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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 prepares physicians, pharmacists, nurses and counsellors to provide a comprehensive range of services for people with opioid dependence, including assessment for opioid dependence, methadone or buprenorphine maintenance treatments when appropriate, counselling, case management, and referral to withdrawal management services if appropriate.

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 September 25, 2009 followed by a one-day workshop on Sunday, October 18, 2009.
• Online tutorials are open for three weeks beginning on November 13, 2009 followed by a one-day workshop on Saturday, December 5, 2009.

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 11.5 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):

• All participants: Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Client Handbook (free)

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

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

Register Online

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

•     September 25, 2009 - register now.
•     November 13, 2009 - register now.
  

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.