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DEA-eligible
Topic: Alcohol
Many people experiencing mild alcohol withdrawal syndrome can be successfully managed in the outpatient setting, allowing for less interruption to one’s professional, family, and/or social obligations. This training will provide an overview of alcohol withdrawal assessment and management in an outpatient setting. Participants will be able to identify the signs of alcohol withdrawal and appropriate candidates for outpatient withdrawal management. Validated tools to assess alcohol withdrawal will be reviewed, and evidence-based medication for outpatient alcohol withdrawal management will be discussed.
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Friday, 11/10/2023 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
This training will review the basic pharmacology and clinical use of naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol use disorders. Injection techniques for extended-release naltrexone will also be discussed.
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Thursday, 11/16/2023 8:00 am – 8:30 am ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
This training will review the basic pharmacology and clinical use of naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol use disorders. Injection techniques for extended-release naltrexone will also be discussed.
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Friday, 11/17/2023 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
Mutual support groups are a critical part of recovery that facilitate personal growth and self-exploration through peer support. This training will focus on identifying several types of self-help and community-based recovery support groups that may benefit persons with a substance use disorder. We will summarize the evidence for self-help programs and discuss the importance of building connections within the community to increase one’s recovery capital.
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Thursday, 11/30/2023 8:00 am – 8:30 am ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
Mutual support groups are a critical part of recovery that facilitate personal growth and self-exploration through peer support. This training will focus on identifying several types of self-help and community-based recovery support groups that may benefit persons with a substance use disorder. We will summarize the evidence for self-help programs and discuss the importance of building connections within the community to increase one’s recovery capital.
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Friday, 12/1/2023 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
Many people seeking treatment for alcohol use may not have a goal of complete abstinence but are motivated to cut back on their consumption or engage in safer drinking practices. This training will discuss clinical approaches to reducing alcohol consumption and utilizing safer drinking strategies to reduce alcohol-associated harms.
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Thursday, 12/7/2023 8:00 am – 8:30 am ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
Many people seeking treatment for alcohol use may not have a goal of complete abstinence but are motivated to cut back on their consumption or engage in safer drinking practices. This training will discuss clinical approaches to reducing alcohol consumption and utilizing safer drinking strategies to reduce alcohol-associated harms.
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Friday, 12/8/2023 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
One of the first steps in ensuring people receive appropriate interventions and referral to treatment for alcohol use disorder or risky drinking behaviors is to effectively identify these high-risk individuals. This training will discuss the rationale for screening patients for alcohol use and identify validated screening tools. We will also review how to administer these tools in the clinical setting and provide strategies for how to engage patients in shared discussions surrounding their alcohol use.
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Thursday, 12/14/2023 8:00 am – 8:30 am ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
The holiday season can be challenging and stressful when navigating the pressures associated with this time of the year. For many, alcohol consumption significantly increases between Thanksgiving and New Year's for a variety of reasons, including family dynamics, increased social gatherings, holiday traditions, and increased feelings of loneliness, sadness, or isolation. This training will review strategies on how to avoid or reduce alcohol consumption as well as techniques for how to talk about one's alcohol use during a particularly stressful time of year.
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Friday, 12/15/2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Topic: Alcohol
This training will introduce using brief negotiated interviewing (BNI) for alcohol consumption and the steps involved in this approach. The components of the BNI will be reviewed in detail, including building rapport, pros and cons of use, offering information and feedback, assessing readiness for change, and developing a plan.
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Thursday, 12/21/2023 8:00 am – 8:30 am ET |
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This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers, nurses, social workers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff. |
Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is a program of Boston Medical Center (BMC), a 514-bed academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End and the largest safety-net hospital in New England.
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