Vanderbilt ECHO Tennessee Tele-education Hub for Opioid Use Disorder - 3/24/2026S CME

Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Live Stream, Nashville, TN

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Curious about Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)? Want to start MOUD in your practice? Started already and would like more guidance/support? This tele-education program is for YOU! The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Addiction Division in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has developed a comprehensive curriculum to support providers to start or expand Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorders (OUD). This tele-learning program (ECHO) covers key aspects of prescribing (e.g., overview of OUD and MOUD, induction, specifics of dosing, MOUD and co-occurring disorders, MOUD with special populations, etc.), psychosocial supports (Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, co-occurring disorders, etc.) and clinic-level resources/skills (screening, monitoring, workforce staffing, billing, etc.). Join us! This tele-learning (ECHO) program is funded by Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The curriculum was developed by David Marcovitz, MD, Reid Finlayson, MD, Jule West, MD and others. Target Audience: This tele-education program (ECHO) was developed to support rural primary care providers to start or expand MOUD treatment. However, attendance is open to and relevant for all providers and clinic staff in any context that are interested in starting or expanding MOUD for OUD.

1. Understand the diagnosis and management of opioid use disorder (OUD) that includes but is not limited to: Overview of OUD, FDA approved treatments, specific Dosing
2. Determine the implications for the often co-occurring other substance use disorders
3. Understand MOUD in the management of patients withing special populations such as patients with chronic pain, perioperative pain, pregnancy and adolescents.
4. Improve your understanding and clinical application of psycho-social intervention techniques, including motivational interviewing.
5. Understand clinical application of psycho-intervention techniques with trauma disorders and administer trauma informed care,
6. Learn and apply clinic-level resources/skills including to presentation on legal topics.
7. Understand the utilization and application of case management and social work for wrap-around comprehensive care plans.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nursing Education and Professional Development, is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development, designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour.