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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
A drop-in session for recovery coaches to discuss coaching in the COVID-19 environment and other topics related to substance use disorder and recovery
Intended audienceRecovery coaches, navigators, and peer support specialists who provide direct support to clients/patients in the field of addiction.
1:15 pm – 3:15 pm ET
This 4-hour course prepares nurses and other medical staff to manage office-based addiction treatment with buprenorphine and naltrexone.
Intended audienceNurses and other clinical staff providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting. Intended for those involved with the MI-CARE project or those invited by Kaiser Permanente Washington or Indiana.
8:00 am – 10:00 am ET
This training will prepare prescribers to handle practical considerations when treating patients with opioid use disorders in office settings.
Intended audiencePrescribers who have recently obtained their MAT 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.
11:00 am – 1:00 pm ET
This 4-hour course prepares nurses and other medical staff to manage office-based addiction treatment with buprenorphine and naltrexone.
Intended audienceNurses and other clinical staff providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting. Intended for those involved with the MI-CARE project or those invited by Kaiser Permanente Washington or Indiana.
8:00 am – 10:00 am ET
This training is part 1 of 8 for the training series that will provide APPs the additional 16 hours to meet the requirements to obtain a MAT Certificate
Intended audienceNurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), and Physician Assistants
10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
This training is part 2 of 8 for the training series that will provide APPs the additional 16 hours to meet the requirements to obtain a MAT Certificate
Intended audienceNurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwifes (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), and Physician Assistants
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET
As part of the twice-monthly SUD Care Continuum ECHO series, Amy Sobieszczyk, LICSW, will present a didactic entitled "Employing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to address Mental Illness in SUD treatment" The didactic will be followed by a related de-identified case presentation from an ECHO participant along with recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.
Intended audienceNurse practitioners (NP), medical doctors (MD), nurses (LPN/RN), social workers (LCSW/LICSW), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), recovery coaches, counselors, Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC)
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
This no-cost course reviews topics covered in the certification exam for addictions nursing and is intended to support nurses preparing to sit for the exam.
Intended audienceRegistered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, with experience treating patients with addiction, who intend to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam.
11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET
This 3-hour training covers stigma, the disease model of addiction, provides an overview of evidence-based treatment of substance use disorders, an overview of the harm reduction philosophy, strategies for integrating harm reduction into the OBAT setting, and an overview of harm reduction interventions.
Intended audienceThe frontline staff and outreach workers of Restoration Recovery Center, Inc.
9:00 am – 10:30 am ET
This training focuses on patients in the criminal-legal system. The type of substances this population uses and special treatment/management that is required will be discussed during the training.
Intended audienceNurses and the entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting.
OBAT 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.
