Grand Rounds - October 4, 2024
"MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) of Opioid Use Disorder"
Speakers: Emily Harvey, MD, and Billie Cartwright, MHS, DBH, PA-C. Bestcare Treatment Services.
Objectives
- Review of medication options for treatment of opioid use disorder.
- Review of special considerations in the setting of ongoing fentanyl epidemic.
- Review of the drug supply as a complicating factor: xylaxine, fentanyl analogues.
- Review of long acting buprenorphine as effective treatment options for OUD.
- Review of current guidelines for management of perioperative management of patients taking maintenance buprenorphine.
- Acknowledge and address the barrier that stigma presents in preventing patients with OUD from receiving high quality, evidence based care.
Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals
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