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 and/or Stanford University 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 also features several on-demand learning opportunities available through HealtheKnowledge.org , 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. Happy browsing!
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Featured Courses
Tribal Emergency Response
This on-demand course will help participants be informed on culturally informed crisis response in Native communities. By taking an Indigenous lens to differentiate between opioid overdose and other opioid-related emergencies, healthcare providers and community members can ensure that those experiencing opioid-related emergencies receive the appropriate care and support. It is also essential to work with Indigenous community members, Elders, and traditional healers to develop culturally sensitive approaches to address crisis in Indigenous communities. The session will allow for active learning that addresses greater cultural competence and collaboration in crisis response efforts.
Understanding the Impact of Structural Racism on Clinical Care: Lessons from HIV and COVID-19
In order to understand how health inequities in various chronic disease such as HIV and SUD occur, it is necessary to examine their associations with longstanding structural racism. This on-demand course will provide an overview of structural racism in the context of the clinical care and review what lessons have ben learned from the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics that can inform future work, and help to interrogate systems and structures which perpetuate structural racism in order to take steps to move toward providing services with an anti-oppression and anti-racism lens.