PCSS has the resources and training you need to meet the needs of your patients.
PCSS is a national training and clinical mentoring project developed in response to the opioid use disorder crisis. Our education and training resources were developed for primary care providers. The overarching goal of PCSS is to provide the most effective evidenced-based clinical practices in the prevention of OUD through proper opioid prescribing practices, identifying patients with OUD, and the treatment of opioid use disorder.
MAT Waiver Training
PCSS provides MAT training for providers in several formats at no cost. Physicians require 8 hours of training to apply for the waiver from the Drug Enforcement Agency to prescribe buprenorphine, one of three medications approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician assistants (PA) are required to complete 24 hours of training including the 8 hour MAT training. Waiver training is provided at no cost.
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Available Training Formats
Clinical Vignettes
Online modules aim to increase health professionals’ understanding of prevention, treatment and recovery of opioid use disorders. Most include CME/CE credit and all are offered at no cost.
Modules
Designed to enhance providers’ knowledge and skills in evidence-based treatment practices. Most include CME/CE credit and all are offered at no cost.
Podcasts
The PCSS Podcasts provides insight into challenges around opioid use disorders and pain management.
Videos
Videos address an array of topics including: stigma, engaging patients and treatment options.
Webinars
Webinars address a wide range of topics related to clinical practices. Most include CME/CE credit and all are offered at no cost.
Trainings By Topic
Most Recent Trainings
NSAIDS: Friend or Foe in the Battle Against Pain?
Target Audience: This offering is intended for all RNs involved with pain management whether as a bedside staff nurse or as an advance practice provider. Webinar description: With the rise in public and professional concern over opioid overdose deaths, a growing emphasis is being placed on using non-opioid analgesics. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, while not new, … Continue reading "NSAIDS: Friend or Foe in the Battle Against Pain?"Analgesic Prescribing in the Opioid Overdose Epidemic: A Milligram of Prevention is Better than a Pound of Rehabilitation
Recording link and PPT slides coming soon! Webinar description: The opioid overdose epidemic results in approximately 170 deaths every day across America. The dental profession has been responsive to the magnitude of this human tragedy and the overwhelming evidence that NSAIDs, acetaminophen and long-acting local anesthetic formulations result in greater analgesia, less adverse effects and … Continue reading "Analgesic Prescribing in the Opioid Overdose Epidemic: A Milligram of Prevention is Better than a Pound of Rehabilitation"Vaccines for Opioid Use Disorder: Focusing on the Fentanyl Epidemic
Target Audience: This activity was developed to meet the needs of psychiatric clinicians (medical doctors, psychiatric nurses). Webinar description: Fentanyl is the leading cause of opioid overdoses during the last couple of years, and these overdoses are not prevented by methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment. However, a vaccine against fentanyl has been able to block … Continue reading "Vaccines for Opioid Use Disorder: Focusing on the Fentanyl Epidemic"
Other resources you might be interested in:
- Respect and Dignity Key in Treating Substance Use Disorders
- Introduction to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Module 1: Understanding Substance Use Disorders
- Management of Opioid Withdrawal and Overdose (Revised)
- Treating Patients with OUD Can Be Incredibly Rewarding
- Motivational Interviewing: Brushing up on the Basics
Evidence-based educational resources and training on opioid use disorder for clinicians presented in a variety of formats provided at no cost.
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Half and Half Webinar Waiver Training
Half and Half MAT Waiver Training
Pediatric Half and Half Waiver Training
Featured Events
Webinar
Vaccines for Opioid Use Disorder: Focusing on the Fentanyl Epidemic
May 28, 2019
Webinar
NSAIDS: Friend or Foe in the Battle Against Pain?
May 29, 2019