Upcoming Trainings & Events
Warning Signs of Suicide When Discontinuing Opioids
This 30-minute course is intended to help providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention. The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to: Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym; Identify the warning signs of suicide; Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment; Describe how to discuss lethal means, and; Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.
SELF-PACED; ON DEMAND; MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Certificate upon Completion
To register click here.
- Cost:
- FREE
Facing Addiction in America: Tutorial on the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Sponsor: HealtheKnowledge
| Self-Paced- Anytime (MUST CREATE ACCOUNT) |
| This Tutorial includes video commentary on each chapter by Dr. Clark, alongside downloadable and printable chapters of the report, with the opportunity to reflect and take notes and check your knowledge along the way. |
To register click here
- Cost:
- free
Online Course -Adolescence Marijuana Use
Sponsor: Institution for Research, Education & Training in Addictions
Learn to identify the relationship between adolescents and sensation seeking/impulsivity. This connection is associated with the escalation of substance use. Students will become familiar with the screening tools that can detect and assess teens’ marijuana use, then explore new approaches to interventions and aftercare.
To register click here
- Cost:
- CEU's $10.00
How to Talk about Substance Use Disorder Webinar – self-paced
Available January 2020 through April 2028
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
What is stigma and how does it affect people with substance use disorder. This training will discuss how making a small change in how we speak and write about substance use disorder will make a huge impact.
To register click here
- Cost:
- See registration
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Addiction and the Brain: A Focus on Opiates
Sponsor: Smart Recovery: Life beyond Addiction
A free prerecorded webinar -on demand
This podcast focuses on Opiates; adding awareness of the ways in which Addiction shows itself-in today’s opiate crisis, but much more broader.
To access click here
- Cost:
- free
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Oral Health and SUD:Addressing Barriers to Treatment - June 9, 2023
Sponsor: North Country Health Consortium/ Northern NH Area Health Education Center in collaboration with the NH Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
Good oral health is key to overall wellness and recovery for those with substance use disorders. During this panel discussion attendees will increase their awareness about the many oral health related concerns those with substance use face as part of their recovery. The panel will provide effective management strategies and treatment options using an interprofessional patient centered approach.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how oral health issues affect individuals in recovery.
- Identify the new guidelines for the NH Medicaid program that increase the adult population in recovery eligible for dental care.
- Identify strategies to improve oral health for those in recovery.
For more information and to register click here
- Date:
- June 9, 2023
- Time:
- 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm
- Location:
- option of live at the North Country Health Consortium, 262 Cottage Street, Suite 230, Littleton
second option via Zoom live remotely - Cost:
- See registration link for details
Warning Signs of Suicide When Discontinuing Opioids
This 30-minute course is intended to help providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention. The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to: Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym; Identify the warning signs of suicide; Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment; Describe how to discuss lethal means, and; Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.
SELF-PACED; ON DEMAND; MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Certificate upon Completion
To register click here.
- Cost:
- FREE
Online Course -Adolescence Marijuana Use
Sponsor: Institution for Research, Education & Training in Addictions
Learn to identify the relationship between adolescents and sensation seeking/impulsivity. This connection is associated with the escalation of substance use. Students will become familiar with the screening tools that can detect and assess teens’ marijuana use, then explore new approaches to interventions and aftercare.
To register click here
- Cost:
- CEU's $10.00
How to Talk about Substance Use Disorder Webinar – self-paced
Available January 2020 through April 2028
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
What is stigma and how does it affect people with substance use disorder. This training will discuss how making a small change in how we speak and write about substance use disorder will make a huge impact.
To register click here
- Cost:
- See registration
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Integrating Non-Pharmacological Pain Planning in Primary Care
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded session – February 23, 2021
Presenter(s): Tara Nichols, DNP, ARNP, RN-BC, CCRN, CCNS, AGCNS Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Target Audience: Health care professionals (Physicians, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, RN, Social Workers, Pharmacist, and other members of the health care team).
Webinar Description: Dr. Nichols will present to Health care professionals (Physicians, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, RN, Social Workers, Pharmacist, and other members of the health care team) that manage pain how to expand options to offer people with all levels of pain but specifically chronic pain, acute on chronic pain, people with chronic opioid use and opioid use disorder. Dr. Nichols led an interprofessional team (Physicians, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, RN, Social Workers, Pharmacist and Medical Assistant) and the people they cared for in creating Comfort Bundles© by starting the conversation focused on Understanding pain and planning for comfort© to create a pain plan of medicine and non-medicine treatment options.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the non pharmacologic protocol
- Apply the protocol to a patient to determine “Comfort Bundles© (Pharmacologic and non pharmacologic treatment combinations)
- Create a plan of care balancing pharmacologic and non pharmacologic
Continuing Education
See details on website
To access click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Buprenorphine Prescribing by Nurse Practitioners: Background, Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
To view recorded session click here
Presenter(s): Chandra Speight, PhD, RN, NP-C, CNE Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education in the College of Nursing at East Carolina University
Target Audience: Nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, physician assistants, and physicians, from novice to expert, in any field of practice, who are interesting in understanding factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing. The content will add to participants’ body of knowledge related to factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing by nurse practitioners. The session is unique because it offers insights on prescribing identified from individual interviews with nurse practitioners who hold buprenorphine waivers. It also offers special insight into barriers and facilitators to prescribing in rural regions.
Webinar Description: The webinar will first provide an overview of buprenorphine and its role in treating individuals living with substance use disorder. Policies affecting buprenorphine prescribing will then be reviewed, with an emphasis on the role of advanced practice providers in treating substance use disorder in rural areas and the buprenorphine prescribing policies that specifically impact their ability to prescribe. Barriers and facilitators to physician prescribing identified in the extant literature on buprenorphine prescribing will be briefly considered before the presenter shares barriers and facilitators to nurse practitioner prescribing identified in her research. The webinar will close with directions for future inquiry.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the role of buprenorphine in treating individuals living with opioid use disorder in rural regions
- Analyze the policies that impact buprenorphine prescribing
- Describe barriers and facilitators to buprenorphine prescribing
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
- Cost:
- no costs
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Opioid Use Disorder in Women
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
Live presentation on March 8, 2022; recording will be available shortly after at PCSS website (https://bit.ly/PCSSArchive).
| Presenter: Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Medical University of South Carolina |
About the webinar: Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid epidemic in the United States is a dangerous reality that affects all demographics. In this presentation, gender differences in opioid use disorders will be discussed from an epidemiologic perspective. Understanding the differences in trends by gender can help clinicians treat the patient, rather than treating the condition. Neurobiological and social determinants will also be reviewed as the differences vary greatly by gender. Finally, treatment implications will be discussed so we can better understand the impact of tailored OUD treatment.
Educational objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Apply the epidemiologic differences in the prevalence of OUD to your practice setting.
- Identify the gender differences in neurobiology of OUD when treating patients.
- Evaluate the patient treatment outcomes based on gender.
To register click here
Target audience: Interprofessional teams, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants. The live webinar is accredited for physicians.
- Cost:
- no fee
Save the Date – Preparing for and Delivering Value-Based Care in Rural Communities - June 6, 2023
Funding for the Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and in coordination with the Northern Border Region Commission (NBRC)*
The Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center (NBR-TAC) is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on the journey to Value-Based Care (VBC) for rural hospitals and primary care providers/facilities (FQHC’s/RHC’s) interested in learning more about operating in a value-based care environment. This webinar is open to organizations or individuals interested in this topic who are welcome to attend.
The webinar series will feature four (4) one-hour sessions from experts in rural health care, supporting the transition from a fee-for-service environment to a value-based approach to healthcare for the entire community. Session 1 will provide an in-depth overview of the required competencies necessary for achieving success in a value-based environment, followed by lessons learned from a global budget demonstration program – PA Rural Health Model. Session 3 will be a panel discussion on the rural experience from Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) in Maine, New York, and Vermont. The series will conclude with a checklist approach to “next steps” for delivering healthcare within a value-based framework.
Webinar Dates:
Session 1: The Burning Platform
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 2: Lessons from the Field – Global Budgets and the PA Rural Health Model
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 3: The Rural Experience with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) – A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 4: Preparing for the Inevitable
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Registration information and details coming February 2023. For questions regarding this email or the webinar series, please contact either Josh Miller, Project Manager (#ob#wz#at#euepb.bet#ob#) or Tom Harlow, Program Director (#ob#gu#at#euepb.bet#ob#).
- Date:
- June 6, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location:
- remote webinar
- Cost:
- free
Oral Health and SUD:Addressing Barriers to Treatment - June 9, 2023
Sponsor: North Country Health Consortium/ Northern NH Area Health Education Center in collaboration with the NH Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
Good oral health is key to overall wellness and recovery for those with substance use disorders. During this panel discussion attendees will increase their awareness about the many oral health related concerns those with substance use face as part of their recovery. The panel will provide effective management strategies and treatment options using an interprofessional patient centered approach.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how oral health issues affect individuals in recovery.
- Identify the new guidelines for the NH Medicaid program that increase the adult population in recovery eligible for dental care.
- Identify strategies to improve oral health for those in recovery.
For more information and to register click here
- Date:
- June 9, 2023
- Time:
- 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm
- Location:
- option of live at the North Country Health Consortium, 262 Cottage Street, Suite 230, Littleton
second option via Zoom live remotely - Cost:
- See registration link for details
Save the Date – Preparing for and Delivering Value-Based Care in Rural Communities - June 27, 2023
Funding for the Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and in coordination with the Northern Border Region Commission (NBRC)*
The Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center (NBR-TAC) is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on the journey to Value-Based Care (VBC) for rural hospitals and primary care providers/facilities (FQHC’s/RHC’s) interested in learning more about operating in a value-based care environment. This webinar is open to organizations or individuals interested in this topic who are welcome to attend.
The webinar series will feature four (4) one-hour sessions from experts in rural health care, supporting the transition from a fee-for-service environment to a value-based approach to healthcare for the entire community. Session 1 will provide an in-depth overview of the required competencies necessary for achieving success in a value-based environment, followed by lessons learned from a global budget demonstration program – PA Rural Health Model. Session 3 will be a panel discussion on the rural experience from Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) in Maine, New York, and Vermont. The series will conclude with a checklist approach to “next steps” for delivering healthcare within a value-based framework.
Webinar Dates:
Session 1: The Burning Platform
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 2: Lessons from the Field – Global Budgets and the PA Rural Health Model
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 3: The Rural Experience with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) – A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 4: Preparing for the Inevitable
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Registration information and details coming February 2023. For questions regarding this email or the webinar series, please contact either Josh Miller, Project Manager (#ob#wz#at#euepb.bet#ob#) or Tom Harlow, Program Director (#ob#gu#at#euepb.bet#ob#).
- Date:
- June 27, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location:
- remote webinar
- Cost:
- free
No trainings found. Check back soon.
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Opioid Use Disorder in Women
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
Live presentation on March 8, 2022; recording will be available shortly after at PCSS website (https://bit.ly/PCSSArchive).
| Presenter: Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Medical University of South Carolina |
About the webinar: Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid epidemic in the United States is a dangerous reality that affects all demographics. In this presentation, gender differences in opioid use disorders will be discussed from an epidemiologic perspective. Understanding the differences in trends by gender can help clinicians treat the patient, rather than treating the condition. Neurobiological and social determinants will also be reviewed as the differences vary greatly by gender. Finally, treatment implications will be discussed so we can better understand the impact of tailored OUD treatment.
Educational objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Apply the epidemiologic differences in the prevalence of OUD to your practice setting.
- Identify the gender differences in neurobiology of OUD when treating patients.
- Evaluate the patient treatment outcomes based on gender.
To register click here
Target audience: Interprofessional teams, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants. The live webinar is accredited for physicians.
- Cost:
- no fee
Oral Health and SUD:Addressing Barriers to Treatment - June 9, 2023
Sponsor: North Country Health Consortium/ Northern NH Area Health Education Center in collaboration with the NH Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
Good oral health is key to overall wellness and recovery for those with substance use disorders. During this panel discussion attendees will increase their awareness about the many oral health related concerns those with substance use face as part of their recovery. The panel will provide effective management strategies and treatment options using an interprofessional patient centered approach.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how oral health issues affect individuals in recovery.
