Opioid Dependence Treatment Core Course

Note: This course has replaced our Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) online course, and is the foundation of the Opioid Dependence Treatment Certificate Program.

Description

This course teaches physicians, nurses, pharmacists and counsellors/case managers skills and guidelines for effective and safe management of clients receiving methadone or buprenorphine maintenance treatment for opioid dependence. The course is designed to promote interprofessional collaboration among the health care team involved in opioid dependence treatment.

The course consists of five online modules, which are open for three weeks, and a one-day workshop.

Dates

Online tutorials are open for three weeks beginning on February 14, 2010 followed by a one-day workshop on Sunday March 7, 2010.

Learning objectives:

After successfully completing the course, participants will be able to:

outline the fundamental concepts of opioid dependence
describe treatment approaches and modalities for opioid dependence
outline the fundamental concepts of abstinence based treatment, withdrawal management and methadone maintenance treatment
implement safe prescribing, dosing and dispensing of methadone and buprenorphine
explain the rationale for office-based urine drug testing
outline special issues and trends in methadone and buprenorphine
describe the role of counselling and case management in methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatment
demonstrate interprofessional collaboration.

The course meets the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for 18 Mainpro- M1 credits.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists' has assigned 11 CEUs to the core program.

The workshop is approved for CACCF CEC hours.

Fee: $450.00 for physicians (includes examination fee) and $350.00 for other health and allied professionals. All fees include course package and lunch.

Required texts (not included in course fee):

One of:

Physicians: Methadone Maintenance: A Physician's Guide to Treatment, 2nd Edition
Pharmacists: Methadone Maintenance: A Pharmacist's Guide to Treatment, 2nd Edition
Counsellors and nurses in a case manager role: Methadone Maintenance: A Counsellors Guide to Treatment
All participants: Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Client Handbook (free)

You can order these publications by contacting Customer Services at:
1-800-661-111 or 416-595-6059 in Toronto.

Unfortunately, this course is not open to Pharmacy Technicians at this time.

February 14, 2010 - Register Online

Workshop time:
8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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

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

Opioid Dependence Treatment Core Course

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