Note: Once the live event has passed, please allow two weeks for the recording and slide presentations to be posted.

Target Audience: This activity is designed for administrative staff, counselors, interprofessional teams, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, PAs, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, students and educators, and family and patients. This activity is accredited for nurses, physicians, pharmacists, PAs, social workers, interprofessional teams, and other health professionals and learners.

Webinar Description:

Join the Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) – MOUD and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on September 4th, 3:00-4:00p ET as we explore the Stages of Change Model and its usefulness in identifying and overcoming barriers to optimal access for opioid use disorder (OUD) services. Attendees will hear from a leading expert with over 25 years of experience in the health and wellness field.

Approximately 6.7 to 7.6 million adults in the U.S. are currently living with OUD and nearly 90,000 adults are killed by an opioid overdose every year. Despite the prevalence of medication treatment for OUD (MOUD) and overdose prevention modalities, few patients actively seek out care due to a vast number of barriers. To be exact, among the 4% of U.S. adults who needed OUD treatment in 2022 (about 13 million individuals), only 25%, or 3 million, received recommended medications (CDC, 2022). Barriers to treatment can include: affordability, access, lack of readiness, patient and provider stigma, and lack of trust (American Public Journal of Public Health, 2022). These findings underscore a need to increase use of MOUD.

To understand these barriers on a deeper level, it is helpful to look at the Stages of Change Model. Throughout the stages of pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance, patients experience differing barriers and needs. By applying this model in tandem with MOUD, practitioners can successfully lead patients out of ambivalence and into maintenance and eventually permanent change via successful engagement.

Educational Objectives:

• Discuss how the Stages of Change model applies to opioid use disorder (OUD) care.
• Identify barriers to accessing care and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) utilization as well as skills and opportunities to engage with clients for change at each stage.
• Explore practical strategies for creating stage-appropriate client engagement to care and MOUD.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 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.

Physicians
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry designates this live activity 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.

Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
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 CNE credits.

Pharmacists
This activity has been approved for 1 hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. The approval number issued is Universal Activity Number: UAN JA4008192-9999-25-055-L01-P  (pharmacy).

PAs

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 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 6/10/2028. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Social Workers

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 credits.

Other Health Professionals and Other Learners
Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. This credit is accepted by the AANP and the AAPA.

All Learners

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