Pricing

ISMS members: Free
Non-ISMS members: $75.00

Course description

MYTH: Only methadone clinics and other opioid treatment programs can provide patients with medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorders.

FACT: Qualified physicians can prescribe and dispense buprenorphine, a medication used in MAT that has a lower risk for abuse than other narcotics, in an office setting.

The best available evidence points to MAT as a key tool for fighting opioid addiction, and offering it in convenient locations can increase patient access. Physicians who complete 8 hours of required training may qualify for a physician waiver that allows them to offer buprenorphine in an office setting rather than a registered opioid treatment program.

• Describe how to obtain a waiver for prescription of buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder
• Explain how to screen and/or refer patients for buprenorphine treatment
• Set up and manage relationships with other health professionals in their communities
• Prepare a buprenorphine treatment team

Disclosures

All faculty, content reviewers and planners who have had input into or contributed to the content have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial entities that may have an impact on the activity.

Target Audience

ISMS members and their staff, especially physicians interested in treating addiction

CME information

The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Illinois State Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Illinois Nurse Practice Act rules deem CME credit provided by approved sponsors as acceptable to fulfill nursing continuing education requirements for licensure. Nurses may claim one contact hour per unit of CME in the state of Illinois.