- Identify the new guidelines for the NH Medicaid program that increase the adult population in recovery eligible for dental care.
- Identify strategies to improve oral health for those in recovery.
For more information and to register click here
- Date:
- June 9, 2023
- Time:
- 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm
- Location:
- option of live at the North Country Health Consortium, 262 Cottage Street, Suite 230, Littleton
second option via Zoom live remotely - Cost:
- See registration link for details
Facing Addiction in America: Tutorial on the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Sponsor: HealtheKnowledge
| Self-Paced- Anytime (MUST CREATE ACCOUNT) |
| This Tutorial includes video commentary on each chapter by Dr. Clark, alongside downloadable and printable chapters of the report, with the opportunity to reflect and take notes and check your knowledge along the way. |
To register click here
- Cost:
- free
Online Course -Adolescence Marijuana Use
Sponsor: Institution for Research, Education & Training in Addictions
Learn to identify the relationship between adolescents and sensation seeking/impulsivity. This connection is associated with the escalation of substance use. Students will become familiar with the screening tools that can detect and assess teens’ marijuana use, then explore new approaches to interventions and aftercare.
To register click here
- Cost:
- CEU's $10.00
How to Talk about Substance Use Disorder Webinar – self-paced
Available January 2020 through April 2028
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
What is stigma and how does it affect people with substance use disorder. This training will discuss how making a small change in how we speak and write about substance use disorder will make a huge impact.
To register click here
- Cost:
- See registration
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Buprenorphine Prescribing by Nurse Practitioners: Background, Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
To view recorded session click here
Presenter(s): Chandra Speight, PhD, RN, NP-C, CNE Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education in the College of Nursing at East Carolina University
Target Audience: Nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, physician assistants, and physicians, from novice to expert, in any field of practice, who are interesting in understanding factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing. The content will add to participants’ body of knowledge related to factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing by nurse practitioners. The session is unique because it offers insights on prescribing identified from individual interviews with nurse practitioners who hold buprenorphine waivers. It also offers special insight into barriers and facilitators to prescribing in rural regions.
Webinar Description: The webinar will first provide an overview of buprenorphine and its role in treating individuals living with substance use disorder. Policies affecting buprenorphine prescribing will then be reviewed, with an emphasis on the role of advanced practice providers in treating substance use disorder in rural areas and the buprenorphine prescribing policies that specifically impact their ability to prescribe. Barriers and facilitators to physician prescribing identified in the extant literature on buprenorphine prescribing will be briefly considered before the presenter shares barriers and facilitators to nurse practitioner prescribing identified in her research. The webinar will close with directions for future inquiry.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the role of buprenorphine in treating individuals living with opioid use disorder in rural regions
- Analyze the policies that impact buprenorphine prescribing
- Describe barriers and facilitators to buprenorphine prescribing
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
- Cost:
- no costs
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Opioid Use Disorder in Women
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
Live presentation on March 8, 2022; recording will be available shortly after at PCSS website (https://bit.ly/PCSSArchive).
| Presenter: Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Medical University of South Carolina |
About the webinar: Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid epidemic in the United States is a dangerous reality that affects all demographics. In this presentation, gender differences in opioid use disorders will be discussed from an epidemiologic perspective. Understanding the differences in trends by gender can help clinicians treat the patient, rather than treating the condition. Neurobiological and social determinants will also be reviewed as the differences vary greatly by gender. Finally, treatment implications will be discussed so we can better understand the impact of tailored OUD treatment.
Educational objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Apply the epidemiologic differences in the prevalence of OUD to your practice setting.
- Identify the gender differences in neurobiology of OUD when treating patients.
- Evaluate the patient treatment outcomes based on gender.
To register click here
Target audience: Interprofessional teams, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants. The live webinar is accredited for physicians.
- Cost:
- no fee
Save the Date – Preparing for and Delivering Value-Based Care in Rural Communities - June 6, 2023
Funding for the Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and in coordination with the Northern Border Region Commission (NBRC)*
The Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center (NBR-TAC) is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on the journey to Value-Based Care (VBC) for rural hospitals and primary care providers/facilities (FQHC’s/RHC’s) interested in learning more about operating in a value-based care environment. This webinar is open to organizations or individuals interested in this topic who are welcome to attend.
The webinar series will feature four (4) one-hour sessions from experts in rural health care, supporting the transition from a fee-for-service environment to a value-based approach to healthcare for the entire community. Session 1 will provide an in-depth overview of the required competencies necessary for achieving success in a value-based environment, followed by lessons learned from a global budget demonstration program – PA Rural Health Model. Session 3 will be a panel discussion on the rural experience from Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) in Maine, New York, and Vermont. The series will conclude with a checklist approach to “next steps” for delivering healthcare within a value-based framework.
Webinar Dates:
Session 1: The Burning Platform
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 2: Lessons from the Field – Global Budgets and the PA Rural Health Model
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 3: The Rural Experience with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) – A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 4: Preparing for the Inevitable
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Registration information and details coming February 2023. For questions regarding this email or the webinar series, please contact either Josh Miller, Project Manager (#ob#wz#at#euepb.bet#ob#) or Tom Harlow, Program Director (#ob#gu#at#euepb.bet#ob#).
- Date:
- June 6, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location:
- remote webinar
- Cost:
- free
Oral Health and SUD:Addressing Barriers to Treatment - June 9, 2023
Sponsor: North Country Health Consortium/ Northern NH Area Health Education Center in collaboration with the NH Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
Good oral health is key to overall wellness and recovery for those with substance use disorders. During this panel discussion attendees will increase their awareness about the many oral health related concerns those with substance use face as part of their recovery. The panel will provide effective management strategies and treatment options using an interprofessional patient centered approach.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how oral health issues affect individuals in recovery.
- Identify the new guidelines for the NH Medicaid program that increase the adult population in recovery eligible for dental care.
- Identify strategies to improve oral health for those in recovery.
For more information and to register click here
- Date:
- June 9, 2023
- Time:
- 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm
- Location:
- option of live at the North Country Health Consortium, 262 Cottage Street, Suite 230, Littleton
second option via Zoom live remotely - Cost:
- See registration link for details
Save the Date – Preparing for and Delivering Value-Based Care in Rural Communities - June 27, 2023
Funding for the Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and in coordination with the Northern Border Region Commission (NBRC)*
The Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center (NBR-TAC) is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on the journey to Value-Based Care (VBC) for rural hospitals and primary care providers/facilities (FQHC’s/RHC’s) interested in learning more about operating in a value-based care environment. This webinar is open to organizations or individuals interested in this topic who are welcome to attend.
The webinar series will feature four (4) one-hour sessions from experts in rural health care, supporting the transition from a fee-for-service environment to a value-based approach to healthcare for the entire community. Session 1 will provide an in-depth overview of the required competencies necessary for achieving success in a value-based environment, followed by lessons learned from a global budget demonstration program – PA Rural Health Model. Session 3 will be a panel discussion on the rural experience from Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) in Maine, New York, and Vermont. The series will conclude with a checklist approach to “next steps” for delivering healthcare within a value-based framework.
Webinar Dates:
Session 1: The Burning Platform
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 2: Lessons from the Field – Global Budgets and the PA Rural Health Model
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 3: The Rural Experience with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) – A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 4: Preparing for the Inevitable
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Registration information and details coming February 2023. For questions regarding this email or the webinar series, please contact either Josh Miller, Project Manager (#ob#wz#at#euepb.bet#ob#) or Tom Harlow, Program Director (#ob#gu#at#euepb.bet#ob#).
- Date:
- June 27, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location:
- remote webinar
- Cost:
- free
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Buprenorphine Prescribing by Nurse Practitioners: Background, Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
To view recorded session click here
Presenter(s): Chandra Speight, PhD, RN, NP-C, CNE Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education in the College of Nursing at East Carolina University
Target Audience: Nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, physician assistants, and physicians, from novice to expert, in any field of practice, who are interesting in understanding factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing. The content will add to participants’ body of knowledge related to factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing by nurse practitioners. The session is unique because it offers insights on prescribing identified from individual interviews with nurse practitioners who hold buprenorphine waivers. It also offers special insight into barriers and facilitators to prescribing in rural regions.
Webinar Description: The webinar will first provide an overview of buprenorphine and its role in treating individuals living with substance use disorder. Policies affecting buprenorphine prescribing will then be reviewed, with an emphasis on the role of advanced practice providers in treating substance use disorder in rural areas and the buprenorphine prescribing policies that specifically impact their ability to prescribe. Barriers and facilitators to physician prescribing identified in the extant literature on buprenorphine prescribing will be briefly considered before the presenter shares barriers and facilitators to nurse practitioner prescribing identified in her research. The webinar will close with directions for future inquiry.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the role of buprenorphine in treating individuals living with opioid use disorder in rural regions
- Analyze the policies that impact buprenorphine prescribing
- Describe barriers and facilitators to buprenorphine prescribing
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
- Cost:
- no costs
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Save the Date – Preparing for and Delivering Value-Based Care in Rural Communities - June 6, 2023
Funding for the Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and in coordination with the Northern Border Region Commission (NBRC)*
The Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center (NBR-TAC) is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on the journey to Value-Based Care (VBC) for rural hospitals and primary care providers/facilities (FQHC’s/RHC’s) interested in learning more about operating in a value-based care environment. This webinar is open to organizations or individuals interested in this topic who are welcome to attend.
The webinar series will feature four (4) one-hour sessions from experts in rural health care, supporting the transition from a fee-for-service environment to a value-based approach to healthcare for the entire community. Session 1 will provide an in-depth overview of the required competencies necessary for achieving success in a value-based environment, followed by lessons learned from a global budget demonstration program – PA Rural Health Model. Session 3 will be a panel discussion on the rural experience from Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) in Maine, New York, and Vermont. The series will conclude with a checklist approach to “next steps” for delivering healthcare within a value-based framework.
Webinar Dates:
Session 1: The Burning Platform
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 2: Lessons from the Field – Global Budgets and the PA Rural Health Model
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 3: The Rural Experience with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) – A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 4: Preparing for the Inevitable
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Registration information and details coming February 2023. For questions regarding this email or the webinar series, please contact either Josh Miller, Project Manager (#ob#wz#at#euepb.bet#ob#) or Tom Harlow, Program Director (#ob#gu#at#euepb.bet#ob#).
- Date:
- June 6, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location:
- remote webinar
- Cost:
- free
Save the Date – Preparing for and Delivering Value-Based Care in Rural Communities - June 27, 2023
Funding for the Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and in coordination with the Northern Border Region Commission (NBRC)*
The Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center (NBR-TAC) is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on the journey to Value-Based Care (VBC) for rural hospitals and primary care providers/facilities (FQHC’s/RHC’s) interested in learning more about operating in a value-based care environment. This webinar is open to organizations or individuals interested in this topic who are welcome to attend.
The webinar series will feature four (4) one-hour sessions from experts in rural health care, supporting the transition from a fee-for-service environment to a value-based approach to healthcare for the entire community. Session 1 will provide an in-depth overview of the required competencies necessary for achieving success in a value-based environment, followed by lessons learned from a global budget demonstration program – PA Rural Health Model. Session 3 will be a panel discussion on the rural experience from Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) in Maine, New York, and Vermont. The series will conclude with a checklist approach to “next steps” for delivering healthcare within a value-based framework.
Webinar Dates:
Session 1: The Burning Platform
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 2: Lessons from the Field – Global Budgets and the PA Rural Health Model
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 3: The Rural Experience with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) – A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 4: Preparing for the Inevitable
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Registration information and details coming February 2023. For questions regarding this email or the webinar series, please contact either Josh Miller, Project Manager (#ob#wz#at#euepb.bet#ob#) or Tom Harlow, Program Director (#ob#gu#at#euepb.bet#ob#).
- Date:
- June 27, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location:
- remote webinar
- Cost:
- free
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Addiction and the Brain: A Focus on Opiates
Sponsor: Smart Recovery: Life beyond Addiction
A free prerecorded webinar -on demand
This podcast focuses on Opiates; adding awareness of the ways in which Addiction shows itself-in today’s opiate crisis, but much more broader.
