A Resource for Healthcare and Social Services Professionals
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Topic: CARN and CARN-AP
This course reviews topics covered in the certification exam for addictions nursing and is intended to support nurses preparing to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam.
Virtual event
Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), with experience treating patients with addiction, who intend to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam.
Topic: Buprenorphine
This two-hour course will provide prescribers with the skills needed to implement addiction treatment in a practice setting. It is intended to provide prescribers with practical, evidence-based strategies for initiating and maintaining medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) as well as tools to care for patients with ongoing use and/or polysubstance use.
Virtual event
Medical professionals with prescriptive authority looking to increase provision of care for patients with opioid use disorder in an outpatient treatment setting or emergency department.
Topic: CARN and CARN-AP
This course reviews topics covered in the certification exam for addictions nursing and is intended to support nurses preparing to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam.
Virtual event
Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), with experience treating patients with addiction, who intend to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam.
Topic: Recovery Coach Drop-in Forum
A drop-in session for recovery coaches to discuss coaching and other topics related to substance use, recovery and coaching.
Virtual event
Recovery coaches, navigators, and peer support specialists that provide direct support to recoverees/patients in the field of addiction.
Topic: ECHO
As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO series, Sadie Elisseau, MD will present the didactic entitled, "Practical Applications of Trauma Informed Care in Primary Care." The didactic will be followed by a related de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO participant along with recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.
Virtual event
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN), Physicians (MD/DO), Physician Assistants (PA), Nurses (LPN/RN), Social Workers (LCSW/LICSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselors (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), Recovery Coaches.
Topic: Buprenorphine
This two-part training, formerly known as the 8-hour X-Waiver training, is intended to provide eight hours of training for providers seeking to prescribe buprenorphine.
Virtual event
Physicians (MD, DO), Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), and Physician Assistants
Topic: Xylazine
This training will provide knowledge regarding xylazine, a CNS depressant, which has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths in the US.
Virtual event
Providers, nurses, counselors, and other non-clinical staff are welcome to attend.
Topic: Special Populations
This one-hour course is intended to provide foundational knowledge for those working in addiction treatment settings on best practices for creating welcoming spaces to provide addiction care for transgender & gender diverse (TGD) individuals.
Virtual event
Medical providers, nurses, social workers, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselors (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), recovery coaches, counselors, Licensed Mental health Counselors (LMHC), and members of the community.
Topic: Buprenorphine
This training will cover a range of evidence-based strategies for initiating buprenorphine treatment within ambulatory care practices. Special attention will be directed towards effective measures that support the transition of patients using illicitly manufactured fentanyl onto prescribed buprenorphine.
Virtual event
Medical providers, nurses, social workers, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselors (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), recovery coaches, counselors, Licensed Mental health Counselors (LMHC), and others working in addiction medicine.
Topic: Stimulants
This one-hour course is intended to provide foundational knowledge of stimulant use disorders as well as an overview of evidence-based interventions.
Virtual event
Medical providers, nurses, social workers, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselors (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), recovery coaches, counselors, Licensed Mental health Counselors (LMHC), and members of the community.
Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is a program of Boston Medical Center (BMC), a 514-bed academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End and the largest safety-net hospital in New England.
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