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Topic: ECHO
As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO series, Jordana Laks, MD MPH will present the didactic entitled, "What do we do with the benzos? Harm Reduction in Benzodiazepine Use." 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, 3/28/2023 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 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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Wednesday, 3/29/2023 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: 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, 3/29/2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 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: Stimulants
This one-hour course is intended to provide an overview of stimulant use disorders. Topics include stigma; pharmacology and physiology of methamphetamines and cocaine; identifying stimulant overdose (overamping); managing acute stimulant intoxication; de-escalation techniques; and evidence-based treatment for people with stimulant use disorders.
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Thursday, 3/30/2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePhysicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, recovery coaches, counselors, community health workers, and all others are welcome and encouraged to attend. |
Topic: Buprenorphine
This two-hour course will provide prescribers with the skills needed to implement addiction treatment in a practice setting. It 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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Friday, 3/31/2023 12:00 pm – 2:00 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: Recovery Coach Drop-in Forum
A drop-in session for recovery coaches to discuss coaching and other topics related to substance use, recovery and coaching.
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Monday, 4/3/2023 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceRecovery coaches, navigators, and peer support specialists that provide direct support to recoverees/patients in the field of addiction. |
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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Wednesday, 4/5/2023 8:00 am – 9:00 am 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: Alcohol
This training will describe alcohol withdrawal syndrome, with attention to alcohol hallucinosis and its distinction from delirium tremens. Risk factors for severe alcohol withdrawal will be reviewed, as well as assessment and medications to treat severe withdrawal, with a focus on the inpatient setting.
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Wednesday, 4/5/2023 12:00 pm – 12:30 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: Journal Club
A drop-in session, open to individuals working in the field of addiction. Includes discussion of an evidence-based article with implications for SUD practice.
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Thursday, 4/6/2023 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceIndividuals working in the field of addiction medicine. |
Topic: CARN and CARN-AP
This course reviews topics covered in the certification exam for addictions nursing and is intended to support nurses preparing to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam.
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Thursday, 4/6/2023 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceRegistered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), with experience treating patients with addiction, who intend to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam. |
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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