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Virtual meeting

Via Zoom

Description

This 1 hour activity will explore compassion fatigue and burnout in regards to treating Opioid Use Disorder. Strategies to counteract these phenomena and how to prevent them will be discussed.

This training will be held via Zoom. We would prefer that you log in using a computer with a webcam so that we can all connect to each other via video. Please note that signing on with video is required to receive CEs. If you do not have access to a webcam, please let us know. 

Intended audience

The interdisciplinary staff and affiliates of Brockton Habit OPCO and OTPs in the Brockton area of Massachusetts.

Speakers

Justin Alves, RN, ACRN, CARN Nichole Hardy, LMHC, LADAC

Objectives

• Define the concept of “compassion fatigue” in settings focused on treating patients with opioid use disorder.
• Develop strategies to address and manage “compassion fatigue.”
• Identify strategies to mitigate staff burnout. 

Sponsored by

Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS), HEALing Communities Study - Massachusetts (HCS-MA), Grayken Center for Addiction, and Boston Medical Center Office Based Addiction Treatment and Technical Assistance (BMC OBAT TTA+).

Accreditation information

Boston Medical Center grants 1.00 hours to all nurses who attend, complete the evaluation, and complete the post-test. Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuing professional development by the American Nurses Association, Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 

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