Cost:

Va Residents: This course is free* and available to ALL Virginia healthcare professionals with or applying for a DEA license. *Virginia residents will need to register and create their profile first, and can then go to the course catalog to add the course. A Virginia address is required to bypass payment.

Non-Virginia Residents: This course is available for $45 to healthcare professionals outside of Virginia with or applying for a DEA license.

Overview

This online course will provide best practices for the therapeutic management of major opioid use disorders for all patient populations, with a special focus on interprofessional work practices to improve quality of care. Faculty will discuss current and emerging issues related to substance misuse behaviors and trends. This course has been developed for Physicians, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Socials Workers, Pharmacist and other members of the healthcare team.

Course Format

This self-paced course will be available online. Participants may complete some or all of the eight (8) modules, based on their interests and needs. Credit will be awarded based on participation, with one content hour per awarded per video module.

Desired Outcomes:

After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:

• Describe best practices for the therapeutic management of major opioid use disorders for all patient populations.
• Identify current and emerging issues related to substance misuse behaviors and trends.
• Evaluate clinical decision resources and innovative practices to diagnose and treat patients with substance and opioid misuses.
• Develop competencies for systems-based practices, interprofessional work practices and practice-based learning to improve quality of care and enhance collaboration.

Target Audience

This course has been developed for Physicians, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Social Workers, Pharmacists, and other healthcare team members, especially those renewing a DEA license who need to fulfill MATE law requirement for 8 hours of accredited substance abuse education.

Effective Date: July 31, 2023
End Date: July 30, 2025

Agenda: 8 x one hour video modules

Select one or more modules, based on your needs.

National Problem, Interprofessional Solution Epidemiology, Deaths of Despair, and Pediatric Impact
Christopher Holstege, MD
Larry Merkel, MD, PhD
Jennifer Louis-Jacques, MD

Opioid Emergencies Triaging, Intervention, and Management
Ryan Cole, MD
Christopher Holstege, MD

OTC Meds and Novel Substances Used During Opioid Abuse Herbals, Attempted Self-management of Withdrawal Symptoms, and Emerging Substances of Abuse
Avery Michienzi, DO
Christopher Holstege, MD

OUD Concerns During Pregnancy and Pospartum Epidemiology, Mental Health Management, Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal, Breastfeeding
Evelyn Aboagye, MD
Ann Kellams, MD
Jennifer Payne, MD
Santina Zanelli, MD

Opioid Pharmacology Interactions, Usage, and Effects
Kevin Lonabaugh, PharmD

Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnosis Management, and Polysubstance and Co-Use
Andrew Legan, MD

Suboxone Management Ambulatory Management, Primary Care Prescribing and Alternate Approaches
Quincy Zhong, MD
Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne, MD

Addressing Stigma and Motivational Interviewing Best Practices in Motivational Interviewing, Recognizing Stigma, and Primary Care and Underserved Population Approaches
Mo Nadkarni, MD
Andrew Wolf, MD
Alanna Baker, LCSW
Karen Ingersoll, PhD

Accreditation and Designation Statement

Physicians

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing awards up to 8 contact hours for nurses who participate in this educational activity and complete the post activity evaluation.

Pharmacist

Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor within 60 days of the end date of the activity. A certificate from our learning portal validates only learner participation. It will be the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information in order to receive credit for participating in this CE activity. Please log into your NABP Profile to see your credit recorded and print your official transcript.

Physician Assistants

Psychologists

Social Workers

Hours of Participation

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing awards up to 8 hours of participation (consistent with the designated number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or ANCC contact hours) to a participant who successfully completes this educational activity. The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing maintains a record of participation for six (6) years.

Disclosure of faculty financial affiliations

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing as a Joint Accreditation Provider adhere to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, released in December 2020, as well as Commonwealth of Virginia statutes, University of Virginia policies and procedures, and associated federal and private regulations and guidelines. As the accredited provider for this CE/IPCE activity, we are responsible for ensuring that healthcare professionals have access to professional development activities that are based on best practices and scientific integrity that ultimately supports the care of patients and the public.

All individuals involved in the development and delivery of content for an accredited CE/IPCE activity are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies occurring within the past 24 months (such as grants or research support, employee, consultant, stock holder, member of speakers bureau, etc.). The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing employ appropriate mechanisms to resolve potential conflicts of interest and ensure the educational design reflects content validity, scientific rigor and balance for participants. Questions about specific strategies can be directed to the University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

The faculty, staff, CE Advisory Committee and planning committee engaged in the development and/or peer review of this CE/IPCE activity in the Joint Accreditation CE Office of the School of Medicine and School of Nursing have no financial affiliations to disclose. All financial affiliations have been mitigated to ensure independence and integrity in the educational content.

Jennifer Payne, MD has disclosed that she is a consultant for Brill Biologic, Sage Therapeutics, Dionysus Digital Health, Janssen, Merck, and Pure Tech. As well as a consultant, advisory committee/board member, and non-funded collaborative data analyst for Flo Health. She’s also given a talk on family with serious mental illness to employees for Karuna Pharmaceuticals.

Disclosure of discussion of non-FDA approved uses for pharmaceutical products and/or medical devices

As a Joint Accreditation provider, the University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing, requires that all faculty presenters identify and disclose any off-label or experimental uses for pharmaceutical and medical device products. It is recommended that each clinician fully review all the available data on new products or procedures prior to clinical use.

Disclaimer information: CE activities accredited by University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind. Learners are not authorized to copy, modify, reproduce, re-publish, sub-license, sell, upload, broadcast, post, transmit or distribute any of the Course Materials.