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PCSS-MOUD has the resources and training you need
to meet the needs of your patients.

PCSS-MOUD is a national training and clinical mentoring project developed in response to the opioid use disorder crisis. Made up of a coalition and led by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), PCSS-MOUD’s education and training resources are developed for healthcare providers and professionals. The overarching goal of PCSS-MOUD is to provide the most effective evidence-based clinical practices in the prevention of OUD through proper opioid prescribing practices, identifying patients with OUD, and the treatment of opioid use disorder.

Jointly Accredited Provider In December 2024, AAAP received Joint Accreditation with Commendation, the highest level of Joint Accreditation currently offered. Only 174 organizations in the United States are currently Joint Accredited and only 33 have Joint Accreditation with Commendation, which is only awarded to providers who demonstrate compliance in all required criteria AND additional criteria aimed at elevating CE for the health care team and demonstrating the impact of their CE program on the health care team’s performance and the patients they serve. By receiving Joint Accreditation with Commendation, AAAP demonstrated that AAAP:
  • Offers high quality, impactful and independent CE for the health care team caring for people with substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
  • Delivers CE activities that are effectively designed and have changed the health care team’s abilities and performance.
  • Supports its own CE team through continuing professional development opportunities and resources.
  • Engages in scholarship and research related to AAAP’s IPCE program.
  • Integrates the use of health and practice data into the planning and presentation of its accredited CE.
  • Identifies and addresses factors beyond clinical care that affect the health of patients and integrates content on these factors in accredited IPCE and CE.
  • Collaborates with other organizations to address population health issues.
  • Demonstrates that its IPCE program improved not only the performance of the team but also community and patient health.
Learn more about Joint Accreditation.

Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (PCSS-MAUD)

PCSS-MAUDProviders Clinical Support System – Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder is a national project funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide free, comprehensive training, guidance, and mentoring on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of alcohol use disorder.

Go to PCSS-MAUD

Educational Activities by Format

Modules

Designed to enhance providers knowledge and skills in evidence-based treatment practices. Most include CME/CE credit and all offered at no cost.

Podcasts

The PCSS-MOUD Podcast provides insight into challenges around opioid use disorders and pain management.

Webinars

Webinars address a wide range of topics related to clinical practices. Most include CME/CE credit and all are offered at no cost.

Videos

Videos address an array of topics including: stigma, engaging patients and treatment options.

Clinical Guidances

“Clinical practice guidelines are systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.”(Institute of Medicine, 1990)

Resources

These resources and sample forms for treating OUD and chronic pain were developed for health professionals, patients, family members and significant others of patients and the general community to learn more about the evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorders and the treatment of chronic pain.

Note: Inclusion on the list does not indicate PCSS-MOUD, AAAP, or partner organizations endorse any of the resources listed and exclusion in no way implies other resources are not available or valuable.

Episode 6: Dignity Starts With Us: Rewriting the Dominant Narratives of Substance Use

Target Audience(s):
Administrative Staff, Counselors, Dentists, Family and Patient, Interprofessional Teams, Judges, Nurses, PAs, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Students and Educators
Topic(s):
Ethics, Discrimination, Stigma ...
Organizer(s):
Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction
Presenter(s):
Meghann Perry, CARC; Dani Snyder-Young, PhD; and Felipe Vasudevan, MD, MSc
Credit Available:
CE Credit(s): No
Certificate: No
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Low-Threshold Access to Care: Initiating MOUD in the Emergency Department and Encouraging Treatment Retention

Target Audience(s):
Administrative Staff, Counselors, Family and Patient, Interprofessional Teams, Nurses, PAs, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Students and Educators
Topic(s):
Education Addiction Psychiatry / Addiction Medicine, Agonist / Partial Agonist Withdrawal, Antagonist, Buprenorphine, Buprenorphine, Competencies, Full Agonists, Health Care Settings, Implementation, Medications ...
Organizer(s):
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Presenter(s):
Arianna Campbell, DMSc, MPH, PA-C
Credit Available:
CE Credit(s): No
Certificate: Certificate of Attendance, 1-hour
Over 2.5 million adults in the U.S. are diagnosed with OUD. In 2022, 12.7% of ED visits involved opioids. Yet only 25% of those who need treatment receive recommended MOUD. MOUDs are highly effective treatments that have been shown to decrease opioid use, cravings and transmission of infectious disease, and to increase retention in treatment. As the opioid epidemic continues to impact people across the U.S., the ED represents a critical access point to the health care system, supporting people with OUD by initiating MOUD, such as buprenorphine, and connecting them to low-threshold, easy-to-access care for continued treatment.
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Episode 5 – On the Texas Frontlines: How Substance Use Disorder Stigma Affects HIV Prevalence in the South

Target Audience(s):
Administrative Staff, Counselors, Dentists, Interprofessional Teams, Nurses, PAs, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Students and Educators
Topic(s):
Co-Occurring Addiction / Medical Disorders, Discrimination, Ethics, Infectious Disease, Stigma ...
Organizer(s):
Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction
Presenter(s):
Michele Durham, M.Ed; Cindi Salinas, Licensed Substanse Use Disorder Counselor; and Deepika Slawek, MD, MPH, MS
Credit Available:
CE Credit(s): No
Certificate: No
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