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Three free courses make up the Opioid Use Disorder Education Program (OUDEP). They are each composed of 8 units and can be taken in any order. This project was funded in part with Federal funds from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHSN271201500070C.

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1. Understanding Addiction - 8 CME Credits

2. Identification, Counseling, and Treatment of OUD - 8 CME Credits

3. Collaborative Care Approaches for Mgmt. of OUD - 8 CME Credits

Courses 2 and 3 of the OUDEP program are eligible for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) waivers for NPs and PAs. To learn more on the MAT waiver process, click here.

Part of the Opioid Use Disorder Education Program

This free course focuses on collaborative care strategies which include: provider roles and regulatory requirements; patient evaluation and patient education; transitioning between medications; potential misuse, relapse and safer use; and caring for pregnant women and other special populations with OUD.

This is one of two courses eligible for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) waiver training hours for NPs and PAs.

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Part of the Opioid Use Disorder Education Program

This free course focuses on current best practices in identification and treatment of OUD, including treatment and maintenance with different medications, psychosocial approaches to treatment, addressing co-occurring psychiatric disorders and preventing and treating overdose.

This is one of two courses eligible for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) waiver training hours for NPs and PAs.

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Part of the Opioid Use Disorder Education Program

This free course focuses on the fundamentals regarding the nature of addiction including: the epidemiology of opioid use disorder, the chronic nature of OUD, the differences between dependence and use disorders and the neurobiology behind addiction. This course also focuses on the changing perceptions and current stigmas surrounding opioid use disorder.

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