A Resource for Healthcare and Social Services Professionals
July 15, 2020
12:00 pm–1:30 pm ET
Case-based discussion regarding strategies for integrating treatments in different settings
Via Via Zoom
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This 1.5 hour session will be a case-based discussion regarding the benefits of medication transition and the individuals who could benefit. Speakers will discuss the importance of collaboration between OTP and outpatient settings in order to effectively transition between medications.
This training will be held via Zoom. We would prefer that you log in using a computer with a web cam 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 web cam, please let us know.
OTP and OBAT staff providing treatment for substance use disorders
Vice President of Clinical Services at Spectrum Health Systems, Inc
Describe the benefits of integrating buprenorphine treatment into an OTP setting.
Identify circumstances when a person may benefit from transitioning from buprenorphine to methadone and methadone to buprenorphine.
Examine the potential barriers to and strategies for integrating buprenorphine treatment into an OTP program.
Discuss the importance of collaboration between the OTP and outpatient settings.
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
Boston Medical Center grants 1.50 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 American Nurses Association, Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Boston University School of Social Work which is authorized through the MA state board of Social Work to provide 1.50 CE Credit Hours.