To access click here
- Cost:
- free
Buprenorphine Prescribing by Nurse Practitioners: Background, Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
To view recorded session click here
Presenter(s): Chandra Speight, PhD, RN, NP-C, CNE Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education in the College of Nursing at East Carolina University
Target Audience: Nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, physician assistants, and physicians, from novice to expert, in any field of practice, who are interesting in understanding factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing. The content will add to participants’ body of knowledge related to factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing by nurse practitioners. The session is unique because it offers insights on prescribing identified from individual interviews with nurse practitioners who hold buprenorphine waivers. It also offers special insight into barriers and facilitators to prescribing in rural regions.
Webinar Description: The webinar will first provide an overview of buprenorphine and its role in treating individuals living with substance use disorder. Policies affecting buprenorphine prescribing will then be reviewed, with an emphasis on the role of advanced practice providers in treating substance use disorder in rural areas and the buprenorphine prescribing policies that specifically impact their ability to prescribe. Barriers and facilitators to physician prescribing identified in the extant literature on buprenorphine prescribing will be briefly considered before the presenter shares barriers and facilitators to nurse practitioner prescribing identified in her research. The webinar will close with directions for future inquiry.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the role of buprenorphine in treating individuals living with opioid use disorder in rural regions
- Analyze the policies that impact buprenorphine prescribing
- Describe barriers and facilitators to buprenorphine prescribing
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
- Cost:
- no costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Opioid Use Disorder in Women
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
Live presentation on March 8, 2022; recording will be available shortly after at PCSS website (https://bit.ly/PCSSArchive).
| Presenter: Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Medical University of South Carolina |
About the webinar: Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid epidemic in the United States is a dangerous reality that affects all demographics. In this presentation, gender differences in opioid use disorders will be discussed from an epidemiologic perspective. Understanding the differences in trends by gender can help clinicians treat the patient, rather than treating the condition. Neurobiological and social determinants will also be reviewed as the differences vary greatly by gender. Finally, treatment implications will be discussed so we can better understand the impact of tailored OUD treatment.
Educational objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Apply the epidemiologic differences in the prevalence of OUD to your practice setting.
- Identify the gender differences in neurobiology of OUD when treating patients.
- Evaluate the patient treatment outcomes based on gender.
To register click here
Target audience: Interprofessional teams, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants. The live webinar is accredited for physicians.
- Cost:
- no fee
Save the Date – Preparing for and Delivering Value-Based Care in Rural Communities - June 6, 2023
Funding for the Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and in coordination with the Northern Border Region Commission (NBRC)*
The Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center (NBR-TAC) is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on the journey to Value-Based Care (VBC) for rural hospitals and primary care providers/facilities (FQHC’s/RHC’s) interested in learning more about operating in a value-based care environment. This webinar is open to organizations or individuals interested in this topic who are welcome to attend.
The webinar series will feature four (4) one-hour sessions from experts in rural health care, supporting the transition from a fee-for-service environment to a value-based approach to healthcare for the entire community. Session 1 will provide an in-depth overview of the required competencies necessary for achieving success in a value-based environment, followed by lessons learned from a global budget demonstration program – PA Rural Health Model. Session 3 will be a panel discussion on the rural experience from Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) in Maine, New York, and Vermont. The series will conclude with a checklist approach to “next steps” for delivering healthcare within a value-based framework.
Webinar Dates:
Session 1: The Burning Platform
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 2: Lessons from the Field – Global Budgets and the PA Rural Health Model
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 3: The Rural Experience with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) – A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 4: Preparing for the Inevitable
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Registration information and details coming February 2023. For questions regarding this email or the webinar series, please contact either Josh Miller, Project Manager (#ob#wz#at#euepb.bet#ob#) or Tom Harlow, Program Director (#ob#gu#at#euepb.bet#ob#).
- Date:
- June 6, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location:
- remote webinar
- Cost:
- free
Save the Date – Preparing for and Delivering Value-Based Care in Rural Communities - June 27, 2023
Funding for the Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and in coordination with the Northern Border Region Commission (NBRC)*
The Northern Border Region Technical Assistance Center (NBR-TAC) is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on the journey to Value-Based Care (VBC) for rural hospitals and primary care providers/facilities (FQHC’s/RHC’s) interested in learning more about operating in a value-based care environment. This webinar is open to organizations or individuals interested in this topic who are welcome to attend.
The webinar series will feature four (4) one-hour sessions from experts in rural health care, supporting the transition from a fee-for-service environment to a value-based approach to healthcare for the entire community. Session 1 will provide an in-depth overview of the required competencies necessary for achieving success in a value-based environment, followed by lessons learned from a global budget demonstration program – PA Rural Health Model. Session 3 will be a panel discussion on the rural experience from Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) in Maine, New York, and Vermont. The series will conclude with a checklist approach to “next steps” for delivering healthcare within a value-based framework.
Webinar Dates:
Session 1: The Burning Platform
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 2: Lessons from the Field – Global Budgets and the PA Rural Health Model
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 3: The Rural Experience with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) – A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Session 4: Preparing for the Inevitable
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- EST)
Registration information and details coming February 2023. For questions regarding this email or the webinar series, please contact either Josh Miller, Project Manager (#ob#wz#at#euepb.bet#ob#) or Tom Harlow, Program Director (#ob#gu#at#euepb.bet#ob#).
- Date:
- June 27, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location:
- remote webinar
- Cost:
- free
Warning Signs of Suicide When Discontinuing Opioids
This 30-minute course is intended to help providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention. The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to: Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym; Identify the warning signs of suicide; Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment; Describe how to discuss lethal means, and; Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.
SELF-PACED; ON DEMAND; MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Certificate upon Completion
To register click here.
- Cost:
- FREE
Facing Addiction in America: Tutorial on the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Sponsor: HealtheKnowledge
| Self-Paced- Anytime (MUST CREATE ACCOUNT) |
| This Tutorial includes video commentary on each chapter by Dr. Clark, alongside downloadable and printable chapters of the report, with the opportunity to reflect and take notes and check your knowledge along the way. |
To register click here
- Cost:
- free
Online Course -Adolescence Marijuana Use
Sponsor: Institution for Research, Education & Training in Addictions
Learn to identify the relationship between adolescents and sensation seeking/impulsivity. This connection is associated with the escalation of substance use. Students will become familiar with the screening tools that can detect and assess teens’ marijuana use, then explore new approaches to interventions and aftercare.
To register click here
- Cost:
- CEU's $10.00
How to Talk about Substance Use Disorder Webinar – self-paced
Available January 2020 through April 2028
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
What is stigma and how does it affect people with substance use disorder. This training will discuss how making a small change in how we speak and write about substance use disorder will make a huge impact.
To register click here
- Cost:
- See registration
Warning Signs of Suicide When Discontinuing Opioids
This 30-minute course is intended to help providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention. The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to: Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym; Identify the warning signs of suicide; Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment; Describe how to discuss lethal means, and; Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.
SELF-PACED; ON DEMAND; MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Certificate upon Completion
To register click here.
- Cost:
- FREE
Facing Addiction in America: Tutorial on the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Sponsor: HealtheKnowledge
| Self-Paced- Anytime (MUST CREATE ACCOUNT) |
| This Tutorial includes video commentary on each chapter by Dr. Clark, alongside downloadable and printable chapters of the report, with the opportunity to reflect and take notes and check your knowledge along the way. |
To register click here
- Cost:
- free
Online Course -Adolescence Marijuana Use
Sponsor: Institution for Research, Education & Training in Addictions
Learn to identify the relationship between adolescents and sensation seeking/impulsivity. This connection is associated with the escalation of substance use. Students will become familiar with the screening tools that can detect and assess teens’ marijuana use, then explore new approaches to interventions and aftercare.
To register click here
- Cost:
- CEU's $10.00
How to Talk about Substance Use Disorder Webinar – self-paced
Available January 2020 through April 2028
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
What is stigma and how does it affect people with substance use disorder. This training will discuss how making a small change in how we speak and write about substance use disorder will make a huge impact.
To register click here
- Cost:
- See registration
Warning Signs of Suicide When Discontinuing Opioids
This 30-minute course is intended to help providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention. The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to: Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym; Identify the warning signs of suicide; Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment; Describe how to discuss lethal means, and; Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.
SELF-PACED; ON DEMAND; MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Certificate upon Completion
To register click here.
- Cost:
- FREE
Improving Clinical Practice with Patients who have Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD): Performance in Practice (PIP) and Self-Assessment (SA) Activity
Sponsor: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
On-Demand training expiring on Nov. 15, 2024
Target Audience: This activity is designed to improve the competence, performance, and patient outcomes of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals. Learners will determine individual practice gaps and address them through a performance improvement plan. Learners will assess and evaluate performance techniques used in their practices.
Our goal: The overall objective of this activity is to guide you through the process of self-evaluation using evidence-based clinical quality measures. Once practices are implemented as an everyday clinical function, it is expected that you will have achieved performance change in your practice setting.
Educational objectives of this activity: At the conclusion of this activity, clinicians will be able to:
- Discuss epidemiology and terminology related to stimulant use
- Describe evidence-supported behavioral interventions for treatment of stimulant use disorder
- Identify evidence-supported medications for stimulant use disorder and compare their advantages and disadvantages
- Demonstrate improved performance in working with patients with stimulant use disorder
Core Competencies as a result of participating in this continuing education activity:
- Interpersonal Skills and Communication
- Medical Knowledge
- Patient Care
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement
We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment for OUDs that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity.
Patient-Centered Care: We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity. Patient-centered care is defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, as: “helping people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions, allowing their voices to be heard in assessing the value of health care options.” Some questions that reflect patient-centered considerations include: (1) “Given my personal characteristics, conditions and preferences, what should I expect will happen to me?”; (2)“What are my options and what are the potential benefits and harms of those options?”; and (3) “What can I do to improve the outcomes that are most important to me?”. Consideration of patient priorities in weighing treatment options is essential to treatment success and recovery, and an integral part–along with the best research evidence and clinical expertise—of achieving high quality care and better outcomes. Patients should learn about both the efficacy and side effects of treatments and how these apply to them so they can make individualized decisions. The level of patient motivation, choice, and education about treatment options are all important factors to appropriate counseling, prescribing, adherence, and recovery.
You must create an account to access this training.
To register and for more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Online Course -Adolescence Marijuana Use
Sponsor: Institution for Research, Education & Training in Addictions
Learn to identify the relationship between adolescents and sensation seeking/impulsivity. This connection is associated with the escalation of substance use. Students will become familiar with the screening tools that can detect and assess teens’ marijuana use, then explore new approaches to interventions and aftercare.
To register click here
- Cost:
- CEU's $10.00
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Integrating Non-Pharmacological Pain Planning in Primary Care
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded session – February 23, 2021
Presenter(s): Tara Nichols, DNP, ARNP, RN-BC, CCRN, CCNS, AGCNS Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Target Audience: Health care professionals (Physicians, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, RN, Social Workers, Pharmacist, and other members of the health care team).
Webinar Description: Dr. Nichols will present to Health care professionals (Physicians, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, RN, Social Workers, Pharmacist, and other members of the health care team) that manage pain how to expand options to offer people with all levels of pain but specifically chronic pain, acute on chronic pain, people with chronic opioid use and opioid use disorder. Dr. Nichols led an interprofessional team (Physicians, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, RN, Social Workers, Pharmacist and Medical Assistant) and the people they cared for in creating Comfort Bundles© by starting the conversation focused on Understanding pain and planning for comfort© to create a pain plan of medicine and non-medicine treatment options.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the non pharmacologic protocol
- Apply the protocol to a patient to determine “Comfort Bundles© (Pharmacologic and non pharmacologic treatment combinations)
- Create a plan of care balancing pharmacologic and non pharmacologic
Continuing Education
See details on website
To access click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Substance Use Disorder Webinar Materials
Self-paced recorded session
Sponsor: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Technical Assistance
This workshop will explore the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) of individuals with substance use concerns and its impact on their development. We will explore the experiences, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors that may present challenges in development. We will discuss practical, trauma-informed, outcome-driven strategies that improve the outcomes.
