Upcoming Trainings this Week!

Trainings by BMC Grayken Center for Addiction TTA

Wednesday, 4/17

Essentials of Treating Stimulant Use Disorder

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET via Zoom

Led by Justin Alves, MSN, FNP-BC, ACRN, CARN, CNE and Vanessa Loukas MSN, FNP-C, CARN-AP, this course is designed to be a guide for addiction providers interested in providing and caring for people who use stimulants, namely cocaine and methamphetamines. Topics include neurobiology and physiology of addiction, identifying health risks of stimulant use, practical application of evidence-based treatment for patients who use stimulants in an office-based addiction treatment setting, management of overamping and acute stimulant intoxication, and harm reduction interventions. All disciplines are welcome.

Thursday, 4/18

Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET via Zoom

Led by Jessica Kemp, RN, CARN and Emery Marcus, MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, this training is designed to provide healthcare teams with information on all the available FDA-approved monthly/weekly injectable buprenorphine formulations used to treat opioid use disorder, as well as how to incorporate them into clinical practice. All disciplines are welcome.

 

Note: This training is 60 minutes long. There will be an optional 30-minute Q&A session following the training, which will not count for credit.