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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. |
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, 5/19/2022 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, 5/19/2022 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: CARN and CARN-AP
This no-cost course reviews topics covered in the certification exam for addictions nursing and is intended to support nurses preparing to sit for the exam.
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Thursday, 5/19/2022 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceRegistered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, with experience treating patients with addiction, who intend to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam. |
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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Monday, 5/23/2022 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: ECHO
As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO series, Elisabeth Woodhams, MD, MSc, will present the didactic entitled, "Substance Use Disorder and Contraception Provision." 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, 5/24/2022 7:30 am – 9:00 am 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 review the basic pharmacology and clinical use of naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol use disorders. Injection techniques for XR naltrexone will also be discussed.
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Tuesday, 5/24/2022 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: Addiction 101
This training will provide the foundational knowledge regarding the disease of addiction and an introduction into treatment options utilizing medications for opioid use disorder.
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Tuesday, 5/24/2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurses, social workers, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians. |
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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