Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

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Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Course Description

The purpose of this on-demand course is to provide participants with a detailed overview of medications that have been shown to be effective as a component of the treatment of opioid use disorder. Topics will include: the context for medication-assisted treatment (positive and negative perceptions), the epidemiology of opioid use and dependence (user demographics), a review of the various classes of opioids, an overview of each medication, its indication, to whom it is administered, and how it works, and treatment settings for medication-assisted treatment. Medications will include: naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine.

Launch Date: June 17, 2020

At the conclusion of the on-demand course, participants will be able to:

  1. Specify the three (3) medications to treat opioid use disorders.
  2. Identify at least three (3) benefits for using medication assisted treatment.
  3. Propose at least three (3) strategies to prevent opioid overdose.

Instructions for Continuing Medical Education Credit

How to receive a CME certificate:

For Continuing Medical Education (CME) for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners only, you will receive a link to complete the course evaluation for CME after watching the video for this course, and you will receive your CE certificate via email within six to eight weeks.

If you have any CME-related questions, please contact Gloria Miele at gmiele@mednet.ucla.edu.

CME Statements:

Please view the linked CME Learner Handout for more information about how to obtain CME credit.

The training course meets the qualifications for the provision of one-half (0.5) continuing medical education credit/contact hour (CME/CEH).

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) designates this on-demand course for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The California Board of Registered Nursing recognizes that Continuing Medical Education (CME) is acceptable for meeting RN continuing education requirements as long as the course is certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM (rn.ca.gov). Nurses will receive a Certificate of Participation following this activity that may be used for license renewal.

Continuing medical education credit will be awarded within 6-8 weeks following completion of the on-demand course.

NOTE: Other types of CE credit (e.g., PSY, LMFT, LCSW, and alcohol and drug counselor) are NOT available for this on-demand course.

Cost: Free

Disclosure statements:

Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM

None of the presenters, planners, or others in control of content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Trainer:

Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Recommended Audience:

This on-demand course is recommended for medical, behavioral health, and substance use disorder clinicians and administrative staff who are involved in providing multidisciplinary care to persons with opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders, including, but not limited to:

  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Registered Nurses and LVNs
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Medical Assistants

Instructions for Requesting Accommodations for Disability:

If you need a disability-related reasonable accommodation/alternative format for this event, please contact Darren Manley at dmanley@mednet.ucla.edu.

Instructions for Filing a Grievance Concerning UCLA ISAP’s Continuing Education Program:

Please contact Dr. Thomas E. Freese, CE Program Administrator, in writing:(UCLA ISAP, 10911 Weyburn Ave, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024) or by phone (310-267-5397). Alternately, you may contact Dr. Gloria Miele or Dr. James Peck, ISAP-affiliated doctoral-level psychologists responsible for program planning for the ISAP CE Program. Drs. Miele and Peck can be reached in writing at: 10911 Weyburn Ave, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024 or by phone at: 310-267-5888 (Miele) or 310-267-5346 (Peck).

Please click on the lesson below to start the course.