Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course

Includes Waiver Qualifying Requirements

March 24, 2018
8:00 am– 5:30 pm

LOCATION

Howard University
The Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library
501 W Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20059

COST-FREE

Honorarium and meals will be provided

REGISTRATION

https://elearning.asam.org/p/HU_2018

Registration Deadline:
Saturday, March 10, 2018

CONTACT

Email: education@ASAM.org
Are you an NP or PA? ASAM also provides the additional 16 hours required for NPs and PAs to qualify for a waiver.

The ASAM Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course covers the highest quality, evidence- based practices for treating patients with opioid use disorder.

The ASAM Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course is designed for:

  • Licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who plan to obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in office-based treatment of opioid use disorders in Washington, DC.
  • Must be licensed in Washington, DC or plan to practice in Washington, DC.

Our case-based learning format will show you how to apply this new knowledge. You will learn how to:

  • Have specific knowledge to offer treatments for patients with opioid use
    disorder.
  • Identify and assess patients who are appropriate for treatment with medications.
  • Discuss the psychiatric and medical co-morbidities associated with opioid addiction.
  • Apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to patients with opioid use disorders.

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