Objectives:
- The attendee will learn how to describe adverse childhood experiences; trauma and toxic stress affect biological, physiological, social, emotional, and brain development and the findings of the ACE study.
- The attendee will learn how to describe adaptive response(s) to environmental circumstances and toxic stress that they may encounter.
- The attendee will learn how to make modifications to their work to understand ACEs and the client’s adaptive response(s) to circumstances and toxic stress.
- The attendee will develop and understand the importance of being aware of personal perceptions and beliefs that impact the client/provider dynamic does not add to the traumatic experience.
Presenters: Brandon Jones & Kelly King
To register click here
- Cost:
- no costs
What’s in Grandma’s Medicine Cabinet? – Understanding Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
free On-Demand training
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore substance use disorders in the older adult population, and how unique age-related physiological and social changes present unique challenges for the identification and treatment of this disorder.
Presenter: Kathleen Schachman, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FIAAN
Session Length: 45 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Estimate the prevalence of substance use/misuse in older adults.
- Understand risk factors that may influence this population’s use/misuse of substances.
- Understand physiological differences with aging.
- List three potential treatment approaches that are safe, effective, and tailored to the unique strengths and needs of the older adult who has a substance use disorder (SUD).
More more information and to register click here
- Cost:
- free
Substance-Exposed Pregnancies: What to Know As They Grow
On-Demand
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore how substance use during pregnancy impacts the maternal/fetal development and increases the neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate. The unique challenges and opportunities of providing care to a substance-exposed pregnancy will be explored. The importance of screening procedures will be discussed and how the information obtained during the screening influences the treatment plan.
Presenter: Kathleen Schachman, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FIAAN
For more information and to register click here
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Describe two ways that substance use during pregnancy impacts maternal/fetal developmental and neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate.
- Identify the unique challenges and opportunities in providing care for substance-exposed pregnancies.
- Implement screening procedures identify high-risk or problematic substance use during pregnancy.
- Plan treatment approaches to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Cost:
- free
A Primer on Stimulant Use Disorder: A Growing Concern
On-demand, self-paced
Release date: December 1, 2021
The contact hours for this session expire: January 31, 2023
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore stimulant use disorders in the adult population. The neuroscience changes as a result of a SUD will be explored along with the signs and symptoms that often present with the diagnosis and potential treatment options.
Presenter: Laura G Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence and risks of stimulant use disorder.
- Discuss the neuroscience of stimulant use disorder.
- Identify potential treatments for stimulant use disorder.
More more information and to register click here
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Interdisciplinary HCV Screening, Treatment and Follow-up
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on December 7, 2021: this recording is NOT certified for continuing education credit.
Recorded discussion of the role of the interdisciplinary team in completing the essential components of HCV treatment assessment, service delivery for marginalized populations, and outreach to individuals experiencing SUD.
Speakers from the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program:
- Savanna Shores, RN, BSN, HCV Team Nurse
- Giavanna Wilson, Case Manager, HCV Services
- Khadija Muse, HCV Outreach Manager
Targeted population to be discussed: young adults ages 18-24
Topics:
- Behavioral Prevention
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To access the recording click here
(Note that you must sign up for a free membership to access.)
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Demystifying HCV Treatment in At-Risk Populations
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on January 11, 2022
Part 3 of the “Myth-Busting HCV Treatment Series” explored the advances in the treatment of HCV to the clinical management of PWID and SUD and various monitoring strategies that can be used during HCV treatment and follow-up for hard-to-reach populations.
Speaker: Marguerite Beiser, NP, Director of HCV Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Topics:
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To view the recording click here
Note that you will need to recreate a free membership to access.
- Cost:
- free
Words Matter – Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction: A CME/CE Activity
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
self-paced activity with CME/CE
released July 15, 2021; Expiration date for CME/CE – September 15, 2023
This CME/CE activity informs clinicians on how they can show leadership in how language can destigmatize the disease of addiction. It is focused on using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners/other APRNs, and dentists engaged in the care of patients with substance use disorders.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Explain the effects of stigmatizing language on patients with addiction.
- Compare common terminology and assess which terms should be used or avoided and why.
- Integrate person-first, non-stigmatizing language into everyday practice.
- Identify terms to use and terms to avoid when speaking to patients about addiction.
To find more information and start click here
- Cost:
- FREE
Substance Use Disorder Case Management with Military Veterans
Sponsor: Social Work Online CE Institute
Self-paced
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) costs the United States approximately $416 billion per year in crime, lost work productivity, medical care and other social problems. In one study, the most common primary SUD problem among veteran admissions was alcohol (65.4%), followed by heroin (10.7%) and cocaine (6.2%) (SAMSHA, 2015). SUD treatment and aftercare requires case management which is frequently provided through the provision of social work case management services. This webinar will educate the participant about social work case management, benefits, most desirable treatment outcomes and associated challenges.
Learning Objectives:
- Inform the participant about Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
- Educate the participant about social work case management, benefits, most desirable treatment outcomes and associated challenges.
- Problem-solve several important yet intractable concerns and obstacles that surround the case management, treatment, intervention and recovery of veterans utilizing social work practice skills.
Faculty- Bradley J. Schaffer, LMSW, BCD, FSW
Dr. Bradley Schaffer retired from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinical social worker after 31 years. He retired as the Coordinator, Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO), Liaison, Veterans Treatment Court (VTC), VA Medical Center, and Butler, PA. His years of VA service were primarily clinical, but he spent nearly a decade in management and social research. Dr. Schaffer has presented at numerous national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. He published 4 book chapters and over 30 articles, all on military veterans. He is an honorably discharged U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, 1976-82. Dr. Schaffer earned his DSW at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work.
Dr. Schaffer is concurrently an Adjunct at the Edinboro University of PA, Department of Social Work, and Missouri State University. Prior, Mr. Schaffer was an Adjunct at Thiel College, Department of Sociology, California University of PA, School of Social Work, and the University of Cincinnati, School of Social Work. He is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- 0 - $30.00; see link above for details
Medication Assisted Treatment: The Stigma, Treatment Availability, Barriers & Strategies – Presented by the NASW New Jersey Chapter
Sponsor: Social Worker Online CE Institute
Self-study
The number of patients presenting with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) more specifically Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) is increasing across settings. Social workers can use existing skills to diagnose, treat and collaborate with other healthcare providers to increase access to evidence-based treatment modalities such as Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Faculty: Anna Murawska, MSW, LCSW, LCADC
Anna Murawska, MSW, LCSW, LCADC graduated Summa Cum Laude with Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice Studies from Montclair State University. In 2010, Anna obtained Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Columbia University. In 2018, she obtained LCADC credential and transitioned to a leadership role as a Director of Counseling Services at an outpatient substance abuse facility in Southern New Jersey. Recently, Anna completed Executive Leadership certification program at Cornell University, New York and shifted focus to a building private practice located in Princeton where she works with adults and their families.
Anna has been trained in several Evidence Based Treatment (EBT) modalities targeting addiction and mental health disorders: CBT for anxiety and depression at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy; CBT for OCD at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Motivational Interviewing through ASAM, Trauma and Addiction at the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University, and The Gottman Method for Couples among many others.
Over the last ten years, Anna worked across a variety of treatment settings including: partial hospital, community outpatient mental health center, Emergency Psychiatric Screening Center, integrated primary care setting with focus on developing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, ambulatory detox center, co-occurring outpatient program and private practice (including telehealth) providing services to individuals with mental health and co-occurring disorders.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- $40.00 - $60.00 - see above link for details
NASW-NYS: Adolescents and Addiction: Trends, Treatment Approaches, and Developmental Considerations
Sponsor: Social Worker Online CE Institute
Self-study
Adolescence is a time of constant and significant change. In fact, most people will never experience a more dramatic change than when in their adolescence. So, what’s changing? Everything! Adolescents are simultaneously experiencing biological, psychological, social, and role changes, meaning that their bodies, brains, emotions, relationships, and everything in between are in a state of flux and growth. Substance use during adolescence further complicates – and even disrupts – this process. Youth and young adults who engage in substance misuse or suffer from a substance use disorder (SUD) face additional challenges that impact their ability to successfully navigate their journey into adulthood, but social workers can be a mitigating factor for these young people. This training will provide an overview of addiction in adolescents, including information on current data and trends, co-occurring disorders, trauma, the developing brain, and effective treatment approaches.
Faculty: Samantha Kawola
Samantha Kawola, LMSW, is an LMSW charged with coordinating adolescent substance use services at the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). In 7 years with OASAS’ Bureau Adolescent, Women, and Family Services, she has been a key contributor to policy and program development and enactment, including writing and implementing clinical standards and guidance, establishing and overseeing recovery services for youth statewide (e.g., Youth Clubhouses, collegiate recovery programs, recovery high schools), and implementing EBPs statewide. In addition, she sits on the Governor’s LGBT Task Force and is one of the agency’s subject matter experts in LGBTQ matters. Sam earned B.A. in Psychology from Siena College in 2014 and her MSW from Fordham University in 2017, the latter of which afforded her the opportunity to gain clinical experience in a residential substance use treatment facility for adolescents.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- $10.00 - $20.00 - see above link for details
Contingency Management Provider Training
Sponsor: UVM Center on Rural Addiction
To receive CME credit for this video, please complete the interactive version within the UVM CME portal. For instructions on how to complete this process, please visit: https://go.uvm.edu/cmhowto
Use of cocaine and methamphetamine is rising across the country resulting in a wave of overdose deaths that is truly alarming. The ability to help people with issues around cocaine and stimulant use is hampered by the limited number of treatments available. For example, there is no medication available to treat these issues. However, there are behavioral treatments that are effective, including contingency management (CM), where people can earn incentives for healthy behavior change. In fact, looking across all the available treatment options, CM has been shown repeatedly to be the most effective. Our faculty at UVM CORA have worked to develop educational resources for treatment providers, policymakers, health departments, health services, and clinicians in how to use CM. We have developed a brief video to highlight: –Why providers should consider CM with their patients who struggle with substance use –The evidence that supports the use of CM –The most important steps and considerations for using CM and resources available through UVM CORA to help support these efforts.
For the introductory YouTube version with objectives and more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Half and Half X-Waiver Training Includes 4-Hour Live, Interactive Webinar
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine
In accordance with 2021 changes in practice guidelines for administering buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, physician assistants are required to apply to the Drug Enforcement Agency for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. To treat more than 30 patients, however, providers must complete 24 hours of specialized training to prescribe buprenorphine, one of three medications approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The training includes 8 hours of waiver training and an additional 16 hours of training.
How it Works: When you have completed the entire course, you will receive a certificate of completion. Physicians will then be able to apply for the waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. All other eligible providers can apply for the waiver after completing an additional 16-hour course here for advanced practice nurses and here for PAs.
This training is available as a self-paced session as well as a combination of live and self-paced.
To register and for more information click here
- Cost:
- free
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Improving Clinical Practice with Patients who have Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD): Performance in Practice (PIP) and Self-Assessment (SA) Activity
Sponsor: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
On-Demand training expiring on Nov. 15, 2024
Target Audience: This activity is designed to improve the competence, performance, and patient outcomes of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals. Learners will determine individual practice gaps and address them through a performance improvement plan. Learners will assess and evaluate performance techniques used in their practices.
Our goal: The overall objective of this activity is to guide you through the process of self-evaluation using evidence-based clinical quality measures. Once practices are implemented as an everyday clinical function, it is expected that you will have achieved performance change in your practice setting.
Educational objectives of this activity: At the conclusion of this activity, clinicians will be able to:
- Discuss epidemiology and terminology related to stimulant use
- Describe evidence-supported behavioral interventions for treatment of stimulant use disorder
- Identify evidence-supported medications for stimulant use disorder and compare their advantages and disadvantages
- Demonstrate improved performance in working with patients with stimulant use disorder
Core Competencies as a result of participating in this continuing education activity:
- Interpersonal Skills and Communication
- Medical Knowledge
- Patient Care
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement
We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment for OUDs that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity.
