Collaborative Care Approaches for the Management of OUD

Collaborative Care Approaches for the Management of OUD

With the CDC reporting that 46 people die in the US each day from an overdose of painkillers creating a nationwide epidemic of opioid substance use disorders. Opioid prescriptions have quadrupled since 1999, and so have opioid overdose deaths.

Aimed at addressing this overwhelming educational need, the Collaborative Education in Substance Abuse (CESA) program is as an innovative online educational initiative that addresses substance substance use disorders, including, opioid use disorders (OUD) and will provide comprehensive information on defining the difference between physical dependence versus opioid use disorder, analyze societal stigmas regarding opioid use disorders. Other topics will include: Motivational interviewing, buprenorphine use for OUD treatment and strategies to monitor and treat special populations.

This is one of three courses that comprise the Opioid Use Disorder Education Program (OUDEP), an innovative interprofessional continuing education program produced by Harvard Medical School (HMS). This project was funded in part with federal funds from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHSN271201500070C. This course is intended for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, social workers, and other health care providers collaborating to treat patients with substance use disorders.

Collaborative Care Approaches for the Management of OUD focuses on collaborative care strategies which include: provider roles and regulatory requirements; patient evaluation and patient education; transitioning between medications; potential misuse, relapse, and safer use; and caring for pregnant women and other special populations with OUD.

Target Audience

This course is intended for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, social workers, and other health care providers collaborating to treat patients with substance use disorders.

Course Director

Colleen LaBelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN
Program Director, MA Technical Assistance Treatment Expansion of Buprenorphine (STATE OBOT-B) Program

Course Outline

Collaborative Care Approaches for the Management of OUD is organized as follows:

Welcome to the Course

Collaborative Care Approaches for Management of Opioid Use Disorder covers the following eight units:

1. Logistics and Regulatory Requirements in Collaborative Care of Opioid Use Disorder
2. Patient Assessment, Screening, and Education for Initiation of Buprenorphine/Naloxone
3. Initiation of Medication in Treating Opioid Use Disorder
4. Stabilization, Maintenance, and Expected Struggles in Treating Opioid Use Disorder
5. Managing Pain in Patients on Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder
6. Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in the Perinatal Patient
7. Effective Communication with Patients Who May Be Misusing Opioids or Other Medication
8. Special Populations with Opioid Use Disorder and Related Issues

Posttest and Evaluation