Target Audience: This activity is designed for counselors, interprofessional teams, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, psychiatrists, social workers, students and educators and healthcare team members new to treating patients with opioid use disorder, the series aims to offer additional insights, knowledge, and confidence. This activity is accredited for nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, social workers, physicians, and the healthcare team.

Webinar Description:

Join us for the final session of our four-part online case-based learning collaborative series, which focuses on methadone in the era of fentanyl. This session will explore best practices for treating opioid use disorder and feature real-world cases provided by addiction experts. You’ll have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to practical situations.

Educational Objectives:

• Understand how the advent of fentanyl as the most commonly used illicit opioid has changed the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with methadone.
• Be able to balance the concerns over patient safety versus the importance of getting to a therapeutic dose as rapidly as possible.

Continuing Education information:

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine 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

The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

This activity awards 1.5 Nursing contact hours.

Pharmacy

This activity will offer 1.5 pharmacy contact hours (1.5 CEUs). Pharmacists will be asked to provide identifying information (e-Profile ID and DOB in MMDD format) in order to receive credit and allow reporting to CPE Monitor. (UAN:JA0000141-0000-24-020-L99 )

PAs

ASAM 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 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 06/28/2027. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, ASAM 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 general continuing education credits.

IPCE Credit

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Requirements for successful activity completion:

In order to successfully complete this activity and obtain your Certificate:

1. Create a free account with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
2. Complete webinar content.
3. Complete the activities posttest. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer 4 out of 6 questions correctly.
4. Complete the required evaluation(s).
5. After completing the evaluation, participants will have access to their certificate. They can view/print their certificate at any time by visiting the ASAM e-Learning Center, clicking Dashboard, and clicking Transcript/Achievements.