Advancing Addiction Treatment: Building Knowledge of Substance Use and Specialty Topics

Sponsor: Grayken Center for Addiction, a program of Boston Medical Center

Description

This training describes the principles of harm reduction and offers strategies to support persons who use drugs and their community members.

This training satisfies 0.75 hours of the required 8 hours of training for DEA-registered practitioners. The Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. The MATE Act requires increased training for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered physicians and practitioners—specifically, a one-time eight-hour training requirement on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.

Intended audience

Medical professionals with prescriptive authority, nurses and support staff who support them looking to increase provision of care for patients with substance use disorder.

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Medical professionals with prescriptive authority, nurses and support staff who support them looking to increase provision of care for patients with substance use disorder.

This is an open ended event

Cost:
no costs