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Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care (Coursera)

In this course, you will be able to develop a systems view for assessing and managing pain in the palliative care setting. By the end of the course, you will be able to: 1) Describe the pain problem in the palliative care setting; 2) Assess a person’s pain, 3) [...]

Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact (Coursera)

May 6th 2024
Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact (Coursera)
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While prescription opioids serve an invaluable role for the treatment of cancer pain and pain at the end of life, their overuse for acute and chronic non-cancer pain as well as the increasing availability of heroin and illicit fentanyl, have contributed to the highest rates of overdose and opioid [...]

Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers (Coursera)

This course will empower non-prescribing providers to directly impact the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States through increased knowledge and tools that will transform practice and policies. The course will inform you about the opioid epidemic and provide information and research about evidence-based strategies that are focused on [...]

Drugs, drug use, drug policy and health (Coursera)

This MOOC is the first of its kind, since it addresses critical issues related to drugs from a multidisciplinary, health and human rights-based approach. Throughout the course you will cover a range of questions including what are drugs and why they controlled? What are the benefits and harms of [...]

Motivational Enhancement Techniques: Working with Patients with Opioid & Substance Use Disorders or High Risk Use MAT Waiver Training Supplemental Course (Coursera)

This optional online course opportunity is made possible through a joint partnership with University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVASOM) and Nursing (SON) and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), DATA 2000 sponsor. This content was created by the AAAP and has been used with permission. The course [...]

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

Mar 4th 2024
Physician/Student Opioid Use Disorder Medication Assisted Treatment Waiver Training (Coursera)
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This online course opportunity is made possible through a joint partnership with University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVASOM) and Nursing (SON) and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), Data 2000 sponsor for this MAT waiver training. This content was created by the AAAP and has been used [...]

Advanced Practice Provider/Physician Assistant: Opioid Use Disorder Medication Assisted Treatment Waiver Training (24hr) (Coursera)

Mar 4th 2024
Advanced Practice Provider/Physician Assistant: Opioid Use Disorder Medication Assisted Treatment Waiver Training  (24hr) (Coursera)
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This online course opportunity is made possible through a joint partnership with University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVASOM) and Nursing (SON) and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), Data 2000 sponsor for this MAT waiver training. This content was created by the AAAP and has been used [...]

How To Taper Patients Off Of Chronic Opioid Therapy (edX)

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How To Taper Patients Off Of Chronic Opioid Therapy (edX)
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This activity will enable health care providers to recognize when risks of chronic opioid therapy outweigh benefits, and how to safely and compassionately taper patients down or off of chronic opioid therapy (including the use of buprenorphine to make this transition). A real life patient case scenario will be [...]

Opioids and Surgery (FutureLearn)

Jan 29th 2024
Opioids and Surgery (FutureLearn)
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Gain a practical approach to perioperative opioid stewardship to minimise harms from opioids prescribed at the time of surgery. On this three-week course, you’ll explore the key concepts of opioid stewardship. You’ll learn how to minimise the risks associated with opioid use around the time of surgery whilst allowing [...]

Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers (edX)

Self Paced
Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers (edX)
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This course will empower non-prescribing providers to directly impact the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States through increased knowledge and tools that will transform practice and policies. This course will empower non-prescribing providers to directly impact the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States through increased knowledge and [...]