Patient-Centered Care: We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity. Patient-centered care is defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, as: “helping people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions, allowing their voices to be heard in assessing the value of health care options.” Some questions that reflect patient-centered considerations include: (1) “Given my personal characteristics, conditions and preferences, what should I expect will happen to me?”; (2)“What are my options and what are the potential benefits and harms of those options?”; and (3) “What can I do to improve the outcomes that are most important to me?”. Consideration of patient priorities in weighing treatment options is essential to treatment success and recovery, and an integral part–along with the best research evidence and clinical expertise—of achieving high quality care and better outcomes. Patients should learn about both the efficacy and side effects of treatments and how these apply to them so they can make individualized decisions. The level of patient motivation, choice, and education about treatment options are all important factors to appropriate counseling, prescribing, adherence, and recovery.
You must create an account to access this training.
To register and for more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Substance Use Disorder Webinar Materials
Self-paced recorded session
Sponsor: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Technical Assistance
This workshop will explore the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) of individuals with substance use concerns and its impact on their development. We will explore the experiences, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors that may present challenges in development. We will discuss practical, trauma-informed, outcome-driven strategies that improve the outcomes.
Objectives:
- The attendee will learn how to describe adverse childhood experiences; trauma and toxic stress affect biological, physiological, social, emotional, and brain development and the findings of the ACE study.
- The attendee will learn how to describe adaptive response(s) to environmental circumstances and toxic stress that they may encounter.
- The attendee will learn how to make modifications to their work to understand ACEs and the client’s adaptive response(s) to circumstances and toxic stress.
- The attendee will develop and understand the importance of being aware of personal perceptions and beliefs that impact the client/provider dynamic does not add to the traumatic experience.
Presenters: Brandon Jones & Kelly King
To register click here
- Cost:
- no costs
Putting Trauma-Informed Care into Practice in the Perinatal Setting- (Part 3 of 3) – Birth Trauma Mitigation and Use of the Plan of Safe Care in Supportive Communication
Self-paced available September 29, 2021 through September 29, 2024
Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock
In this 3 hour self-paced workshop, participants will expand their awareness of trauma-informed care and compassionate communication and the impact it has on caring for families in the perinatal setting. We will examine the evidence behind and foundations of the trauma-informed lens to identify the purpose for compassionate communication and equitable care, the barriers to it, and the strategies and skills needed to improve upon it. We will use real world, challenging scenarios to examine habits and build new pathways to interacting with clients and patients to effectively express compassion and improve the quality of care. The population of focus will be families affected by trauma, health inequity, perinatal substance exposure and birth trauma.
To create a log in and register click here
Farrah Sheehan Deselle, MSN, RN, IBCLC
Eat Sleep Console and Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Specialist
Learning Outcome(s)
At the end of this learning activity, (at least 75% of) participants will be able to design a plan of care that utilizes a trauma-informed approach when interacting with women and their families during the perinatal period.
- Cost:
- There is no fee for this activity, but to receive credit(s) you must register online and complete the online evaluation (you must register to access this form).
What’s in Grandma’s Medicine Cabinet? – Understanding Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
free On-Demand training
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore substance use disorders in the older adult population, and how unique age-related physiological and social changes present unique challenges for the identification and treatment of this disorder.
Presenter: Kathleen Schachman, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FIAAN
Session Length: 45 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Estimate the prevalence of substance use/misuse in older adults.
- Understand risk factors that may influence this population’s use/misuse of substances.
- Understand physiological differences with aging.
- List three potential treatment approaches that are safe, effective, and tailored to the unique strengths and needs of the older adult who has a substance use disorder (SUD).
More more information and to register click here
- Cost:
- free
Substance-Exposed Pregnancies: What to Know As They Grow
On-Demand
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore how substance use during pregnancy impacts the maternal/fetal development and increases the neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate. The unique challenges and opportunities of providing care to a substance-exposed pregnancy will be explored. The importance of screening procedures will be discussed and how the information obtained during the screening influences the treatment plan.
Presenter: Kathleen Schachman, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FIAAN
For more information and to register click here
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Describe two ways that substance use during pregnancy impacts maternal/fetal developmental and neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate.
- Identify the unique challenges and opportunities in providing care for substance-exposed pregnancies.
- Implement screening procedures identify high-risk or problematic substance use during pregnancy.
- Plan treatment approaches to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Cost:
- free
A Primer on Stimulant Use Disorder: A Growing Concern
On-demand, self-paced
Release date: December 1, 2021
The contact hours for this session expire: January 31, 2023
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore stimulant use disorders in the adult population. The neuroscience changes as a result of a SUD will be explored along with the signs and symptoms that often present with the diagnosis and potential treatment options.
Presenter: Laura G Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence and risks of stimulant use disorder.
- Discuss the neuroscience of stimulant use disorder.
- Identify potential treatments for stimulant use disorder.
More more information and to register click here
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Interdisciplinary HCV Screening, Treatment and Follow-up
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on December 7, 2021: this recording is NOT certified for continuing education credit.
Recorded discussion of the role of the interdisciplinary team in completing the essential components of HCV treatment assessment, service delivery for marginalized populations, and outreach to individuals experiencing SUD.
Speakers from the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program:
- Savanna Shores, RN, BSN, HCV Team Nurse
- Giavanna Wilson, Case Manager, HCV Services
- Khadija Muse, HCV Outreach Manager
Targeted population to be discussed: young adults ages 18-24
Topics:
- Behavioral Prevention
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To access the recording click here
(Note that you must sign up for a free membership to access.)
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Demystifying HCV Treatment in At-Risk Populations
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on January 11, 2022
Part 3 of the “Myth-Busting HCV Treatment Series” explored the advances in the treatment of HCV to the clinical management of PWID and SUD and various monitoring strategies that can be used during HCV treatment and follow-up for hard-to-reach populations.
Speaker: Marguerite Beiser, NP, Director of HCV Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Topics:
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To view the recording click here
Note that you will need to recreate a free membership to access.
- Cost:
- free
Words Matter – Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction: A CME/CE Activity
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
self-paced activity with CME/CE
released July 15, 2021; Expiration date for CME/CE – September 15, 2023
This CME/CE activity informs clinicians on how they can show leadership in how language can destigmatize the disease of addiction. It is focused on using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners/other APRNs, and dentists engaged in the care of patients with substance use disorders.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Explain the effects of stigmatizing language on patients with addiction.
- Compare common terminology and assess which terms should be used or avoided and why.
- Integrate person-first, non-stigmatizing language into everyday practice.
- Identify terms to use and terms to avoid when speaking to patients about addiction.
To find more information and start click here
- Cost:
- FREE
Medication Assisted Treatment: The Stigma, Treatment Availability, Barriers & Strategies – Presented by the NASW New Jersey Chapter
Sponsor: Social Worker Online CE Institute
Self-study
The number of patients presenting with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) more specifically Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) is increasing across settings. Social workers can use existing skills to diagnose, treat and collaborate with other healthcare providers to increase access to evidence-based treatment modalities such as Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Faculty: Anna Murawska, MSW, LCSW, LCADC
Anna Murawska, MSW, LCSW, LCADC graduated Summa Cum Laude with Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice Studies from Montclair State University. In 2010, Anna obtained Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Columbia University. In 2018, she obtained LCADC credential and transitioned to a leadership role as a Director of Counseling Services at an outpatient substance abuse facility in Southern New Jersey. Recently, Anna completed Executive Leadership certification program at Cornell University, New York and shifted focus to a building private practice located in Princeton where she works with adults and their families.
Anna has been trained in several Evidence Based Treatment (EBT) modalities targeting addiction and mental health disorders: CBT for anxiety and depression at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy; CBT for OCD at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Motivational Interviewing through ASAM, Trauma and Addiction at the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University, and The Gottman Method for Couples among many others.
Over the last ten years, Anna worked across a variety of treatment settings including: partial hospital, community outpatient mental health center, Emergency Psychiatric Screening Center, integrated primary care setting with focus on developing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, ambulatory detox center, co-occurring outpatient program and private practice (including telehealth) providing services to individuals with mental health and co-occurring disorders.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- $40.00 - $60.00 - see above link for details
NASW-NYS: Adolescents and Addiction: Trends, Treatment Approaches, and Developmental Considerations
Sponsor: Social Worker Online CE Institute
Self-study
Adolescence is a time of constant and significant change. In fact, most people will never experience a more dramatic change than when in their adolescence. So, what’s changing? Everything! Adolescents are simultaneously experiencing biological, psychological, social, and role changes, meaning that their bodies, brains, emotions, relationships, and everything in between are in a state of flux and growth. Substance use during adolescence further complicates – and even disrupts – this process. Youth and young adults who engage in substance misuse or suffer from a substance use disorder (SUD) face additional challenges that impact their ability to successfully navigate their journey into adulthood, but social workers can be a mitigating factor for these young people. This training will provide an overview of addiction in adolescents, including information on current data and trends, co-occurring disorders, trauma, the developing brain, and effective treatment approaches.
Faculty: Samantha Kawola
Samantha Kawola, LMSW, is an LMSW charged with coordinating adolescent substance use services at the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). In 7 years with OASAS’ Bureau Adolescent, Women, and Family Services, she has been a key contributor to policy and program development and enactment, including writing and implementing clinical standards and guidance, establishing and overseeing recovery services for youth statewide (e.g., Youth Clubhouses, collegiate recovery programs, recovery high schools), and implementing EBPs statewide. In addition, she sits on the Governor’s LGBT Task Force and is one of the agency’s subject matter experts in LGBTQ matters. Sam earned B.A. in Psychology from Siena College in 2014 and her MSW from Fordham University in 2017, the latter of which afforded her the opportunity to gain clinical experience in a residential substance use treatment facility for adolescents.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- $10.00 - $20.00 - see above link for details
Contingency Management Provider Training
Sponsor: UVM Center on Rural Addiction
To receive CME credit for this video, please complete the interactive version within the UVM CME portal. For instructions on how to complete this process, please visit: https://go.uvm.edu/cmhowto
Use of cocaine and methamphetamine is rising across the country resulting in a wave of overdose deaths that is truly alarming. The ability to help people with issues around cocaine and stimulant use is hampered by the limited number of treatments available. For example, there is no medication available to treat these issues. However, there are behavioral treatments that are effective, including contingency management (CM), where people can earn incentives for healthy behavior change. In fact, looking across all the available treatment options, CM has been shown repeatedly to be the most effective. Our faculty at UVM CORA have worked to develop educational resources for treatment providers, policymakers, health departments, health services, and clinicians in how to use CM. We have developed a brief video to highlight: –Why providers should consider CM with their patients who struggle with substance use –The evidence that supports the use of CM –The most important steps and considerations for using CM and resources available through UVM CORA to help support these efforts.
For the introductory YouTube version with objectives and more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Half and Half X-Waiver Training Includes 4-Hour Live, Interactive Webinar
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine
In accordance with 2021 changes in practice guidelines for administering buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, physician assistants are required to apply to the Drug Enforcement Agency for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. To treat more than 30 patients, however, providers must complete 24 hours of specialized training to prescribe buprenorphine, one of three medications approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The training includes 8 hours of waiver training and an additional 16 hours of training.
How it Works: When you have completed the entire course, you will receive a certificate of completion. Physicians will then be able to apply for the waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. All other eligible providers can apply for the waiver after completing an additional 16-hour course here for advanced practice nurses and here for PAs.
This training is available as a self-paced session as well as a combination of live and self-paced.
To register and for more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Improving Clinical Practice with Patients who have Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD): Performance in Practice (PIP) and Self-Assessment (SA) Activity
Sponsor: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
On-Demand training expiring on Nov. 15, 2024
Target Audience: This activity is designed to improve the competence, performance, and patient outcomes of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals. Learners will determine individual practice gaps and address them through a performance improvement plan. Learners will assess and evaluate performance techniques used in their practices.
Our goal: The overall objective of this activity is to guide you through the process of self-evaluation using evidence-based clinical quality measures. Once practices are implemented as an everyday clinical function, it is expected that you will have achieved performance change in your practice setting.
