With funding from NIDA (Contract ##HHSN271200900036C ) we are creating a web-based training program for primary care providers that builds skills in substance abuse screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) . The primary focus is on alcohol and tobacco - other substances of abuse are also included. Each module will include in-text case studies with clinical decision-making and live-chat interviews. Before writing the module content we created a development plan that includes: module title, goal, practice gap, educational objectives, corresponding best practice guidelines, and brief outlines of the case studies and standardized patients to be featured in the module.