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Virtual meeting

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Description

This one-hour training prepares nurses and other medical professionals offering medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to manage addiction treatment with long-acting injectable buprenorphine. Topics covered will include the pharmacology of long-acting injectable buprenorphine, patient selection, medication storage and administration, clinical logistics, side effects, supplemental dosing, lessons learned from the field, and billing and specialty pharmacies. We will also have an open discussion to learn from each other’s experiences using this treatment.

Intended audience

Attendance 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.

Speakers

Brittany L. Carney, DNP, FNP-BC (she/her) Jessica Kemp, RN, CARN (she/her)

Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will have the knowledge to:

• Explain the pharmacology and side effects of monthly injectable buprenorphine.
• Recall processes of patient selection, storage, and administration of injectable buprenorphine.
• Identify patients who may need supplemental dosing during treatment with injectable buprenorphine.
• Describe related specialty pharmacy protocols.

Sponsored by

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

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

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

Accreditation information

REQUIREMENTS for credit

1. Register for training
2. Arrive/log into the training no more than 10 minutes after designated start time for program.
3. Identify yourself by typing your full name into the chat and ensuring your zoom name matches that used to register for training (or you cannot be marked on attendance).
4. Be present through the end of the activity (i.e. until the designated end time of training).
5. Complete evaluation within 2 weeks of program completion.

Please note this policy is strictly enforced for accreditation purposes. Participants will forfeit collection of credit and certificates of completion if more than 10 minutes of the training is missed.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

In support of improving patient care, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing

Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Association Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants who complete and return the evaluation and stay for the entire session will be awarded a total of 1.00 contact hours, with 1.00 contact hours classified as pharmacology.

Social Work

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 general continuing education credits.

Licensed Mental Health Counselors

BMC Grayken Center of Addiction TTA has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7188. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. BMC Grayken Center of Addiction TTA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. For this program, 1.00 contact hours will be offered to participants who attend the training and complete the evaluation.

Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC/CADC)

BMC Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is approved to offer LADC/CADCs who complete this course 1.00 general continuing education credits.

Disclaimer

Continuing education (CE) requirements vary by license and jurisdiction. When requesting continuing education credits, please ensure you are following the rules and regulations determined by the board regulating your license. Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA does not oversee adherence to licensing requirements and regulations. 

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