Methadone Maintenance Treatment Online Course

Course Sessions Begins: May 5, 2008

Fee: $450.00 for physicians, $350.00 for pharmacists and counsellors.

Approved for CACCF CEC Hours

This program meets the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for seven of their MAINPRO-C credits.

This seven-week interdisciplinary course teaches physicians, pharmacists and counsellors skills and guidelines for the safe management of clients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for opioid dependence. The course includes a required written examination for physicians only.

At the end of this course, you will be able to

• outline the fundamental concepts of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT)
• explain methadone prescribing and dispensing issues
• explain the stages of change model
• apply motivational interviewing approaches and principles associated with MMT counselling
• follow guidelines for urine drug screening and procedures for supervision of urine collection
• describe special issues and trends in MMT.

Faculty

• Eva Janecek, B.Sc.Phm, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, CAMH
• Anne Kalvik, B.Sc.Phm, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, CAMH
• Lisa Lefebvre, MD, CCFP, Clinical Specialist, Addiction Program, CAMH
• Kate Tschakovsky, MSW, RSW, Social Worker, Schizophrenia Program, CAMH

Register online for the May 2008 course.

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