Educational objectives of this activity: At the conclusion of this activity, clinicians will be able to:
- Discuss epidemiology and terminology related to stimulant use
- Describe evidence-supported behavioral interventions for treatment of stimulant use disorder
- Identify evidence-supported medications for stimulant use disorder and compare their advantages and disadvantages
- Demonstrate improved performance in working with patients with stimulant use disorder
Core Competencies as a result of participating in this continuing education activity:
- Interpersonal Skills and Communication
- Medical Knowledge
- Patient Care
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement
We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment for OUDs that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity.
Patient-Centered Care: We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity. Patient-centered care is defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, as: “helping people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions, allowing their voices to be heard in assessing the value of health care options.” Some questions that reflect patient-centered considerations include: (1) “Given my personal characteristics, conditions and preferences, what should I expect will happen to me?”; (2)“What are my options and what are the potential benefits and harms of those options?”; and (3) “What can I do to improve the outcomes that are most important to me?”. Consideration of patient priorities in weighing treatment options is essential to treatment success and recovery, and an integral part–along with the best research evidence and clinical expertise—of achieving high quality care and better outcomes. Patients should learn about both the efficacy and side effects of treatments and how these apply to them so they can make individualized decisions. The level of patient motivation, choice, and education about treatment options are all important factors to appropriate counseling, prescribing, adherence, and recovery.
You must create an account to access this training.
To register and for more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Facing Addiction in America: Tutorial on the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Sponsor: HealtheKnowledge
| Self-Paced- Anytime (MUST CREATE ACCOUNT) |
| This Tutorial includes video commentary on each chapter by Dr. Clark, alongside downloadable and printable chapters of the report, with the opportunity to reflect and take notes and check your knowledge along the way. |
To register click here
- Cost:
- free
Online Course -Adolescence Marijuana Use
Sponsor: Institution for Research, Education & Training in Addictions
Learn to identify the relationship between adolescents and sensation seeking/impulsivity. This connection is associated with the escalation of substance use. Students will become familiar with the screening tools that can detect and assess teens’ marijuana use, then explore new approaches to interventions and aftercare.
To register click here
- Cost:
- CEU's $10.00
How to Talk about Substance Use Disorder Webinar – self-paced
Available January 2020 through April 2028
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
What is stigma and how does it affect people with substance use disorder. This training will discuss how making a small change in how we speak and write about substance use disorder will make a huge impact.
To register click here
- Cost:
- See registration
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Buprenorphine Prescribing by Nurse Practitioners: Background, Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
To view recorded session click here
Presenter(s): Chandra Speight, PhD, RN, NP-C, CNE Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education in the College of Nursing at East Carolina University
Target Audience: Nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, physician assistants, and physicians, from novice to expert, in any field of practice, who are interesting in understanding factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing. The content will add to participants’ body of knowledge related to factors affecting buprenorphine prescribing by nurse practitioners. The session is unique because it offers insights on prescribing identified from individual interviews with nurse practitioners who hold buprenorphine waivers. It also offers special insight into barriers and facilitators to prescribing in rural regions.
Webinar Description: The webinar will first provide an overview of buprenorphine and its role in treating individuals living with substance use disorder. Policies affecting buprenorphine prescribing will then be reviewed, with an emphasis on the role of advanced practice providers in treating substance use disorder in rural areas and the buprenorphine prescribing policies that specifically impact their ability to prescribe. Barriers and facilitators to physician prescribing identified in the extant literature on buprenorphine prescribing will be briefly considered before the presenter shares barriers and facilitators to nurse practitioner prescribing identified in her research. The webinar will close with directions for future inquiry.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the role of buprenorphine in treating individuals living with opioid use disorder in rural regions
- Analyze the policies that impact buprenorphine prescribing
- Describe barriers and facilitators to buprenorphine prescribing
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
- Cost:
- no costs
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
ED-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Sponsor: The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)
This self-paced webinar focuses on the crucial role of the emergency department (ED) in recognizing and treating opioid use disorder (OUD) patients with evidence-based medications for addiction treatment. Gail D’Onofrio, MD, discusses her pioneering work in creating the evidence for initiating ED buprenorphine treatment with ED patients presenting with opioid use disorder. Overall, the opioid epidemic intertwined with the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly escalated the need to mitigate the morbidity and mortality associated with the rising rate of fentanyl use. Data supporting the use of buprenorphine in the ED setting as well as the consequences of not initiating treatment were discussed. While the use of ED prescribed buprenorphine has increased, universal adoption has lagged. Barriers to implementation of ED buprenorphine were discussed as well as strategies to overcome these challenges. Components of successful integration of an ED program with community partnerships were outlined. Current research by emergency physicians regarding innovative strategies such as high-dose buprenorphine inductions and use of extended release 7-day formulation of buprenorphine were discussed. Initiation buprenorphine effectively, reduces withdrawal symptoms, improves adherence to treatment, and saves lives.
To view click here
- Cost:
- free
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Substance Use Disorder Webinar Materials
Self-paced recorded session
Sponsor: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Technical Assistance
This workshop will explore the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) of individuals with substance use concerns and its impact on their development. We will explore the experiences, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors that may present challenges in development. We will discuss practical, trauma-informed, outcome-driven strategies that improve the outcomes.
Objectives:
- The attendee will learn how to describe adverse childhood experiences; trauma and toxic stress affect biological, physiological, social, emotional, and brain development and the findings of the ACE study.
- The attendee will learn how to describe adaptive response(s) to environmental circumstances and toxic stress that they may encounter.
- The attendee will learn how to make modifications to their work to understand ACEs and the client’s adaptive response(s) to circumstances and toxic stress.
- The attendee will develop and understand the importance of being aware of personal perceptions and beliefs that impact the client/provider dynamic does not add to the traumatic experience.
Presenters: Brandon Jones & Kelly King
To register click here
- Cost:
- no costs
Putting Trauma-Informed Care into Practice in the Perinatal Setting- (Part 3 of 3) – Birth Trauma Mitigation and Use of the Plan of Safe Care in Supportive Communication
Self-paced available September 29, 2021 through September 29, 2024
Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock
In this 3 hour self-paced workshop, participants will expand their awareness of trauma-informed care and compassionate communication and the impact it has on caring for families in the perinatal setting. We will examine the evidence behind and foundations of the trauma-informed lens to identify the purpose for compassionate communication and equitable care, the barriers to it, and the strategies and skills needed to improve upon it. We will use real world, challenging scenarios to examine habits and build new pathways to interacting with clients and patients to effectively express compassion and improve the quality of care. The population of focus will be families affected by trauma, health inequity, perinatal substance exposure and birth trauma.
To create a log in and register click here
Farrah Sheehan Deselle, MSN, RN, IBCLC
Eat Sleep Console and Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Specialist
Learning Outcome(s)
At the end of this learning activity, (at least 75% of) participants will be able to design a plan of care that utilizes a trauma-informed approach when interacting with women and their families during the perinatal period.
- Cost:
- There is no fee for this activity, but to receive credit(s) you must register online and complete the online evaluation (you must register to access this form).
What’s in Grandma’s Medicine Cabinet? – Understanding Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
free On-Demand training
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore substance use disorders in the older adult population, and how unique age-related physiological and social changes present unique challenges for the identification and treatment of this disorder.
Presenter: Kathleen Schachman, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FIAAN
Session Length: 45 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Estimate the prevalence of substance use/misuse in older adults.
- Understand risk factors that may influence this population’s use/misuse of substances.
- Understand physiological differences with aging.
- List three potential treatment approaches that are safe, effective, and tailored to the unique strengths and needs of the older adult who has a substance use disorder (SUD).
More more information and to register click here
- Cost:
- free
Substance-Exposed Pregnancies: What to Know As They Grow
On-Demand
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore how substance use during pregnancy impacts the maternal/fetal development and increases the neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate. The unique challenges and opportunities of providing care to a substance-exposed pregnancy will be explored. The importance of screening procedures will be discussed and how the information obtained during the screening influences the treatment plan.
Presenter: Kathleen Schachman, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FIAAN
For more information and to register click here
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Describe two ways that substance use during pregnancy impacts maternal/fetal developmental and neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate.
- Identify the unique challenges and opportunities in providing care for substance-exposed pregnancies.
- Implement screening procedures identify high-risk or problematic substance use during pregnancy.
- Plan treatment approaches to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Cost:
- free
A Primer on Stimulant Use Disorder: A Growing Concern
On-demand, self-paced
Release date: December 1, 2021
The contact hours for this session expire: January 31, 2023
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore stimulant use disorders in the adult population. The neuroscience changes as a result of a SUD will be explored along with the signs and symptoms that often present with the diagnosis and potential treatment options.
Presenter: Laura G Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence and risks of stimulant use disorder.
- Discuss the neuroscience of stimulant use disorder.
- Identify potential treatments for stimulant use disorder.
More more information and to register click here
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Interdisciplinary HCV Screening, Treatment and Follow-up
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on December 7, 2021: this recording is NOT certified for continuing education credit.
Recorded discussion of the role of the interdisciplinary team in completing the essential components of HCV treatment assessment, service delivery for marginalized populations, and outreach to individuals experiencing SUD.
Speakers from the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program:
- Savanna Shores, RN, BSN, HCV Team Nurse
- Giavanna Wilson, Case Manager, HCV Services
- Khadija Muse, HCV Outreach Manager
Targeted population to be discussed: young adults ages 18-24
Topics:
- Behavioral Prevention
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To access the recording click here
(Note that you must sign up for a free membership to access.)
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Demystifying HCV Treatment in At-Risk Populations
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on January 11, 2022
Part 3 of the “Myth-Busting HCV Treatment Series” explored the advances in the treatment of HCV to the clinical management of PWID and SUD and various monitoring strategies that can be used during HCV treatment and follow-up for hard-to-reach populations.
Speaker: Marguerite Beiser, NP, Director of HCV Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Topics:
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To view the recording click here
Note that you will need to recreate a free membership to access.
- Cost:
- free
Words Matter – Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction: A CME/CE Activity
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
self-paced activity with CME/CE
released July 15, 2021; Expiration date for CME/CE – September 15, 2023
This CME/CE activity informs clinicians on how they can show leadership in how language can destigmatize the disease of addiction. It is focused on using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners/other APRNs, and dentists engaged in the care of patients with substance use disorders.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Explain the effects of stigmatizing language on patients with addiction.
- Compare common terminology and assess which terms should be used or avoided and why.
- Integrate person-first, non-stigmatizing language into everyday practice.
- Identify terms to use and terms to avoid when speaking to patients about addiction.
To find more information and start click here
- Cost:
- FREE
Substance Use Disorder Case Management with Military Veterans
Sponsor: Social Work Online CE Institute
Self-paced
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) costs the United States approximately $416 billion per year in crime, lost work productivity, medical care and other social problems. In one study, the most common primary SUD problem among veteran admissions was alcohol (65.4%), followed by heroin (10.7%) and cocaine (6.2%) (SAMSHA, 2015). SUD treatment and aftercare requires case management which is frequently provided through the provision of social work case management services. This webinar will educate the participant about social work case management, benefits, most desirable treatment outcomes and associated challenges.
Learning Objectives:
- Inform the participant about Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
- Educate the participant about social work case management, benefits, most desirable treatment outcomes and associated challenges.
- Problem-solve several important yet intractable concerns and obstacles that surround the case management, treatment, intervention and recovery of veterans utilizing social work practice skills.
Faculty- Bradley J. Schaffer, LMSW, BCD, FSW
Dr. Bradley Schaffer retired from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinical social worker after 31 years. He retired as the Coordinator, Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO), Liaison, Veterans Treatment Court (VTC), VA Medical Center, and Butler, PA. His years of VA service were primarily clinical, but he spent nearly a decade in management and social research. Dr. Schaffer has presented at numerous national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. He published 4 book chapters and over 30 articles, all on military veterans. He is an honorably discharged U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, 1976-82. Dr. Schaffer earned his DSW at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work.
