Target Audience(s): Physicians, Nurse Practitioners or other Advanced Practice Nurses, PAs, Pharmacists, Interprofessional Teams, Students, and Educators
Description: This course discusses the importance of integrating opioid use disorder (OUD) pharmacotherapy into general medical settings, and describes models in primary care, emergency rooms, and hospitals where medications for OUD treatment are successfully included as standard care. Through reviews of OUD pharmacotherapy implementation in clinical practice, participants will learn how to adapt these strategies to their own settings. The course also introduces evidence-based counseling approaches to enhance motivation, treatment engagement, and sustained remission. Standard Medical Management (SMM) will be highlighted as an efficient, structured option readily incorporated into primary care. Participants are encouraged to adapt this information for use in their own clinical practices.
Educational Objectives:
- Demonstrate how screening, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) can be integrated in general medical settings
- Describe Standard Medical Management for patients with OUD
- Discuss models for integrating OUD pharmacotherapy into primary care settings, emergency rooms, and hospitals
- Identify key components to successful OUD pharmacotherapy implementation in clinical practice
Foundational SUD 101 Core Curriculum Course
This course is one of eight foundational courses in the SUD 101 Core Curriculum. These courses are interactive and feature immersive, case-based learning that simulates real-world clinical scenarios. For more information about the SUD 101 Core Curriculum offerings, please visit the SUD 101 homepage.
Course components:
- Interactive learning: interactive presentation with knowledge checks and reflection questions.
- Resources: Downloadable slide deck, resource links, references, and mentorship opportunities.
- Facilitation Guides: Tools to support discussion and implementation within clinical teams.
- Accredited CE credits: A certificate following completion of the course.
- Choice of available CE Credit types: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, AAPA Category 1 CME, Nursing Contact Hours, Pharmacy CE Credit, Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit.
Completion:
- CE certificates: After completing a course, learners will receive a CE certificate that awards them credit based on their profession.
- Digital badge: Learners who complete all 8 foundational courses can receive an 8-Hour SUD Training Digital Badge. The badge confirms completion of at least 8 hours of training on substance use disorders and fulfills the 8-hour DEA training requirement. It can be shared on social media, added to email signatures, or included in online portfolios and resumes.
Note: Learners seeking a certificate verifying 8 hours of training must complete the full 8-course bundle via the PCSS-MOUD website under the 8-Hour DEA Training.
