Sponsor: Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, a program of Boston Medical Center
Description: This training will provide strategies for pain management in patients with co-occurring pain and opioid use disorder.
This training satisfies 0.75 hours of the required 8 hours of training for DEA-registered practitioners.
Intended audience
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.
Objectives:
Following this training, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:
- Identify at least three risk factors for opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose in patients with chronic pain.
- List three examples of non-opioid treatments for chronic pain.
- Develop an acute pain management strategy for a patient taking prescribed buprenorphine.
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This is an open ended event
- Cost:
- no costs