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Doctor Lynn Hankes is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University School of Medicine. Over 30 years ago, he was among the 100 pioneer physicians in the entire country who passed the first certification exam in Addiction Medicine, and he is also an honored Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Hankes is a Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He served 13 years as the Director of the Washington Physicians Health Program and he is also a Past President of the Federation of State Physician Health Programs. Dr. Hankes is on the Advisory Boards of the Air Line Pilots Association and the Jupiter, Florida Medical Center Detox Unit. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Professionals Resource Network, a program that facilitates the rehabilitation of health professionals with substance use and mental disorders.
Dr. Hankes gave the first-ever Osher LLI lecture on Addiction as part of the Health and Wellness Series last Spring, and in the Fall, followed up with a 4-week Addiction course where he discussed the disease concept, its impact on the family, treatment, and Alcoholics Anonymous.
Health Series: Addiction - Is It Really a Disease, and If So, So What?
Dr. Hankes will define addiction and explore if it meets criteria to qualify as a disease state. He will then compare addiction to other diseases. He will discuss its characteristics and illustrate chemical action in the brain. He will review the clinical ramifications of having a disease including cross tolerance and cross dependency with other addictive drugs. Lastly, he will entertain inquiries like the following:
- What is Co-dependency? Enabling?
- Must the alcoholic/addict “hit bottom?”
- Are interventions effective?
- Does treatment work?
- Are 12-step meetings necessary?
Buy any four Health Series lectures for $75 ($25 discount).
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # S1M2 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Monday, March 27 2017 |
| Time: | 12 - 1:30 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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