Dr. Schaffer is concurrently an Adjunct at the Edinboro University of PA, Department of Social Work, and Missouri State University. Prior, Mr. Schaffer was an Adjunct at Thiel College, Department of Sociology, California University of PA, School of Social Work, and the University of Cincinnati, School of Social Work. He is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- 0 - $30.00; see link above for details
Medication Assisted Treatment: The Stigma, Treatment Availability, Barriers & Strategies – Presented by the NASW New Jersey Chapter
Sponsor: Social Worker Online CE Institute
Self-study
The number of patients presenting with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) more specifically Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) is increasing across settings. Social workers can use existing skills to diagnose, treat and collaborate with other healthcare providers to increase access to evidence-based treatment modalities such as Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Faculty: Anna Murawska, MSW, LCSW, LCADC
Anna Murawska, MSW, LCSW, LCADC graduated Summa Cum Laude with Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice Studies from Montclair State University. In 2010, Anna obtained Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Columbia University. In 2018, she obtained LCADC credential and transitioned to a leadership role as a Director of Counseling Services at an outpatient substance abuse facility in Southern New Jersey. Recently, Anna completed Executive Leadership certification program at Cornell University, New York and shifted focus to a building private practice located in Princeton where she works with adults and their families.
Anna has been trained in several Evidence Based Treatment (EBT) modalities targeting addiction and mental health disorders: CBT for anxiety and depression at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy; CBT for OCD at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Motivational Interviewing through ASAM, Trauma and Addiction at the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University, and The Gottman Method for Couples among many others.
Over the last ten years, Anna worked across a variety of treatment settings including: partial hospital, community outpatient mental health center, Emergency Psychiatric Screening Center, integrated primary care setting with focus on developing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, ambulatory detox center, co-occurring outpatient program and private practice (including telehealth) providing services to individuals with mental health and co-occurring disorders.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- $40.00 - $60.00 - see above link for details
NASW-NYS: Adolescents and Addiction: Trends, Treatment Approaches, and Developmental Considerations
Sponsor: Social Worker Online CE Institute
Self-study
Adolescence is a time of constant and significant change. In fact, most people will never experience a more dramatic change than when in their adolescence. So, what’s changing? Everything! Adolescents are simultaneously experiencing biological, psychological, social, and role changes, meaning that their bodies, brains, emotions, relationships, and everything in between are in a state of flux and growth. Substance use during adolescence further complicates – and even disrupts – this process. Youth and young adults who engage in substance misuse or suffer from a substance use disorder (SUD) face additional challenges that impact their ability to successfully navigate their journey into adulthood, but social workers can be a mitigating factor for these young people. This training will provide an overview of addiction in adolescents, including information on current data and trends, co-occurring disorders, trauma, the developing brain, and effective treatment approaches.
Faculty: Samantha Kawola
Samantha Kawola, LMSW, is an LMSW charged with coordinating adolescent substance use services at the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). In 7 years with OASAS’ Bureau Adolescent, Women, and Family Services, she has been a key contributor to policy and program development and enactment, including writing and implementing clinical standards and guidance, establishing and overseeing recovery services for youth statewide (e.g., Youth Clubhouses, collegiate recovery programs, recovery high schools), and implementing EBPs statewide. In addition, she sits on the Governor’s LGBT Task Force and is one of the agency’s subject matter experts in LGBTQ matters. Sam earned B.A. in Psychology from Siena College in 2014 and her MSW from Fordham University in 2017, the latter of which afforded her the opportunity to gain clinical experience in a residential substance use treatment facility for adolescents.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- $10.00 - $20.00 - see above link for details
Contingency Management Provider Training
Sponsor: UVM Center on Rural Addiction
To receive CME credit for this video, please complete the interactive version within the UVM CME portal. For instructions on how to complete this process, please visit: https://go.uvm.edu/cmhowto
Use of cocaine and methamphetamine is rising across the country resulting in a wave of overdose deaths that is truly alarming. The ability to help people with issues around cocaine and stimulant use is hampered by the limited number of treatments available. For example, there is no medication available to treat these issues. However, there are behavioral treatments that are effective, including contingency management (CM), where people can earn incentives for healthy behavior change. In fact, looking across all the available treatment options, CM has been shown repeatedly to be the most effective. Our faculty at UVM CORA have worked to develop educational resources for treatment providers, policymakers, health departments, health services, and clinicians in how to use CM. We have developed a brief video to highlight: –Why providers should consider CM with their patients who struggle with substance use –The evidence that supports the use of CM –The most important steps and considerations for using CM and resources available through UVM CORA to help support these efforts.
For the introductory YouTube version with objectives and more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Half and Half X-Waiver Training Includes 4-Hour Live, Interactive Webinar
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine
In accordance with 2021 changes in practice guidelines for administering buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, physician assistants are required to apply to the Drug Enforcement Agency for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. To treat more than 30 patients, however, providers must complete 24 hours of specialized training to prescribe buprenorphine, one of three medications approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The training includes 8 hours of waiver training and an additional 16 hours of training.
How it Works: When you have completed the entire course, you will receive a certificate of completion. Physicians will then be able to apply for the waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. All other eligible providers can apply for the waiver after completing an additional 16-hour course here for advanced practice nurses and here for PAs.
This training is available as a self-paced session as well as a combination of live and self-paced.
To register and for more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Improving Clinical Practice with Patients who have Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD): Performance in Practice (PIP) and Self-Assessment (SA) Activity
Sponsor: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
On-Demand training expiring on Nov. 15, 2024
Target Audience: This activity is designed to improve the competence, performance, and patient outcomes of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals. Learners will determine individual practice gaps and address them through a performance improvement plan. Learners will assess and evaluate performance techniques used in their practices.
Our goal: The overall objective of this activity is to guide you through the process of self-evaluation using evidence-based clinical quality measures. Once practices are implemented as an everyday clinical function, it is expected that you will have achieved performance change in your practice setting.
Educational objectives of this activity: At the conclusion of this activity, clinicians will be able to:
- Discuss epidemiology and terminology related to stimulant use
- Describe evidence-supported behavioral interventions for treatment of stimulant use disorder
- Identify evidence-supported medications for stimulant use disorder and compare their advantages and disadvantages
- Demonstrate improved performance in working with patients with stimulant use disorder
Core Competencies as a result of participating in this continuing education activity:
- Interpersonal Skills and Communication
- Medical Knowledge
- Patient Care
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement
We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment for OUDs that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity.
Patient-Centered Care: We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity. Patient-centered care is defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, as: “helping people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions, allowing their voices to be heard in assessing the value of health care options.” Some questions that reflect patient-centered considerations include: (1) “Given my personal characteristics, conditions and preferences, what should I expect will happen to me?”; (2)“What are my options and what are the potential benefits and harms of those options?”; and (3) “What can I do to improve the outcomes that are most important to me?”. Consideration of patient priorities in weighing treatment options is essential to treatment success and recovery, and an integral part–along with the best research evidence and clinical expertise—of achieving high quality care and better outcomes. Patients should learn about both the efficacy and side effects of treatments and how these apply to them so they can make individualized decisions. The level of patient motivation, choice, and education about treatment options are all important factors to appropriate counseling, prescribing, adherence, and recovery.
You must create an account to access this training.
To register and for more information click here
- Cost:
- free
How to Talk about Substance Use Disorder Webinar – self-paced
Available January 2020 through April 2028
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
What is stigma and how does it affect people with substance use disorder. This training will discuss how making a small change in how we speak and write about substance use disorder will make a huge impact.
To register click here
- Cost:
- See registration
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Substance Use Disorder Webinar Materials
Self-paced recorded session
Sponsor: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Technical Assistance
This workshop will explore the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) of individuals with substance use concerns and its impact on their development. We will explore the experiences, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors that may present challenges in development. We will discuss practical, trauma-informed, outcome-driven strategies that improve the outcomes.
Objectives:
- The attendee will learn how to describe adverse childhood experiences; trauma and toxic stress affect biological, physiological, social, emotional, and brain development and the findings of the ACE study.
- The attendee will learn how to describe adaptive response(s) to environmental circumstances and toxic stress that they may encounter.
- The attendee will learn how to make modifications to their work to understand ACEs and the client’s adaptive response(s) to circumstances and toxic stress.
- The attendee will develop and understand the importance of being aware of personal perceptions and beliefs that impact the client/provider dynamic does not add to the traumatic experience.
Presenters: Brandon Jones & Kelly King
To register click here
- Cost:
- no costs
Substance-Exposed Pregnancies: What to Know As They Grow
On-Demand
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore how substance use during pregnancy impacts the maternal/fetal development and increases the neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate. The unique challenges and opportunities of providing care to a substance-exposed pregnancy will be explored. The importance of screening procedures will be discussed and how the information obtained during the screening influences the treatment plan.
Presenter: Kathleen Schachman, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FIAAN
For more information and to register click here
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Describe two ways that substance use during pregnancy impacts maternal/fetal developmental and neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate.
- Identify the unique challenges and opportunities in providing care for substance-exposed pregnancies.
- Implement screening procedures identify high-risk or problematic substance use during pregnancy.
- Plan treatment approaches to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Cost:
- free
A Primer on Stimulant Use Disorder: A Growing Concern
On-demand, self-paced
Release date: December 1, 2021
The contact hours for this session expire: January 31, 2023
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore stimulant use disorders in the adult population. The neuroscience changes as a result of a SUD will be explored along with the signs and symptoms that often present with the diagnosis and potential treatment options.
Presenter: Laura G Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence and risks of stimulant use disorder.
- Discuss the neuroscience of stimulant use disorder.
- Identify potential treatments for stimulant use disorder.
More more information and to register click here
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Demystifying HCV Treatment in At-Risk Populations
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on January 11, 2022
Part 3 of the “Myth-Busting HCV Treatment Series” explored the advances in the treatment of HCV to the clinical management of PWID and SUD and various monitoring strategies that can be used during HCV treatment and follow-up for hard-to-reach populations.
Speaker: Marguerite Beiser, NP, Director of HCV Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Topics:
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To view the recording click here
Note that you will need to recreate a free membership to access.
- Cost:
- free
Words Matter – Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction: A CME/CE Activity
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
self-paced activity with CME/CE
released July 15, 2021; Expiration date for CME/CE – September 15, 2023
This CME/CE activity informs clinicians on how they can show leadership in how language can destigmatize the disease of addiction. It is focused on using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners/other APRNs, and dentists engaged in the care of patients with substance use disorders.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Explain the effects of stigmatizing language on patients with addiction.
- Compare common terminology and assess which terms should be used or avoided and why.
- Integrate person-first, non-stigmatizing language into everyday practice.
- Identify terms to use and terms to avoid when speaking to patients about addiction.
To find more information and start click here
- Cost:
- FREE
Medication Assisted Treatment: The Stigma, Treatment Availability, Barriers & Strategies – Presented by the NASW New Jersey Chapter
Sponsor: Social Worker Online CE Institute
Self-study
The number of patients presenting with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) more specifically Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) is increasing across settings. Social workers can use existing skills to diagnose, treat and collaborate with other healthcare providers to increase access to evidence-based treatment modalities such as Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Faculty: Anna Murawska, MSW, LCSW, LCADC
Anna Murawska, MSW, LCSW, LCADC graduated Summa Cum Laude with Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice Studies from Montclair State University. In 2010, Anna obtained Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Columbia University. In 2018, she obtained LCADC credential and transitioned to a leadership role as a Director of Counseling Services at an outpatient substance abuse facility in Southern New Jersey. Recently, Anna completed Executive Leadership certification program at Cornell University, New York and shifted focus to a building private practice located in Princeton where she works with adults and their families.
Anna has been trained in several Evidence Based Treatment (EBT) modalities targeting addiction and mental health disorders: CBT for anxiety and depression at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy; CBT for OCD at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Motivational Interviewing through ASAM, Trauma and Addiction at the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University, and The Gottman Method for Couples among many others.
