A Resource for Healthcare and Social Services Professionals
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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, 5/10/2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 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: OTP-OBAT Speaker Series
This 1.5 hour session, titled "Lowering the Barriers to Increase Access to Opioid Treatment Programs" will cover current barriers to buprenorphine initiation that may make methadone initiation more appealing to patients and the importance of low-barrier initiation of methadone in the setting of the ongoing fentanyl contamination crisis.
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Wednesday, 5/11/2022 11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceOTP and OBAT staff providing treatment for substance use disorders in Massachusetts |
Topic: APP 16 Hour X-Waiver Training
This training is part 8 of 8 for the training series that will provide APPs the additional 16 hours to meet the requirements to obtain a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) X-Waiver Certificate that will allow them to prescribe to more than 30 patients.
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Wednesday, 5/11/2022 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), and Physician Assistants |
Topic: Nurse Care Manager Model
This 8-hour course prepares nurses and other medical staff to manage office-based addiction treatment with buprenorphine and naltrexone.
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Thursday, 5/12/2022 9:00 am – 1:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurses and other clinical staff providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting. |
Topic: Recovery Coach Drop-in Forum
A drop-in session for recovery coaches to discuss coaching in the COVID-19 environment and other topics related to substance use, recovery and coaching
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Thursday, 5/12/2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 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: Stimulants
This one-hour training will provide an introduction to stimulant use disorder.
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Thursday, 5/12/2022 2:00 pm – 3:00 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: ECHO
As part of the twice-monthly SUD Care Continuum ECHO series, Simeon Kimmel, MD, will present the didactic entitled, "Engaging People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in HIV prevention and treatment." 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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Monday, 5/16/2022 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurse practitioners (NP), medical doctors (MD), nurses (LPN/RN), social workers (LCSW/LICSW), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselor (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), recovery coaches, counselors, Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC) |
Topic: Alcohol
This training will provide an overview for managing AUD in the primary care setting, including assessment for medical complications related to alcohol use and laboratory evaluation.
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Tuesday, 5/17/2022 8:00 am – 8:30 am ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurses, social workers, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians. |
Topic: Pharmacy
The program will start with an introduction to HIV epidemiology and the connections to people who inject drugs. Then there will be a review of PrEP and PEP, safety, efficacy, and outcomes.
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Tuesday, 5/17/2022 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThis activity is intended for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working as part of the healthcare team to treat patients for substance use disorder. |
Topic: Pharmacy
This 30 minute session, titled “The Pharmacist’s Introduction to Injectable Buprenorphine,†will provide an overview of the medication. The role of the pharmacist/pharmacy technician, initiation strategies, and a review of the medication will be discussed.
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Tuesday, 5/17/2022 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThis activity is intended for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working as part of the healthcare team to treat patients for substance use disorder. |
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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