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Online Courses

New Innovations with Opioid Treatment: Buprenorphine

  • Description: This course discusses the four facets of opioid dependence and addiction (biological, psychological, social and spiritual), three FDA-approved medications for opioid dependence, applying strategies to match patients to the most appropriate therapy, methods of motivating patients in opioid dependence treatment and building cooperative relationships between addiction professionals and prescribers.
  • Earn 1.5 CEs: free for members; $25 for non-members

Motivational Interviewing: Clinical Practice with Pharmacotherapy

  • Description: This course discusses how addiction professionals can utilize a motivational style in addiction treatment, as well as how to integrate appropriate motivational strategies and skills to help the alcohol dependent move through the Stages of Change and consider pharmacotherapy as a treatment option.
  • Earn 1.5 CEs: free for members; $25 for non-members

Blending Solutions: Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Pharmacotherapy

  • Description: This course educates addiction professionals on the specific skills necessary for integrating Motivational Interviewing and pharmacotherapy with the Stages of Change model by utilizing live trainer instruction, video clips of counseling interactions and patient testimonials.
  • Earn 2 CEs: free for members; $30 for non-members

Webinars

Medication Assisted Recovery: What Every Addiction Professional Needs to Know

  • Description: Over the past decade, the treatment of substance use disorders has entered into a new phase in which medications can play a vital role in helping someone recover.  This webinar will discuss how new advancements in pharmacotherapy can help support and augment traditional evidence-based treatment practices for alcohol and opioid dependence.  The presenter will discuss the current environment of addiction treatment, outline the psychopharmacology of substance use disorders and introduce the most recent FDA-approved pharmacotherapies for alcohol and opioid dependence.  This webinar will also propose strategies for discussing pharmacotherapy with clients who have varying levels of motivation to change their behavior.
  • Price: Education is free to all professionals.
  • Earn 2 CEs by passing the CE Quiz (members: free; non-members: $25)
  • Description: There are three primary medications that are currently approved by the federal government for this purpose; methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone.  This webinar will focus on how medications are used to treat chronic opioid addiction, and will include the science in support of opioid addiction treatment and changing patterns in prescription opioid use as patients enter treatment.  The presentation will respond to frequently asked questions about this treatment option in addition to discussing some of the most pressing challenges and initiatives affecting our profession.
  • Price: Education is free to all professionals
  • Earn 1 CE by passing the CE Quiz (members: free; non-members: $15)
Healing the Addiction Brain: Cutting Edge Science and Brain Neurochemistry
  • Description: Findings from decades of NIH research on alcoholism and addiction rarely find their way into clinical addiction treatment programs. Consequently, this session’s purpose is to provide accurate, scientifically excellent information about alcohol and drug addiction treatment which can allow addicts to control cravings and reduce the physical brain injury caused by addiction, in order to inspire hope in the attendee.  This session can provide valuable information for the entire court team and treatment providers including those working with clients with limited treatment resources.
  • Price: Education is free to all professionals
  • Earn 1 CE by passing the CE Quiz (members: free; non-members: $15)

Homestudy

Medication Management for Addiction Professionals: Campral Series

  • Description: This independent study course with manual and CE Quiz presents valuable information about alcohol dependence and acamprosate (marketed as Campral), counseling patients with acamprosate, scientific studies on acamprosate, how it works, comparison to other medications, case studies of actual patients, model treatment plans and frequently asked questions.
  • Earn 6 CEs: $35 for members; $50 for non-members

Pharmacotherapy: Integrating New Tools into Practice

  • Description: Disulfiram (Antabuse), oral naltrexone (ReVia/Depade), acamprosate (Campral) and injectable naltrexone (Vivitrol) are diverse medications that have different purposes and ways of working in the brain. This independent study course with manual and CE Quiz provides a comparison of the four FDA-approved pharmacotherapies to help treat alcohol dependence and presents strategies for overcoming treatment obstacles, matching patients to the most appropriate therapy and motivating patients in treatment.
  • Earn 6 CEs: $35 for members; $50 for non-members

New Innovations with Opioid Treatment: Buprenorphine

  • Description: This course discusses the four facets of opioid dependence and addiction (biological, psychological, social and spiritual), three FDA-approved medications for opioid dependence, applying strategies to match patients to the most appropriate therapy, methods of motivating patients in opioid dependence treatment and building cooperative relationships between addiction professionals and prescribers.
  • Earn 6 CEs: $35 for members; $50 for non-members

Face-to-Face Trainings

  • There are no Medication-Assisted Treatment face-to-face trainings scheduled at this time.  Please check back often for updates.
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