Featured Courses
Opioid Screening in Youth: Foundations for an Effective Screening Process
This on-demand course will allow learners to explore the role of opioid screening in adolescents, emphasizing that its effectiveness hinges on excellent confidentiality practices and effective interventions. Learners will understand the primary reasons that screening is needed and learn about the opioids that predominantly lead to youth overdoses. Learners will also familiarize themselves with the stances of various professional bodies on adolescent screening and learn about the tools validated for detecting opioid use in youth. This course provides strong foundational knowledge for future engaging discussions on opioid use in youth.
Caring for Complex Patients in Resource-Limited Rural Communities
This on-demand course is the third session in a 4-part series that addresses the strengths and challenges to providing MOUD in rural communities. One aspect of successfully implementing a clinic MOUD program is identifying how to best care for complex patients. Presenters shared case examples of delivering care to a range of clinically challenging patients within resource-limited rural communities. Presenters also discussed treatment and/or referral in the context of pregnancy, health and mental health comorbidities, infectious diseases (e.g., HIV, Hepatitis C), and polysubstance use. Presenters also discussed burn-out and self-care when caring for complex patients.
About our Center
The Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Pacific Southwest ATTC, HHS Region 9), which covers Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau, is designed to enhance knowledge and expertise in substance use disorder treatment and recovery by disseminating clinical and research information. We also develop, revise, and distribute curricula based on research products and form partnerships with local and regional stakeholders to ensure that the training needs of the region are identified and met.
Self-Paced Learning
About Our Courses
Welcome to the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs’ curated catalog of on-demand learning opportunities. This enduring course catalog features a variety of self-paced learning opportunities that have been developed by the UCLA ISAP Training Department, Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and other training/technical assistance organizations located across the United States. The catalog is organized in alphabetical order by key topic area. Special thanks to the California Department of Health Care Services, County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for providing funding to support the development of many of the courses contained within this Catalog.
Complimentary Continuing Education (CE) credit and/or Continuing Medical Education (CME) is available from UCLA ISAP for many of the courses featured throughout this Catalog. Please be sure to review the course description(s) to determine which types of CE/CME credit are available prior to enrolling in and completing the course(s).
The Catalog features several free on-demand learning opportunities from the CA Bridge Academy, as well as on-demand learning opportunities available through HealtheKnowledge, managed by The Collaborative to Advance Health Services at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies. HealtheKnowledge offers a wide variety of courses in the areas of improving health and healthcare services. Each high-quality HealtheKnowledge course offers a free Certificate of Completion for you to keep once you have passed the course requirements. Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for most of the courses for $5 per credit hour. The courses provided on this site cover a variety of health-related topics relevant for today’s healthcare provider.
For questions, please contact Beth Rutkowski (brutkowski@mednet.ucla.edu). We hope you find what you’re looking for to further expand your knowledge of evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and recovery approaches. To search the course catalog, type Ctrl+F and enter a keyword into the search bar. Happy browsing!