Vanderbilt ECHO Tennessee Tele-education Hub for Opioid Use Disorder CME CNE

Occurs monthly on the 4th Tuesday starting on 6/9/2020 at 12:00 PM
Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Live Stream, Nashville, TN

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (0.83 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Curious about Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)? Want to start MAT in your practice? Started already and would like more guidance/support? This tele-learning 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 MAT, induction, specifics of dosing, MAT and co-occurring disorders, MAT 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.). All core content for new prescribers is covered every 3 months. 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-learning program (ECHO) was developed to support rural primary care providers to start or expand MAT for OUD treatment. However, attendance is open to and relevant for all providers and clinic staff in any context that are interested in starting or expanding MAT for OUD.

1. 1.0 Develop a working knowledge of the diagnosis and management of opioid use disorder (OUD) that includes but is not limited to:
2. 1.1 Overview of OUD
3. 1.2 FDA approved treatments
4. 1.3 Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) induction
5. 1.4 Specifics of dosing
6. 1.5 MAT implications for the often co-occurring other substance use disorders
7. 1.6 Medical disorders and mental health disorders
8. 1.7 MAT with special populations such as patients with chronic pain and adolescents.
9. 2.0 Improve your understanding and clinical application of psycho-social intervention techniques, including but not limited to:
10. 2.1 Motivational Interviewing,
11. 2.2 Trauma Disorders and Trauma Informed care,
12. 2.3 Harm Reduction
13. 3.0 Learn and apply clinic-level resources/skills including but not limited to:
14. 3.1 Data waiver 2000
15. 3.2 DEA presentation on legal topics
16. 3.3 Illness screening and monitoring
17. 3.4 Workforce staffing
18. 3.5 Billing

1. have increased knowledge regarding how to assess and treat patients diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorders.

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 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. 

Successful Nursing Contact Hour Requirements:
 • Attendance at entire event
 • Text in attendance within 24 hours of the start of the event
 • Completion of the evaluation
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