Over the last ten years, Anna worked across a variety of treatment settings including: partial hospital, community outpatient mental health center, Emergency Psychiatric Screening Center, integrated primary care setting with focus on developing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, ambulatory detox center, co-occurring outpatient program and private practice (including telehealth) providing services to individuals with mental health and co-occurring disorders.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- $40.00 - $60.00 - see above link for details
NASW-NYS: Adolescents and Addiction: Trends, Treatment Approaches, and Developmental Considerations
Sponsor: Social Worker Online CE Institute
Self-study
Adolescence is a time of constant and significant change. In fact, most people will never experience a more dramatic change than when in their adolescence. So, what’s changing? Everything! Adolescents are simultaneously experiencing biological, psychological, social, and role changes, meaning that their bodies, brains, emotions, relationships, and everything in between are in a state of flux and growth. Substance use during adolescence further complicates – and even disrupts – this process. Youth and young adults who engage in substance misuse or suffer from a substance use disorder (SUD) face additional challenges that impact their ability to successfully navigate their journey into adulthood, but social workers can be a mitigating factor for these young people. This training will provide an overview of addiction in adolescents, including information on current data and trends, co-occurring disorders, trauma, the developing brain, and effective treatment approaches.
Faculty: Samantha Kawola
Samantha Kawola, LMSW, is an LMSW charged with coordinating adolescent substance use services at the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). In 7 years with OASAS’ Bureau Adolescent, Women, and Family Services, she has been a key contributor to policy and program development and enactment, including writing and implementing clinical standards and guidance, establishing and overseeing recovery services for youth statewide (e.g., Youth Clubhouses, collegiate recovery programs, recovery high schools), and implementing EBPs statewide. In addition, she sits on the Governor’s LGBT Task Force and is one of the agency’s subject matter experts in LGBTQ matters. Sam earned B.A. in Psychology from Siena College in 2014 and her MSW from Fordham University in 2017, the latter of which afforded her the opportunity to gain clinical experience in a residential substance use treatment facility for adolescents.
For more information and to purchase click here
- Cost:
- $10.00 - $20.00 - see above link for details
Contingency Management Provider Training
Sponsor: UVM Center on Rural Addiction
To receive CME credit for this video, please complete the interactive version within the UVM CME portal. For instructions on how to complete this process, please visit: https://go.uvm.edu/cmhowto
Use of cocaine and methamphetamine is rising across the country resulting in a wave of overdose deaths that is truly alarming. The ability to help people with issues around cocaine and stimulant use is hampered by the limited number of treatments available. For example, there is no medication available to treat these issues. However, there are behavioral treatments that are effective, including contingency management (CM), where people can earn incentives for healthy behavior change. In fact, looking across all the available treatment options, CM has been shown repeatedly to be the most effective. Our faculty at UVM CORA have worked to develop educational resources for treatment providers, policymakers, health departments, health services, and clinicians in how to use CM. We have developed a brief video to highlight: –Why providers should consider CM with their patients who struggle with substance use –The evidence that supports the use of CM –The most important steps and considerations for using CM and resources available through UVM CORA to help support these efforts.
For the introductory YouTube version with objectives and more information click here
- Cost:
- free
Warning Signs of Suicide When Discontinuing Opioids
This 30-minute course is intended to help providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention. The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to: Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym; Identify the warning signs of suicide; Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment; Describe how to discuss lethal means, and; Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.
SELF-PACED; ON DEMAND; MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Certificate upon Completion
To register click here.
- Cost:
- FREE
Improving Clinical Practice with Patients who have Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD): Performance in Practice (PIP) and Self-Assessment (SA) Activity
Sponsor: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
On-Demand training expiring on Nov. 15, 2024
Target Audience: This activity is designed to improve the competence, performance, and patient outcomes of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals. Learners will determine individual practice gaps and address them through a performance improvement plan. Learners will assess and evaluate performance techniques used in their practices.
Our goal: The overall objective of this activity is to guide you through the process of self-evaluation using evidence-based clinical quality measures. Once practices are implemented as an everyday clinical function, it is expected that you will have achieved performance change in your practice setting.
Educational objectives of this activity: At the conclusion of this activity, clinicians will be able to:
- Discuss epidemiology and terminology related to stimulant use
- Describe evidence-supported behavioral interventions for treatment of stimulant use disorder
- Identify evidence-supported medications for stimulant use disorder and compare their advantages and disadvantages
- Demonstrate improved performance in working with patients with stimulant use disorder
Core Competencies as a result of participating in this continuing education activity:
- Interpersonal Skills and Communication
- Medical Knowledge
- Patient Care
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement
We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment for OUDs that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity.
Patient-Centered Care: We anticipate that completing this PIP activity will increase the likelihood that addiction specialists will offer and monitor high quality treatment that can result in better patient-centered care and outcomes, a key theme in the development of this activity. Patient-centered care is defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, as: “helping people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions, allowing their voices to be heard in assessing the value of health care options.” Some questions that reflect patient-centered considerations include: (1) “Given my personal characteristics, conditions and preferences, what should I expect will happen to me?”; (2)“What are my options and what are the potential benefits and harms of those options?”; and (3) “What can I do to improve the outcomes that are most important to me?”. Consideration of patient priorities in weighing treatment options is essential to treatment success and recovery, and an integral part–along with the best research evidence and clinical expertise—of achieving high quality care and better outcomes. Patients should learn about both the efficacy and side effects of treatments and how these apply to them so they can make individualized decisions. The level of patient motivation, choice, and education about treatment options are all important factors to appropriate counseling, prescribing, adherence, and recovery.
You must create an account to access this training.
To register and for more information click here
- Cost:
- free
How to Talk about Substance Use Disorder Webinar – self-paced
Available January 2020 through April 2028
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association
What is stigma and how does it affect people with substance use disorder. This training will discuss how making a small change in how we speak and write about substance use disorder will make a huge impact.
To register click here
- Cost:
- See registration
Improving Cultural Competencies for Beahavioral Health Professionals
Sponsor: Think Cultural Health – A US Department of Health and Human Services sponsored site
| Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency. |
To register click here
This program is approved for 5 Contact hours for LADC’s. See registration for details on additional CE. Expiration on CE’s March 31,2023
- Cost:
- FREE
Addiction and the Brain: A Focus on Opiates
Sponsor: Smart Recovery: Life beyond Addiction
A free prerecorded webinar -on demand
This podcast focuses on Opiates; adding awareness of the ways in which Addiction shows itself-in today’s opiate crisis, but much more broader.
To access click here
- Cost:
- free
Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
Recorded webinar – January 2021
Presenter(s): Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health
Target Audience: This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description: Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives:
- Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
- Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Continuing Education Information:
- View the recorded webinar and return to the web page that lists the webinar recording link. By viewing the full presentation it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, you will be directed to PCSS to claim your certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email #ob#cpff#at#nnnc.bet#ob# or call (855) 227-2776.Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
To view webinar and slides click here
- Cost:
- No costs
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to the Overdose Crisis
Sponsor: Providers Clinical Support System
recorded webinar available February 5, 2021 to February 5, 2024
Presenter(s): Alexander Walley, MD, Boston Medical College
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: The overdose crisis continues despite expanded and enhanced efforts to implement evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone rescue kits, medication for opioid use disorder, and prescription opioid safety. While these evidence-based practices are more accessible, they are not reaching those at highest risk for overdose. Opportunities lie in engaging high-risk individuals, addressing the low barrier-retention paradox, and addressing the increasingly toxic drug supply. This webinar will equip learners with the knowledge to intervene during acute opiate toxicity episodes and help them develop practice improvement plans to reduce impediments to access of overdose prevention resources.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe at least three (3) approaches to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
- Identify at least three (3) limitations of these approaches to high-risk populations.
- List opportunities to engage high-risk individuals, address the low barrier-retention paradox and make the drug supply less toxic.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME credit, CEUs for psychology, Pharmacy Continuing Education Credit, and SW CE credit.
Continuing Education Information:
See details on link
To access recorded webinar click here
- Cost:
- No Costs
Substance-Exposed Pregnancies: What to Know As They Grow
On-Demand
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore how substance use during pregnancy impacts the maternal/fetal development and increases the neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate. The unique challenges and opportunities of providing care to a substance-exposed pregnancy will be explored. The importance of screening procedures will be discussed and how the information obtained during the screening influences the treatment plan.
Presenter: Kathleen Schachman, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FIAAN
For more information and to register click here
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Describe two ways that substance use during pregnancy impacts maternal/fetal developmental and neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate.
- Identify the unique challenges and opportunities in providing care for substance-exposed pregnancies.
- Implement screening procedures identify high-risk or problematic substance use during pregnancy.
- Plan treatment approaches to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Cost:
- free
A Primer on Stimulant Use Disorder: A Growing Concern
On-demand, self-paced
Release date: December 1, 2021
The contact hours for this session expire: January 31, 2023
Sponsor: Opioid Response Network in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
This presentation will explore stimulant use disorders in the adult population. The neuroscience changes as a result of a SUD will be explored along with the signs and symptoms that often present with the diagnosis and potential treatment options.
Presenter: Laura G Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence and risks of stimulant use disorder.
- Discuss the neuroscience of stimulant use disorder.
- Identify potential treatments for stimulant use disorder.
More more information and to register click here
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Interdisciplinary HCV Screening, Treatment and Follow-up
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on December 7, 2021: this recording is NOT certified for continuing education credit.
Recorded discussion of the role of the interdisciplinary team in completing the essential components of HCV treatment assessment, service delivery for marginalized populations, and outreach to individuals experiencing SUD.
Speakers from the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program:
- Savanna Shores, RN, BSN, HCV Team Nurse
- Giavanna Wilson, Case Manager, HCV Services
- Khadija Muse, HCV Outreach Manager
Targeted population to be discussed: young adults ages 18-24
Topics:
- Behavioral Prevention
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To access the recording click here
(Note that you must sign up for a free membership to access.)
- Cost:
- free
Myth-Busting HCV Treatment: Demystifying HCV Treatment in At-Risk Populations
Sponsor: New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Recorded on January 11, 2022
Part 3 of the “Myth-Busting HCV Treatment Series” explored the advances in the treatment of HCV to the clinical management of PWID and SUD and various monitoring strategies that can be used during HCV treatment and follow-up for hard-to-reach populations.
Speaker: Marguerite Beiser, NP, Director of HCV Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Topics:
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Cultural competence
- Health literacy
- Case management
- Community linkages
- Coordination of care
- Organizational needs assessment
- Practice Transformation
To view the recording click here
Note that you will need to recreate a free membership to access.
- Cost:
- free
Words Matter – Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction: A CME/CE Activity
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
self-paced activity with CME/CE
released July 15, 2021; Expiration date for CME/CE – September 15, 2023
This CME/CE activity informs clinicians on how they can show leadership in how language can destigmatize the disease of addiction. It is focused on using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners/other APRNs, and dentists engaged in the care of patients with substance use disorders.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Explain the effects of stigmatizing language on patients with addiction.
- Compare common terminology and assess which terms should be used or avoided and why.
- Integrate person-first, non-stigmatizing language into everyday practice.
- Identify terms to use and terms to avoid when speaking to patients about addiction.
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- Cost:
- FREE
Contingency Management Provider Training
Sponsor: UVM Center on Rural Addiction
To receive CME credit for this video, please complete the interactive version within the UVM CME portal. For instructions on how to complete this process, please visit: https://go.uvm.edu/cmhowto
Use of cocaine and methamphetamine is rising across the country resulting in a wave of overdose deaths that is truly alarming. The ability to help people with issues around cocaine and stimulant use is hampered by the limited number of treatments available. For example, there is no medication available to treat these issues. However, there are behavioral treatments that are effective, including contingency management (CM), where people can earn incentives for healthy behavior change. In fact, looking across all the available treatment options, CM has been shown repeatedly to be the most effective. Our faculty at UVM CORA have worked to develop educational resources for treatment providers, policymakers, health departments, health services, and clinicians in how to use CM. We have developed a brief video to highlight: –Why providers should consider CM with their patients who struggle with substance use –The evidence that supports the use of CM –The most important steps and considerations for using CM and resources available through UVM CORA to help support these efforts.
For the introductory YouTube version with objectives and more information click here
- Cost:
- free