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DEA-eligible
Topic: Other
This event will describe the current Section 35 civil commitment process and the proposed legislation to reform the current process, hearing directly from legislators, attorney, and physicians about the negative implications of the current process.
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Tuesday, 2/15/2022 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceProviders, nurses, counselors, social workers, advocates, policy makers, and attorneys. Non-clinical staff and those working outside of the healthcare setting are welcome an encouraged to attend. |
Topic: Buprenorphine
This one-hour training prepares nurses and other medical professionals to use long-acting injectable buprenorphine (Sublocade) in addiction treatment.
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Tuesday, 2/15/2022 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceAttendance is required for all OBAT nurses and MAs who work in a DPH/BSAS funded STATE OBOT program. All others working with patients on injectable buprenorphine are welcome and encouraged to attend. |
Topic: Recovery Coach Drop-in Forum
A drop-in session for recovery coaches to discuss coaching in the COVID-19 environment and other topics related to substance use, recovery and coaching
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Thursday, 2/17/2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceRecovery coaches, navigators, and peer support specialists that provide direct support to recoverees/patients in the field of addiction. |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will address harm reduction in terms of cannabis use.
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Thursday, 2/17/2022 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction. |
Topic: APP 16 Hour X-Waiver Training
This training is part 5 of 8 for the training series that will provide APPs the additional 16 hours to meet the requirements to obtain a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) X-Waiver Certificate that will allow them to prescribe to more than 30 patients.
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Thursday, 2/17/2022 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), and Physician Assistants |
Topic: Buprenorphine
This training will prepare prescribers to handle practical considerations when treating patients with opioid use disorders in office settings.
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Thursday, 2/17/2022 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudiencePrescribers who have recently obtained their X-waiver (or who are contemplating getting their waiver) and are looking to increase provision of care for patients with substance use disorder in an outpatient setting. |
Topic: Addiction 101
This training will provide the foundational knowledge regarding the disease of addiction and an introduction into treatment options utilizing medications for opioid use disorder.
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Wednesday, 2/23/2022 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurses, social workers, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians. |
Topic: Recovery Coach Drop-in Forum
A drop-in session for recovery coaches to discuss coaching in the COVID-19 environment and other topics related to substance use, recovery and coaching
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Thursday, 2/24/2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceRecovery coaches, navigators, and peer support specialists that provide direct support to recoverees/patients in the field of addiction. |
Topic: Harm Reduction
The basics of overdose education and response will be reviewed. The care of patients who have a history of overdose to prevent additional overdose will be discussed. The training will review the efficacy of bystander overdose education and prevention. Novel strategies including test strips, sedation monitoring centers, safe consumption sites, and safe supply will be discussed along with the legality in the US. The pharmacology of nasal naloxone and the physiological implications of opioid blockade will be reviewed. Harm reduction strategies related to polysubstance use and when “the Narcan is just not enough†will be explored.
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Thursday, 2/24/2022 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction. |
Topic: APP 16 Hour X-Waiver Training
This training is part 6 of 8 for the training series that will provide APPs the additional 16 hours to meet the requirements to obtain a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) X-Waiver Certificate that will allow them to prescribe to more than 30 patients.
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Thursday, 2/24/2022 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceNurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), and Physician Assistants |
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