A Resource for Healthcare and Social Services Professionals
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DEA-eligible
Topic: Stimulants
This three-hour course is intended to provide foundational knowledge of stimulant use disorders as well as an overview of evidence-based interventions.
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Monday, 12/18/2023 2:00 pm – 5:00 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 AudienceMedical providers, nurses, social workers, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselors (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), recovery coaches, counselors, Licensed Mental health Counselors (LMHC), and others treating individuals with addiction are welcome and encouraged to attend. |
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. This group is only open to recovery coaches and peer support specialists - please respect these requirements as this is a dedicated and protected space for those in the field needing support.
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Monday, 12/18/2023 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceRecovery coaches and peer support specialists who provide direct support to recoverees/patients in the field of addiction. We respectfully ask that those in supervisory roles not attend these sessions – thank you for your understanding. |
Topic: Nurse Care Manager Model
This 8-hour course (offered in two 4-hour parts) will prepare nurses and medical staff to manage office-based addiction treatment with buprenorphine and naltrexone.
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Tuesday, 12/19/2023 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurses and clinical staff providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting. Attendance is required for all OBAT nurses and MAs who work in a DPH/BSAS-funded STATE OBAT program. All others are welcome and encouraged to attend. |
Topic: ECHO
As part of the twice-monthly SUD Care Continuum ECHO® series, Jessica Calihan, MD, MS, will present the didactic entitled "Cannabis Use in Young Adults: The latest wisdom and treatment options." The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.
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Wednesday, 12/20/2023 12:00 pm – 1:15 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 AudienceTeams working in ATS, CSS, TSS, OTP settings. |
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. |
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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Thursday, 12/21/2023 9:00 am – 11:00 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 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 training is designed to provide healthcare teams with information on all the available FDA-approved monthly/weekly injectable buprenorphine formulations used to treat opioid use disorder, as well as how to incorporate them into clinical practice.
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Thursday, 12/21/2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 AudiencePhysicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, recovery coaches, and all other healthcare professionals treating addiction are welcome and encouraged to attend. |
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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Friday, 12/22/2023 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
Individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) often face stigma in accessing care and treatment, and this is one reason why only a small minority of people with AUD seek treatment. This training will discuss the interplay between stigma and health outcomes among those with AUD. We will also differentiate how stigma from alcohol use may differ from stigma associated with other use disorders. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing person-first language as a tool to help mitigate stigma among those with AUD.
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Thursday, 12/28/2023 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: Infectious Disease and Overdose Prevention
This training discusses transmission, treatment, and prevention modalities for Hepatitis A, B, and C and is designed to meet some of the educational requirements for Massachusetts healthcare teams working in BSAS-licensed or approved facilities.
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Thursday, 12/28/2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceMassachusetts healthcare teams working in BSAS-licensed or approved facilities. |
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