Advanced Issues in Opioid Dependence Treatment

Description

This interactive workshop provides physicians, pharmacists, nurses and counsellors with the knowledge and skills to manage special issues related to people receiving opioid agonist treatment. These issues include:

pregnancy
multi-drug use

The workshop is a part of the Opioid Dependence Treatment Certificate Program.

Prerequisite: methadone exemption / MMT training

Accreditation:

This course is held under the auspices of The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and CAMH.

The specific credits will be announced closer to the event, we are expecting this program to be accredited for:

The College of Family Physicians of Canada - 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (per workshop);

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - 4.0 Section 1 credits (per workshop);

Learning objectives:

After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:

Purposefully screen opioid dependent patients for concurrent alcohol and benzodiazepine use disorders
Identify specific complications for patients treated with methadone/buprenorphine resulting from the use and abuse of alcohol and benzodiazepines
Assess the effects of the use of tobacco, cocaine and cannabis on the course of treatment of patients treated with methadone/buprenorphine
Formulate a treatment plan to address multi-substance abuse by patients treated with methadone/buprenorphine
List interventions to prevent pregnancy in women who are treated with methadone/buprenorphine
Identify the indications to treat pregnant women with opioid agonist treatment
Suggest approaches to treatment in rural/remote areas with reduced access to certain treatments
Describe best-practice & protocol of methadone initiation for pregnant women who are opioid dependent, including induction and maintenance
Determine methadone does adjustments often necessary during pregnancy and during the post-partum period
Indicate what care is needed for methadone-exposed infant
Describe the current practice for treating pregnant women who are opioid dependent with buprenorphine.

Date:
October 29, 2011

Workshop time:
7:45 am – 1:00 pm

Place:
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto
475 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yyzcy-courtyard-toronto-downtown/

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For more information about the workshop, please call Robyn Steidman in Education Services at 416-535-8501 x 6640.