Exchange Session 4 – Implement/Sustain

Consider approaches to sustain MOUD and ensure continued access to high-quality care for our most challenged patients, including those who are pregnant, youth/adolescents, those with acute or chronic pain, and those electing to taper their dose.

Exchange Session 3 – Implement/Sustain

Review considerations for MOUD initiation and follow-up, including lab guidelines, and clinical management of patients with continued use (e.g., fentanyl, novel synthetic opioids), overdose risk, poly-substance use, and comorbid mental health conditions.

Exchange Session 2 – Prepare

Review patient screening considerations and discuss how OUD screening can be integrated into current clinic workflows. Discuss the training and certifications required for specific team members to implement MOUD. Highlight the critical role of Champions, and how to strategically select Champions to support MOUD implementation.

Exchange Session 1 – Explore

Review medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD), with a focus on buprenorphine treatment and its various formulations, and strategies for including harm reduction approaches into care. Discuss administrative, clinical and financial considerations, and provide resources for both prescribers and non-prescribers.

PCSS Exchange Session 1 – Explore, Part 1

Facilitator: Sherry Larkins, PhD, Director of International Programs and Research Sociologist, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs at the University of California, Los Angeles – Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Cost: No fee Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, clinical administrators and healthcare teams. Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 […]

PCSS Exchange Session 5 – Implement and Sustain, Part 1

Facilitator: Sherry Larkins, PhD, Director of International Programs and Research Sociologist, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs at the University of California, Los Angeles – Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Cost: No fee Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, clinical administrators and healthcare teams. Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 […]

PCSS Exchange Session 6 – Implement and Sustain, Part 2

Facilitator: Sherry Larkins, PhD, Director of International Programs and Research Sociologist, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs at the University of California, Los Angeles – Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Cost: No fee Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, clinical administrators and healthcare teams. Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 […]

PCSS Exchange Session 6 – Implement and Sustain, Part 2

Presenter(s): Terry Horton, MD, Gavin Bart, MD, PhD, FACP, DFASAM, and Kristin Wason, NP
PCSS Exchange is a six-session online course focused on the implementation of prescribing medications for treating opioid use disorder (MOUD) in a variety of healthcare settings. The course content is built around the EPIS (Explore, Prepare, Implement, Sustain) Framework of implementation.

PCSS Exchange Session 5 – Implement and Sustain, Part 1

Presenter(s): Ted Park, MD, Andrew Saxon, MD, and Crystal Walker, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C
PCSS Exchange is a six-session online course focused on the implementation of prescribing medications for treating opioid use disorder (MOUD) in a variety of healthcare settings. The course content is built around the EPIS (Explore, Prepare, Implement, Sustain) Framework of implementation.

PCSS Exchange Session 4 – Prepare, Part 2

Presenter(s): Faith Butler, MD, Andrew Saxon, MD, and Debra Newman, PA-C, MPH
PCSS Exchange is a six-session online course focused on the implementation of prescribing medications for treating opioid use disorder (MOUD) in a variety of healthcare settings. The course content is built around the EPIS (Explore, Prepare, Implement, Sustain) Framework of implementation.