Physician/Student Opioid Use Disorder Medication Assisted Treatment Waiver Training (Coursera)

The course consists of 8 individual sessions of the required 8 hours of content for physicians who wish to apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorders. Sessions include a non-graded pre assessment and 8 recorded audio sessions with graded post-module questions the total of which must be completed with 80% accuracy. Some modules contain a case study component. A certification of completion will be issued for successful completion of the entire training. Students who successfully complete the course during their educational program can apply for their waiver when they obtain their full DEA license.
What You Will Learn

- Review addiction identification and evidence-based treatments

- Discuss the pharmacology of opioids as it relates to treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) patients

- Describe the fundamentals of office-based opioid treatment including the treatment of the comorbid patient

- Please see the course reading for the remaining objectives

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Physician/Student Opiod Use Disorder MAT Waiver Training

The overarching goal is to train a diverse range of healthcare professionals in the safe and effective prescribing of opioid medications for the treatment of pain, as well as the treatment of substance use disorders, particularly opioid use disorders, with medication-assisted treatments.