Target Audience: This activity is designed for medical and behavioral health providers, psychologists, social workers, peer recovery support specialists, and allied health professionals. This activity is accredited for physicians, physician assistant, nurses,  social workers, interprofessional teams, and other health professionals.

Webinar Description: In 2020, 41.1 million Americans needed substance use treatment, but less than 10% received care. Though significant structural barriers to treatment exist, many individuals also may not be ready to engage in treatment yet. Harm reduction strategies can help prevent overdose and sustain engagement with those individuals until they are ready for treatment. Additionally, recovery support services can help facilitate long-term recovery during and after treatment and enhance quality of life though a recovery-oriented system of care. This webinar will discuss how harm reduction and recovery support services can be integrated to support medications for addiction treatment and enhance care for people with substance use disorders.

Educational Objectives:

• Summarize the differences between the acute care treatment model and the recovery-oriented system of care model
• Recognize the research that supports recovery-oriented and harm reduction approaches
• Describe the role harm reduction practices and recovery support services can play in supporting clinical use of medications for addiction treatment (MAT)
• Identify strategies to implement and sustain harm reduction practices and recovery support services within SUD treatment provider organizations

Continuing Education information:

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW). AAAP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Designation Statement

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Designation Statement

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is an approved provider of nursing continuing education through AAAP’s Joint Accreditation provider #4008192. This activity is approved for up to 1 Nursing Contact Hours.

Pharmacy Designation Statement

This activity has been approved for 1 hour of pharmacy continuing education credit. The approval number issues are Universal Activity Number: UAN JA 4008192-9999-22-011-H01-P (pharmacy).

PA Designation Statement

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for a maximum of 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Social Work Designation Statement

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AAAP maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.

Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Designation Statement

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for learning and change.

Other Health Professionals

Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.