Educational Offerings

Educational offerings are offered in person or virtually. 

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Some Topics Offered:

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Title: Opiate Use Disorder in the Pregnant & Postpartum Client

Highlights:

• Postpartum Overdose, Depression Screening, Substance Use Disorder Screening and treatment referrals, Prevention of overdose, Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal

Target Audience: Obstetricians and their support staff, Mommy & Me Substance Use Programs

Read More Here:

• Record High Drug Overdose Deaths Reported Among Pregnant & Postpartum Women 

• Fatal and Nonfatal Overdose Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Massachusetts 

• US Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality Among Pregnant and Postpartum Persons, 2017-2020 

• Maternal drug-related death and suicide are leading causes of postpartum death in California 

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Title: Prescription Drug Abuse, Overdose & Diversion Prevention

Highlights:

• Opiate & Benzodiazepine abuse, overdose prevention & Narcan training, diversion prevention, caring for a patient with known or suspected substance use disorder, urine drug screens, pain management & higher level of care referrals.

Target Audience: Internal medicine providers, urgent care centers, podiatry and other specialty offices

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• ​Drug Diversion 

• Drug Diversion HHS 

• Benzodiazepines and Opioids 

• Concurrent Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines: Evaluation of Prescription Drug Monitoring by a United States Laboratory 

• FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA warns about serious risks and death when combining opioid pain or cough medicines with benzodiazepines; requires its strongest warning 

 

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Title: Suboxone Prescribing 

Highlights:

• Prescribing suboxone for opiate use disorder and client management suggestions, tips and tools to prevent diversion and decrease chances of overdose and improve patient outcomes.

Target Audience: Primary Care Providers, Urgent Care Centers

Read More Here:

• More Doctors Can Now Prescribe a Key Opioid Treatment. Will It Help? 

• Buprenorphine Treatment By Primary Care Providers, Psychiatrists, Addiction Specialists, And Others 

• Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) 

• Removal of DATA Waiver (X-Waiver) Requirement for Suboxone Prescriptions 

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Custom, personalized programs are available to fit unique situations and circumstances.

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