A Resource for Healthcare and Social Services Professionals
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Topic: ECHO
As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO series, Gregory Dorchak, JD, will present the didactic entitled, "Updates in Legal Issues Surrounding Substance Use Disorder ." The didactic will be followed by a related de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO participant along with recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees
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Tuesday, 2/14/2023 7:30 am – 9:00 am ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceAdvanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN), Physicians (MD/DO), Physician Assistants (PA), Nurses (LPN/RN), Social Workers (LCSW/LICSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselors (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), Recovery Coaches. |
Topic: Buprenorphine
This one-hour training prepares nurses and other medical professionals to use long-acting injectable buprenorphine (Sublocade) in addiction treatment.
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Tuesday, 2/14/2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceAttendance is required for all OBAT nurses and MAs who work in a DPH/BSAS funded STATE OBOT program. All others working with patients on injectable buprenorphine are welcome and encouraged to attend. |
Topic: Stimulants
This training will provide an introduction to stimulant use disorder.
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Wednesday, 2/15/2023 9:00 am – 10:00 am ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceProviders, nurses, counselors, and other non-clinical staff are welcome to attend. |
Topic: ECHO
As part of the twice-monthly SUD Care Continuum ECHO series, Joseph Melville Wright, MD, will present the didactic entitled, "Getting Housed: Why it matters, what happens next, and why health care providers should care ." The didactic will be followed by a related de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO participant along with recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.
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Wednesday, 2/15/2023 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceAdvanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN), Physicians (MD/DO), Physician Assistants (PA), Nurses (LPN/RN), Social Workers (LCSW/LICSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselors (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), Recovery Coaches. |
Topic: Xylazine
This training will provide knowledge regarding Xylazine, a CNS depressant, which has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths in the US.
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Wednesday, 2/15/2023 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceProviders, nurses, counselors, and other non-clinical staff are welcome to attend. |
Topic: Buprenorphine
This training will provide prescribers with the skills needed to implement addiction treatment in a practice setting. This two-hour course is intended to provide prescribers with practical, evidence-based strategies for initiating and maintaining medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) as well as tools to care for patients with ongoing use and/or polysubstance use.
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Thursday, 2/16/2023 8:00 am – 10:00 am ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceMedical professionals with prescriptive authority looking to increase provision of care for patients with opioid use disorder in an outpatient treatment setting or emergency department. |
Topic: Buprenorphine
This two-part training, formerly known as the 8-hour X-Waiver training, is intended to provide eight hours of training for providers seeking to prescribe buprenorphine.
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Friday, 2/17/2023 8:00 am – 12:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePhysicians (MD, DO), Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), and Physician Assistants |
Topic: Family & Social Supports
This training will highlight the importance of family and social support for people with SUD. The importance of evidence-based resources for families will be explained, and concrete and simple changes to current models of addiction treatment to engage the family will be introduced.
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Tuesday, 2/21/2023 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceAll medical and non-medical staff seeking to learn about the role of the family in addiction treatment are encouraged to attend. |
Topic: Buprenorphine
This training will provide prescribers with the skills needed to implement addiction treatment in a practice setting. This two-hour course is intended to provide prescribers with practical, evidence-based strategies for initiating and maintaining medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) as well as tools to care for patients with ongoing use and/or polysubstance use.
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Wednesday, 2/22/2023 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceMedical professionals with prescriptive authority looking to increase provision of care for patients with opioid use disorder in an outpatient treatment setting or emergency department. |
Topic: Addiction 101
This training will provide foundational knowledge regarding the disease of addiction and an introduction to treatment options utilizing medications for opioid use disorder.
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Thursday, 2/23/2023 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurses, social workers, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians. |
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