Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder 2024-2026:‘New Strategies to Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Planning’

Event Start/Stop Date and Time

November 1, 2024 12:00 PM EDT - November 1, 2026 12:00 PM EST

Check-in Date and Time

November 1, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

Location

Northwest AHEC Online and Blended Learning
Your device, quiet location, reliable Internet

Target Audience

medical doctors, nurses, behavioral health providers

Event Description

This educational activity is designed to equip healthcare providers with the knowledge and tools to effectively recognize and treat addiction as a chronic medical condition. Participants will: Identify and manage substance use disorders using evidence-based approaches in both acute and long-term care settings. Integrate peer support specialists into referral networks to enhance continuity of care and recovery support within primary care practices. Support harm reduction efforts in their communities by promoting safe practices, reducing stigma, and improving access to care for individuals affected by addiction. This activity fosters a compassionate, collaborative, and clinically sound approach to addiction care, emphasizing both medical management and community-based support systems. Strategies to improve OUD (opioid use disorder) treatment planning are discussed. Review of the overall role and scope of the Peer Support Specialist (PSS) and strategies to minimize and address diversion are highlighted. FACULTY: Dr. Corey Richardson DHSc, MBA CEO/Clinical Director ICGH TREATMENT CENTERS DISCLOSURE: Dr. Richardson and the planning committee have no relevant conflicts. This activity is available to view from 11/1/24 to 11/1/26 CREDIT: The Wake Forest University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ACCREDITATION: The Wake Forest University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Click the OPEN button when you are logged in and registered to access the online lecture.

Objectives

1. Describe the peer support specialist and the work they do
2. Appreciate the current need for peer support specialists
3. Identify areas where peer support specialists add value
4. Describe best practices for peer support specialists
5. Recognize the most common types of drug diversion
6. Describe the ways members of health care professions may be involved in diversion
7. Explain practices and principles that can reduce the diversion of prescription drugs
8. Describe the ways stigma can play a role in recognizing and intervening when diversion is suspected

Session Credits

Credit will be awarded based on participant selection at time of registration. Before selecting credits, participants are encouraged to review our Credit Glossary (opens in new tab) for general information. Please note that not all credit types are available for every program.

Presenter(s)

• Corey Richardson, DHSc, MBA, LCAS, CCS

Event Fee

• $20.00 - Registration fee

Session Details