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DEA-eligible
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.
Thursday, 12/21/2023 9:00 am – 11:00 am ET |
This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
Virtual event |
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.
Thursday, 12/21/2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET |
This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
Virtual event |
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.
Friday, 12/22/2023 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET |
This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
Virtual event |
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.
Thursday, 12/28/2023 8:00 am – 8:30 am ET |
This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
Virtual event |
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.
Thursday, 12/28/2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET |
Virtual event |
Intended AudienceMassachusetts healthcare teams working in BSAS-licensed or approved facilities. |
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.
Friday, 12/29/2023 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET |
This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
Virtual event |
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.
Wednesday, 1/3/2024 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET |
Virtual event |
Intended AudienceMassachusetts healthcare teams working in BSAS-licensed or approved facilities. |
Topic: Addiction 101
This one-hour course is intended to provide foundational knowledge regarding addiction as a chronic medical condition and an overview of evidence-based interventions, including medications for addiction treatment (MAT).
Monday, 1/8/2024 10:00 am – 11:00 am ET |
This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
Virtual event |
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 members of the community. |
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.
Monday, 1/8/2024 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm ET |
Virtual event |
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: ECHO
As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Gabriel Quaglia, CHW will present a didactic on processing grief after overdose, which will be followed by a discussion centered around processing grief and applying content from the didactic.
Tuesday, 1/9/2024 7:30 am – 9:00 am ET |
This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers |
Virtual event |
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. |