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Identification, Counseling, and Treatment of OUD
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Identification, Counseling, and Treatment of OUD
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.
Identification, Counseling, and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder focuses on current best practices in identification and treatment of OUD, including treatment and maintenance with different medications, psychosocial approaches to treatment, addressing co-occurring psychiatric disorders, and preventing and treating overdose.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Describe effective practices in screening, identification, counseling, and treatment of patients with opioid use disorder
Recognize the use of medications including buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone as treatment options for opioid use disorder, and in overdose management and prevention
Identify psychosocial treatment options for patients with opioid use disorder
Examine the need to treat comorbid psychiatric disorders in patients 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
Joji Suzuki, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry and Director of Addictions Education in the Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Course Outline
Welcome to the Course
Identification, Counseling, and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
covers the following eight units:
Screening, Identification, Counseling, and Treatment of OUD
Buprenorphine as a Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder
Methadone Maintenance Treatment for the Opioid Use Disorder
Naltrexone as a Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder
Psychosocial Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder, Overview
Assessment and Management of Co-occurring Psychiatric Illnesses During Office-Based Opioid Treatment
Opioid Overdose: Risks, Clinical Features, Treatment and Approaches to Reduction of Negative Consequences
Choosing a Treatment for Management of Opioid Use Disorder - Case Studies
Posttest and Evaluation
Offered By:
Earn up to
8.00
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
8.00 Risk Management Credits
8.00 Credits of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training
8.00 Nursing CEU Hours
8.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits
8.00 Social Worker CEUs
Eligible for MAT Waiver for APRNs and PAs
Duration
~ 8 Hours
Course Type
Online; Self-paced
Other Modules in this Course
Understanding Addiction
Collaborative Care Approaches for the Management of OUD
Course Release Dates
Course Opens:
June 30, 2019
Course Closes:
June 30, 2022
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