16 Hour Buprenorphine Course for PAs - The Grant Education Team

16 Hour Buprenorphine Course for PAs

Target Audience

Please note that recent legislation has removed the waiver requirement to prescribe buprenorphine. Please see this statement from SAMHSA: https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/removal-data-waiver-requirement

PCSS believes strongly in the educational value of this buprenorphine training and encourage you to proceed.

Description

16 hour training course for physician assistants (PAs) who wish to prescribe buprenorphine. This is Part 2 of the 24 hour course. Please visit pcssnow.org for Part 1 (8 hour course).

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

Provide information about the pharmacology and clinical use of buprenorphine
Provide information on other approved antagonist and agonist medications to treat opioid use disorder
Provide resources needed to set up office-based treatment of opioid use disorder using buprenorphine

Method of participation in the activity

To be awarded a maximum of 16 AAPA Category 1 CME credits and a Certificate of Completion you must:

Review 16 training modules (16 hours) provided in this activity.
Earn a passing score of 75% on each of the module’s post-tests.
Complete a final evaluation and follow instructions at the end of the course regarding how to retrieve your Certificate of Completion as well as your continuing credit certificate*.

*Credit will not be awarded unless all components of the program are completed. Partial credit will not be awarded.

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand
	Expires on 07/31/2023


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	16 PA-CME Credits 16 Attendance Credits


Contains:	16 Courses

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