, MD, is a board-certified Addiction Medicine physician and Medical Director of the Bowen Health Recovery Center at Bowen Health. With more than 25 years of clinical and leadership experience, she is a recognized expert in substance use disorder treatment, recovery services, and physician education. Dr. Warner-Greer is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, former President of the Indiana Society of Addiction Medicine, and a frequent national speaker on addiction medicine, harm reduction, recovery, and stigma reduction.
CME INFORMATION
Designation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) designates this live webinar for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Disclosure Policy: In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, educational programs sponsored by the ISMA must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. Prior to the activity, all faculty, authors, editors and planning committee members participating in an ISMA-sponsored activity are required to disclose to attendees any relevant financial relationships with an “ineligible company” whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Disclosure Statement: No member of the CME Planning Committee or our speaker have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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