Fundamentals of Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment Classroom Course

Course dates: 

• TBA

Description

This interactive workshop provides physicians, pharmacists, nurses and counsellors with the knowledge and skills needed for the appropriate use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid dependence.

The workshop includes didactic presentations, case studies and group discussion.

Prerequisite: Methadone Exemption / MMT training

Learning objectives

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Describe pharmacokinetic properties of buprenorphine
• Explain advantages and disadvantages of buprenorphine treatment
• Identify good candidates for buprenorphine treatment
• Describe the clinical use of buprenorphine including maintenance and withdrawal management
• Explain safe prescribing, dosing and dispensing of buprenorphine
• Outline switching from methadone to buprenorphine or vice-versa
• Discuss issues related to special populations
• Summarize the role of counselling and case management in buprenorphine maintenance treatment
• Discuss the importance of interprofessional collaboration

Workshop time:
9:00 am - 12:00 noon

Fee: $100.00

Place:

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell Street, 2nd Floor
Meeting Centre (Room 2029)
Toronto ON  M5S 2S1

Register Online

• March 28, 2009 - register now.
• June 6, 2009 -  register now.

For more information about the workshop, please call 1 800 661-1111 or Robyn Steidman in Education Services at 416 535-8501, ext. 6640.

 

 

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