The Nuts and Bolts of Buprenorphine Treatment

Event description
Sponsored by BSAS
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Register for one of these two-hour trainings!

PLEASE NOTE: Grayken Center for Addiction TTA trainings run on Eastern Time.

Virtual meeting

Via Zoom

Description

This two-hour course is designed to provide prescribers, including pharmacists, with the skills and education necessary to prescribe MOUD in the outpatient setting as well as in the emergency department. Topics include initial assessment, initiation of buprenorphine, injectable medications, visit management, monitoring, and strategies to reduce harm associated with continued use.

Intended audience

Medical professionals with prescriptive authority looking to increase provision of care for patients with opioid use disorder in an outpatient treatment setting or emergency department.

Objectives

Following this training, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:

  • Identify patients appropriate for a trial of buprenorphine treatment. 
  • Recognize the benefits of providing low-barrier access to care. 
  • Discuss the utility of toxicology screening. 
  • Describe examples of a harm reduction approach to managing care for persons with opioid use disorder.

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS)

Funding for out of state attendees is provided by the Opioid Response Network (ORN).

Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI083343 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Accreditation information

Please visit the event page on the Grayken TTA website for more information and to register.

Nurses:

Nursing Contact Hours: 2.00, of which 2.00 are eligible for pharmacology credit.

Physicians:

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Online
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CA
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Cost
Free
Contact
Organization
Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance
The Nuts and Bolts of Buprenorphine Treatment Flyer (Feb-March '23)