Building Capacity for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Example from a Large Urban Primary Care Practice

Release Date: January 27, 2022
Expiration Date: January 25, 2023
Estimated time for completion: 1 hour

This virtual educational activity is jointly provided by AXIS Medical Education and the Connecticut Hospital
Association in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, social workers, quality professionals, risk managers, healthcare executives, and all healthcare professionals working with patients impacted by trauma and addiction.

Description: This session will review strategies to implement and expand Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in clinical practice. Using an example of a quality improvement initiative from a large urban academic primary care practice in Philadelphia, we will discuss existing barriers to MOUD and how to develop strategies to address these barriers. Possible interventions to build capacity for MOUD include provider training, addressing stigma and bias, as well as engaging key stakeholders.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants can expect to:
• Discuss barriers to implementing and expanding Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in clinical practice
• Review possible strategies to implement and expand MOUD in clinical practice
• Explain the importance of engaging stakeholders in expanding MOUD

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AXIS Medical Education and the Connecticut Hospital Association.  AXIS Medical Education is jointly accredited by
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Credit Designation for Physicians : AXIS Medical Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Credit Designation for Nursing:  AXIS Medical Education designates this continuing nursing education activity for 1.0 contact hour. Learners are advised that accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity.
 

Quality Professionals

This program has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality for a maximum of 1.0 CPHQ continuing education credits for this event.

Social Workers: As a jointly accredited organization, AXIS Medical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual
course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AXIS Medical Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credit.
 

Risk Management

This meeting has been approved for a total of 1.0 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit toward fulfillment of the requirements of ASHRM designations of FASHRM (Fellow) and DFASHRM (Distinguished Fellow) and towards CPHRM renewal. 

Healthcare Executives: ACHE Qualified Education credit must be related to healthcare management (i.e., it cannot be clinical, inspirational, or specific to the sponsoring organization). It can be earned through educational programs
conducted or sponsored by any organization qualified to provide education programming in healthcare management. Programs may be sponsored by ACHE, chapters, or other qualified sources, whether the programming is face-to-face or distance offerings (webinars, online seminars, self-study courses, etc.). Participants will receive a certificate of completion for 1.0 hour. 

AXIS Contact Information: For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact AXIS at info@axismeded.org.

Requirements for credit:
• Participate in the enduring educational activity and review all activity materials.
• Complete the posttest with a score of 80 percent or higher.
• Upon reaching a score of 80 percent or higher you will be emailed instructions to sign in to an electronic CE Attestation Portal. Please engage with this portal within 30 days of activity completion.
• Upon successful completion of the portal process your statement of completion will be presented to you for printing.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships they have with ineligible companies of any amount during the past 24 months:

The directors, planners, managers and reviewers reported the following financial relationships they have with any ineligible company of any amount during the past 24 months: