Moving Beyond the Barriers of Treating Opioid Use Disorder

Overview

This 3-hour virtual-live course provides a deeper dive into implementing office-based treatment for opioid use disorder and addresses moving beyond common barriers that prevent qualified clinicians from successfully treating patients with OUD.

Moving Beyond the Barriers of Treating Opioid Use Disorder is case-based, interactive, virtual-live course that addresses moving beyond common barriers that prevent clinicians from successfully treating patients with OUD. Common barriers related to implementing office-based treatment and patient care will be discussed, as well as how to address these barriers.

The target audience for this introductory and intermediate course includes: Healthcare providers who have not yet implemented their waiver or providers who face barriers to implementing their waiver.

This course addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Patient Care, Procedural Skills and Medical Knowledge.

Please Note: That recent legislation has removed the waiver requirement to prescribe buprenorphine. Some of the course content and descriptions refer to the waiver and we appreciate your patience as we work to update this content. To learn more about federal buprenorphine prescribing regulations, check out Policies Governing Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder.

Learning Objectives

1. Recognize common barriers and challenges to implementing treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD)
2. Apply evidence-based practices to overcome obstacles to treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD)
3. Identify strategies to meet patient care needs with available resources to ensure continuity of care