Training

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Location

Berkshire County House of Corrections
467 Cheshire Road
Pittsfield, MA

Description

Treatment with FDA-approved medication (MOUD) is the standard of care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).  Although the evidence shows that the use of medications improves outcomes and reduces morbidity and mortality for individuals with OUD, especially during the high-risk 30-day post-incarceration period, MOUD is not uniformly available inmates in our correctional settings.

This training will prepare medical staff for the implementation of H4742, An Act for Prevention and Access to Appropriate Care & Treatment of Addiction. 

Intended audience

Medical staff in the Massachusetts Department of Correction.

Objectives

After this training, participants will:

• Have achieved a foundational knowledge of substance use disorders as diseases
• Be able to recognize stigmatizing language
• Be able to describe the role of nurses in screening for substance use disorders
• Explain the role of medication in treating opioid use disorders
• Be able to identify at least 3 challenges in treating OUD in correctional settings
• Be able to list at least 3 signs/symptoms of an opioid overdose
• Be able to describe the unique pharmacological properties of buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone
• Be able to summarize the of process of medication initiation and stabilization for buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction; Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Bureau of Substance Addiction Services

Accreditation information

Boston Medical Center grants 3.00 hours to all nurses who attend, complete the evaluation, and complete the post test. Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuing nursing professional development by the American Nurses Association, Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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